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Trump’s Desire to Control the Smithsonian Institution Extends to Its Board Members

04/04/2026

Trump’s Desire to Control the Smithsonian Institution Extends to Its Board Members The appointment of new trustees for theSmithsonian Institutionhas been delayed due to Trump’s efforts to intervene at the organization, theNew York Timesreports. The trustees, which at the Smithsonian …

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With Exclamations, a Judge Orders a Stop to Trump’s Ballroom Project

04/02/2026

In an opinion filed March 31, a US District Court judge for the District of Columbia has rejected the Trump administration’s arguments for a 90,000-square-foot, $400 million ballroom to be erected on the former site of the East Wing, which …

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President Trump Has Unveiled Plans for $1 B. Presidential Library Skyscraper in Miami

03/31/2026

On Monday, President Donald Trump posted a short video to Truth Social unveiling a rendering of his planned Donald J. Trump Presidential Library in downtown Miami. The video shows a 47-story tower emblazoned with Trump across the top, a red-white-and-blue …

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Kennedy Center Board Votes in Favor of Two-Year Closure

03/17/2026

The board of directors the Kennedy Center voted on Monday in favor of President Donald Trump’s proposal to shut the institution down for two years, according to the Associated Press. The closure will begin after celebrations there on July 4, …

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Trump Wants the National Portrait Gallery to Commission New Portrait

02/13/2026

Since George Washington, it has been customary for presidents to have an official portrait—usually an oil painting—unveiled shortly after they leave office. That was to be the case for President Donald Trump, who sat for a portrait by artist Ronald …

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Trump Administration Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall Monument

02/13/2026

Earlier this week, news broke that the Trump administration had quietly removed the Pride flag that once waved over the Stonewall National Monument in New York’s West Village. Several New York City and State elected officials condemned the flag’s removal, …

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White House Suggests Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian

02/08/2026

In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, …

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Trump Plans to Close Kennedy Center for Two Years, Beginning July 4

02/02/2026

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has been facing an existential crisis for the past year, for up to two years as part of a renovation project. …

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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro Files Brief Against Removal of Slavery Exhibit

01/29/2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of the City of Philadelphia’s lawsuit against the Trump administration’s removal of an exhibit about slavery at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. That exhibit, entitled “Freedom …

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Renowned Composer Philip Glass Withdraws Symphony from Kennedy Center

01/28/2026

Celebrated composer Philip Glass has withdrawn a symphony he composed on commission honoring Abraham Lincoln for the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he said in a statement today. The work, Symphony No. 15, …

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Mauritshuis Loaning ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ to Japan

01/09/2026

The HeadlinesEXTRAORDINARY LOAN. The Mauritshuis in The Hague revealed on Thursday that it will send its most famous painting, Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (circa 1665), to Japan this summer, the Japan Times wrote. The work will be …

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Trump Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations

01/09/2026

While the world was dealing with horrific news about an ICE agent fatally shooting an American civilian in the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s administration was withdrawing the US from 66 international groups, conventions, and treaties, including …

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Venezuela’s Cultural Scene Looks On After Maduro Ouster

01/08/2026

In a historic military operation that flouted international law, the United States invaded the South American nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, seizing the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, who will face federal charges in New …

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The Year in Latinx Art: When Art Seems Impossible It Is Still Healing

12/30/2025

2025 has felt especially unrelenting. January brought devastating wildfires to Los Angeles, my hometown. Dozens of artists lost their homes and their work. Altadena, a creative hub of Black creativity for decades and, more recently, a home to many artists, …

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