First lady is first in more than 100 years to have two inaugural gowns in museum’s popular collection
Her husband has described it as “OUT OF CONTROL”, a place where “everything discussed is how horri…
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Asian elephant born at Washington DC zoo for first time in 25 years ○
Smithsonian’s National Zoo invites public to vote for name for female calf born to mother Nhi Linh
For the first time in almost 25 years, an Asian elephant has been born at the Smithsonian National Zo…
47 days ago
Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments ⊖
National Portrait Gallery removes text on new portrait of Trump standing in Oval Office with a scowl and fists on desk
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC has removed a placard that referre…
Trump unveils dramatic new black-and-white portrait hung in Smithsonian to 'cover up' 31-word message that 'annoyed him' ⊖
The old wall text outlined some of Trump's major political accomplishments, but the White House was unhappy with the less flattering descriptions of the president's first term.
50 days ago
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ ⊕
The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights
On 30 May last year, Kim Sajet was wo…
4 months ago
Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer ⊖
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Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history
On 26 October, podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens wi…
5 months ago
From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist | Kojo Koram ○
Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th-century liberal order begins
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Trump wants to rewrite American history. Maybe he should learn it first | Sidney Blumenthal ○
The president seeking to overhaul the Smithsonian has a dark vision of the past that he’s using to advance his agenda
Of all the presidents, Donald Trump – the man who would remake the Smithsonian and…
The Cracker Barrel mess exposes the cynicism of the rightwing culture war | Sidney Blumenthal ○
The restaurant means little to activists – it’s simply a tool to bludgeon perceived enemies and flex conservative power
First they came for the Smithsonian. Then they came for Cracker Barrel.
Whether i…
6 months ago
Ghost Elephants review – Werner Herzog embarks on a mission to track down giant jumbos ○
In his inimitable fashion, Herzog follows a South African naturalist’s quest to discover a new species of elephant in Angola
Werner Herzog has once again shown his flair – his genius, perhaps – for lo…