Museums
How museums can help rebuild trust in a divided America
How museums can help rebuild trust in a divided America Museums remain one of the few places where people across political and cultural lines can engage in dialogue, with 92% of adults viewing them as nonpartisan sources of education. Museums have a unique opportunity to model how people might think and listen together by fostering […]
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A staircase in a small, decorative arts museum tells a harrowing story of terror, abuse and enslavement
A staircase in a small, decorative arts museum tells a harrowing story of terror, abuse and enslavement A staircase in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, holds a harrowing story of terror, abuse, and enslavement inflicted by Harriet Jacobs’ enslaver, James Norcom Sr. The staircase was originally taken from Norcom’s […]
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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars A portrait of President Donald Trump in the 'America’s Presidents' exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. Win McNamee/Getty Images I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my […]
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Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency ExplorationWorks, a children's museum in Helena, Mont., received $151,946 in 2024 from the IMLS to expand its early childhood programs. Lisa Wareham On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven […]
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