Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months

The Molina Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, which has served as the home of the nascent Latino museum, will stay closed until April 2026. (all images courtesy Felipe Galindo) On Friday morning, August 22, illustrator Felipe...

Pennsylvania Museum Sues Trump Administration Over Grant Cuts

A Pennsylvania art museum is suing the Trump administration after the government terminated a $750,000 federal grant for collection conservation earlier this year. The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit yesterday, August 26, against President Donald...

Smithsonian’s New Trump Impeachment Label Is Shorter and Safer

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, installed a new label describing President Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings in its permanent exhibition on United States presidents after widespread backlash. The...

$200M Trump Ballroom Proposal Looks a Lot Like Versailles

The apocryphal “let them eat cake” legend has never been more fitting … (screenshot Maya Pontone/Hyperallergic via @Pleightx on X) President Trump has proposed a $200 million state ballroom off the White House’s East Wing, the newest addition to his...

Trump Withdraws US From UNESCO, Again

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the second time in the government’s latest blow to global cultural heritage preservation. In a brief statement posted to the...

Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies 

Every year, two dozen artists from around the world travel to the United States to participate in a month-long summer residency at the nonprofit arts center Art Omi. The highly competitive program is held at the organization’s 120-acre campus in Ghent, New York, where...

Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban

The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven has withdrawn two federal grant requests for a forthcoming Southeast African art exhibition in the wake of Trump’s bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming and initiatives. To cover the $200,000 funding...