As the US gears up for a major anniversary, a new expansive exhibition looks at history in a range of objects, from an 18th-century gunboat to a Maga hat
To paraphrase the musical Rent, 131,487,300 mi…
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Smithsonian museum director to move to Guggenheim: ‘a moment of change’ ○
Melissa Chiu, 54, director of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, led the institution for 12 years
A museum director at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington has announced that she is leaving …
72 days ago
Pandas shipped from China to the US caught 'flirting' through a window in major milestone for the adorable species ⊕⊕
Two playful pandas at the Smithsonian Zoo are melting hearts after an adorable video captured a 'flirtatious' moment between them, showing that love is in the air.
3 months ago
History redressed: Melania makes her mark, in a fashion, with Smithsonian gown ⊖
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…
4 months ago
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…
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.
5 months 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…
7 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…
8 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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