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News Articles: Smithsonian

A photograph of President Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's "American Presidents" exhibit on Sunday.

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  • Arts & Life

National Portrait Gallery removes impeachment references next to Trump photo

A new portrait of President Trump is on display at the National Portrait Gallery's "America's Presidents" exhibition. Text accompanying the portrait removes references to Trump's impeachments.

January 12, 2026
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  • Joe Hernandez
A flight takes off from Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, with the U.S. Capitol in view. The federal government reopened Wednesday, but some of the impacts will be felt longer.

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  • National

The government shutdown is over, but not everything is back to normal

President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We're tracking those here.

November 13, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Visitors return to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2021, after the museum was closed for more than 400 days due to the pandemic.

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  • Arts & Life

'Thrilled to be open': Smithsonian and other museums welcome visitors back

The Smithsonians, National Gallery of Art and other sites that receive federal funding are announcing their reopening plans now that the government shutdown is over. Past closures have been costly.

November 13, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government shutdown continues.

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  • Politics

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

October 11, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
A young visitor peers inside the National Museum of African American History that closed due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government in January 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Arts & Life

The Smithsonian will stay open through at least Monday, despite the shutdown

After next week, it's unclear whether Smithsonian visitors will be able to visit the National Zoo or spaces like the National Air and Space Museum.

October 01, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A food counter menu lists various milkshakes and a Hot Beef Sundae for sale at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York, on Friday, August 30, 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

How the beloved state fair grew from livestock showcases to cornucopias of amusement

The state fair dates back to the 1800s, and its agricultural roots go back even further. Ever since, states have been putting their own spin on the annual event while staying true to tradition.

September 27, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
Shelley Smith, a retired public health professional, is one of hundreds of volunteers taking part in an effort to document wall text, objects and images at the Smithsonian.

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  • Arts & Life

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

September 22, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Jill Savitt, President and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, leads a hard-hat tour of the expanded museum before its November reopening on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

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  • History

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights expands at a critical moment in U.S. history

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding at a critical moment in the United States. Unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the center in Atlanta is privately funded and beyond the immediate reach of Trump administration efforts to control what Americans learn about their history. 

September 15, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Members of the U.S. Park Police guard an entrance to the 9th Street tunnel in front of the Smithsonian Castle on Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C., after the Trump administration initiated a federal takeover of D.C. police and deployed the National Guard in the city.

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  • Arts & Life

Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

Sen. Alex Padilla of California and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

September 05, 2025
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The event also featured the announcement of the Foundation’s Good Troublemaker Scholarships, awarded to graduating seniors entering college who exemplify the spirit of “good trouble.”

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  • Arts & Culture News

The Good Trouble Gala comes home to Atlanta

Detria Austin Everson, president and CEO of the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundations talks about bringing the Good Trouble Gala to Atlanta.

June 02, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Former US poet laureate Joy Harjo answers questions from the audience after a reading at Middle Georgia State University in Macon recently. The reading was made possible in part by the Georgia Humanities Council.

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  • News

How federal cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities touch Georgia

The National Endowment for the Humanities supports art and culture in all 50 states, including Georgia. What do the ongoing federal cuts to the NEH mean for the state?

May 07, 2025
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  • Grant Blankenship
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres,<em> Jamese Jefferson and Gloria Bollock</em>, 1992, acrylic on Hydrocal plaster life cast

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  • Fine Art

This art exhibition is 'divisive' or 'eye-opening' — it depends who you ask

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."

April 02, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A view of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., at sunset in September 2013.

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  • Arts & Life

How will Trump's executive order affect the Smithsonian?

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

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Vanasco and
  • Elizabeth Blair
A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed in Richmond, Va., in September 2021. It was one of many monuments and statues to Confederate leaders removed or relocated following protests after George Floyd's murder in 2020.

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  • Arts & Life

Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?

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)."

March 28, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
The entry to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.

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  • Arts & Life

Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul

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.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
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