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Smithsonian chief steps down amid Trump pressure over how US history is presented

The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year as the institution faces continued scrutiny from the Trump administration over how its museums present US history.

France 24

A German pigeon began life as a WWI messenger, was captured in France, crossed the Atlantic and became a US military hero

In a museum collection in Washington, D.C., sits an unusual veteran of the First and Second World Wars. Kaiser was a German homing pigeon, hatched in Koblenz in 1917 and captured by American soldiers before the First World War had ended. Instead of being returned to Germany, he was brought…

The Times of India

Fight at the museum

Lawmakers went for a Smithsonian sequel this week, as a top museum official and a nearly identical group of witnesses appeared for their second congressional hearing. Republicans have thrust the National Museum of American History into the spotlight and accused it of rewriting history two days in a row, first…

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Republicans in Congress probe history museum, echoing Trump

As lawmakers clashed with a top Smithsonian official at a Tuesday hearing, they ping-ponged between small details — like items sold in the gift shop — and the loftiest American ideals. Republicans accused Anthea M. Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, of trying to “rewrite” the country’s past…

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White House Claims Smithsonian Has Been Captured by 'Radical, Activist Ideology', Says it 'Cannot Be Trusted' to Tell America's Story'

The administration argues that exhibits and educational materials emphasize themes such as gender identity and systemic racism while giving insufficient attention to America's founders

Latin Times

White House Report Accuses Smithsonian of Pushing 'Extreme' Ideology at National Museum of American History

A new White House Domestic Policy Council report accuses Smithsonian leaders of adopting an “ideological” and activist approach…, alleging they are trying to impose ideology on how the National Museum of American History presents the nation’s past.

Benzinga

White House report says Smithsonian leadership ‘cannot be trusted’ with America’s story

The report comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington's most sacred cultural and historic institutions

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Trump administration’s anti-woke campaign targets Smithsonian museums

Exclusive: White House flags seven institutions including those for Latino, African and Asian art for review, document shows

The Guardian - US

Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover

"They're incredible people, by the way" - Donald Trump

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Donald Trump to remove ‘divisive’ African American facts that don’t match his ‘interpretation of American history’

This is what Trump calls too 'dangerous' for Americans to see.

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Trump admin orders Smithsonian museums to be reviewed for ‘Americanism’

White House says the review is in line with Trump’s executive order on ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History’.

Al Jazeera

US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display

Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.

Al Jazeera

Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal’ Trump

Oscar nominee warns ‘truth itself is under revision’ while receiving award at Smithsonian American history museum

The Guardian - US

The surprising history of leftovers

How the invention of the refrigerator — and the patriotism of World War I — changed how (and how much) we cook

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