4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (109+ words) Trump was a necessary blunt instrument for the coordinated fascist assault on the United States, but a hammer no longer matters once a picture has been hung on the wall. The exhibition at Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton focuses on…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (231+ words) But the federal government’s threats to institutional independence could undermine these upward trends. Trust in museums is rising across partisan lines, according to newly published data from a survey conducted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Wilkening Consulting,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (374+ words) The Smithsonian Secretary calls it quits amid White House political pressure, artist Lucien Smith dies at 37, and your weekly museum heist in Europe. Lonnie G. Bunch III has had it. After months of incessant harassment and political prodding from the Trump…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (237+ words) “​​I leave with pride and sadness,” said the institution’s secretary, pledging to continue fighting to “protect the integrity of the Smithsonian.” Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch will step down from his post by the end of the year, amid ongoing attacks…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (106+ words) The Smithsonian board will reportedly vote on housing the fledgling institution in the recently reopened Arts & Industries Building — a move that would allow it to bypass Congressional approval. Learn more about the graduate degrees offered at SAIC and get all…...