Amy Sherald, the historian Ibram X. Kendi and others personally attacked in the Trump administration’s list of reasons for why the president “is right about the Smithsonian” hit back

The joint statement, which does not name Donald Trump, comes as the US president seeks to remake the Kennedy Center and dictate programming at the Smithsonian

A bipartisan group of Senators has proposed amendments to the Hear Act of 2016, but some powerful organisations are concerned the changes go too far

The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions

The push by Senator Ron Wyden comes amid partisan disputes over the nature and extent of Epstein’s dealings with the rich and powerful

In a letter to the Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch, members of Trump’s administration said they want to “ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism”

The label had been added to a display at the National Museum of American History about checks on presidential powers in 2021 following Trump's second impeachment

Instead, the museum will draw on Yale University’s endowment for funds to mount an upcoming show of African art

The Art Market Integrity Act proposed by a bipartisan group of US lawmakers would bring US regulation in line with Europe and the UK

The artist says leaders at the National Portrait Gallery suggested removing her painting of a non-binary transgender person posing as the Statue of Liberty

The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook

American artist plans to install a multi-media portrait of the president for the 2026 exhibition—but question marks still hang over the application process

Trump’s defunding of the NEA and NEH is changing how state arts commissions get their money

More than a dozen Department of Homeland Security vehicles swarmed the parking lot of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

The Trump administration’s defunding of the arts has more than symbolic significance

The only four-year college of its kind is on Trump's chopping block, along with countless other Indigenous causes

The president’s signature bill, approved by the US Senate on 1 July, is expected to add trillions of dollars to the national debt

Notices asking visitors to report “any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans” prompted outrage and pushback

A new anonymous, satirical art piece aimed at the US President has found its way into the White House's orbit

Cuts in federal, state and county funding—sometimes to nil—are pushing South Florida’s arts ecosystem to the brink

The non-partisan Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration illegally impounded federal funding that had been approved by Congress

Sajet said it was “not an easy decision” but “the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart”

Around 100 workers at the US federal agency were let go on Tuesday, following orders from the Trump administration

In response to the president’s targeting of National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet, the organisation has issued a strategically broad statement, touting its independence and governance by a board and secretary

The antiques trade and lower- to mid-tier sectors of the art market are waiting for the situation to stabilise, while the most deep-pocketed collectors continue to transact

“With the return of an emboldened Trump administration, our communities are facing a sustained campaign of hostility and a chilling rollback of civil rights”

It is not clear the president has the authority to make staffing decisions for the gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution

Two humanities organisations have filed a lawsuit against Doge and the National Endowment for the Humanities in an attempt to restore slashed funds

Staff reductions, budget cuts and grant cancellations at the NEA, NEH and IMLS have left state and local organisations seeking alternative support

The administration's delays and disavowal of diversity initiatives have put the US Pavilion at the world's biggest biennial behind schedule