Arts Aug 14 Smithsonian exhibit collects visitors’ hopes for the next 50 years By Alia Solimon, Diarra Gangazha
Arts May 02 Watch 6:26 Conservative offers perspective on Trump’s effort to exert authority over history and art President Trump has accused the Smithsonian and other museums of promoting “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.” Previously, Jeffrey Brown spoke with a historian critical of the president’s moves. Now, he has a different… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts May 01 Watch 7:28 Exploring the efforts to control how U.S. history is presented in museums and monuments The Trump administration has put its mark on the nation’s cultural sector. One focus is on how American history is told and presented in museums and monuments. That has roiled many in the academic and art worlds. Jeffrey Brown explores… By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein
Arts Apr 01 Watch 6:15 Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries and the Trump administration… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Murrey Jacobson, Lena I. Jackson, Accalia Rositani
Politics Mar 29 Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides financial support to a wide array of cultural and educational institutions, including art, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, historic sites and libraries of all types – public, academic, school… By Devon Akmon, The Conversation
Oct 21 WATCH: First lady Jill Biden unveils new public tour of the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden on Monday unveiled what she says is a reimagined White House public tour that will engage visitors' senses to teach them about the mansion's history and events that happened there. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana that were looted 150 years ago by British forces By Francis Kokutse, Associated Press Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen… Continue reading
Oct 05 The only Arab American museum in the nation is ‘much more than a building’ By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang In the heart of Dearborn, Michigan, stands the Arab American National Museum, the first and only museum in the country dedicated to the history and resilience of the Arab American community. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 5:49 In telling the history of war, this Massachusetts museum hopes to prevent future conflict One of the newest museums in the town of Stow, Massachusetts, housed in a space the size of an airplane hangar, is home to some 50 fully restored tanks and armored vehicles. But the American Heritage Museum has a mission… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:57 Shutdowns, layoffs, virtual tours: How Dutch museums are coping with COVID-19 By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli Before COVID-19 hit, millions of people annually visited Amsterdam’s over 140 museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, which houses the iconic Sunflowers masterpiece. Since the pandemic, these museums have been closed. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the financial toll… Continue watching