Trump aims to remove ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian with new executive order

Photo credit: John Brighenti via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Helen Stoilas. The Art Newspaper – March 28, 2025.

In an executive order issued on Thursday night, US President Donald Trump targeted the Smithsonian Institution, vowing to reshape the country’s largest network of museums and cultural sites. The order asserted that federal museums should be “uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union, and unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing”. […]

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