A new White House executive order says the exhibition is an example of how the Smithsonian portrays "American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive."

The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders.

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."

The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

The Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.

This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy skirts.

Bruce Onobrakpeya was unafraid to challenge the conventions of the art world — and was celebrated for it. This giant of African art is basking in the joy of his first Smithsonian solo exhibition.

The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of legislation that funded it this week, but it can trace its origins back to Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.

The National Women's History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino were authorized by Congress in 2020.

A northern pintail duck was also killed and three other flamingos were injured, according to the zoo.

Rep. Andrew Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, has given his blue suit to the Smithsonian. Scott Simon explains its significance as an artifact from the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol Building.

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III talks about how he turned entry into the Blacksonian into the hottest ticket in town and how the coronavirus is affecting the Smithsonians.

The face of the U.S. government's pandemic response donated his personal model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion to the Smithsonian Institution for a future exhibit.

The Smithsonian cannot build a new museum without federal legislation but both museums have bipartisan support. The law requires costs be covered by a 50/50 split between public and private dollars.

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