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Trump targets the Smithsonian. Why? He's afraid and insecure about US history. | Opinion
The Smithsonian represents a pinnacle of official US efforts to represent pasts that are painful and violent as well as beautiful and accomplished.
'An attempt to deny that slavery even existed'
Recent changes by the Trump administration are affecting how US museums and institutions tell the nation's multicultural ...
Which US will tourists find when they visit?
Recent changes by the Trump administration are affecting how US museums and institutions tell the nation's multicultural ...
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Painter Amy Sherald asks: What is American?
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
The Smithsonian Is Not a ‘Distorter.’ It’s a Mirror.
The institution forces America to look at its full history. We’re supposed to learn from what we see — not pretend it doesn’t ...