Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal
Jim Sanborn couldn’t believe it. He was weeks away from auctioning off the answer to Kryptos, the sculpture he created for the CIA that had defied solution for 35 years. As always, wannabe…
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Smithsonian to shutter Sunday as government shutdown continues
The Smithsonian Institution will close its doors Sunday as the government shutdown heads into its third week. Source link
Is the Smithsonian Weaseling Out from White House Questions?
Plus, in the news, London’s National Gallery gets an addition, a classic wallpaper artist wins a prize, and ups and downs at the Independent 20th Century Art Fair. Source link
White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide
High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which don't require the…
The Worst of Woke, Courtesy of the Smithsonian
Good and bad news in the White House’s push for more balance and less bile. Source link
Here’s One Smithsonian Painting the White House Wants to Censor
“This is radical rigging of a midterm election,” Newsom told The Siren podcast earlier Wednesday. “Radical rigging of an election. Destroying, vandalizing this democracy, the rule of law.…
The Super-Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
The year-long media and political firestorm, and the attacks on historians as unpatriotic fantasists, helped fuel the politicization of the Smithsonian, but they did so in tandem with a…
Trump Aide Thinks the Smithsonian “Overemphasizes” Slavery
Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian, thinks its museums overemphasize slavery when they should be emphasizing “how far…
“Impossible”: Smithsonian Employees Warn Trump’s Plan Will Cause Chaos
Max Seddon of the Financial Times observed that, in buttering up Trump, Putin was seemingly appealing to the president’s long-standing yearning for a Nobel Peace Prize. Last month, press…
The Smithsonian Should Ditch the Ideology and Keep the History
If done wisely, the White House’s review of museum materials could remove countless progressive distortions of the American story. Source link
White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday
The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with…
Amy Sherald’s “Trans Forming Liberty”
The cover of the August 11, 2025, issue, by the artist Amy Sherald, is a portrait of the trans model and performance artist Arewà Basit. The art work is featured in Sherald’s show…
The Smithsonian removes a Trump impeachment reference from an exhibit but says it's temporary
The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Donald Trump's two impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more…
The Smithsonian Should Sue but Won’t, the Bayeux Tapestry Shouldn’t Travel but Will
Also, the Ford Foundation should return to Detroit but won’t — all defying your art critic’s good sense. Source link