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Trump order could yank $168K in funding from Louisville museum. What it's being spent on
The Speed Art Museum was granted $250k by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Most of it could be pulled under an ...
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New Museum Examines the History of American Public Housing—and the Stories of Its Residents
Located in a preserved 1930s development in Chicago's West Side, the museum includes three recreated apartments representing ...
Painter Amy Sherald asks: What is American?
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this ...
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African American History Museum Director on Leave as Trump Targets Smithsonian
The Post reported that a museum spokesperson said Young would be out for an "undetermined period." Young has been director of ...
Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure
The internal announcement, which has not previously been made public, came nearly two weeks before President Trump issued an ...
Mass. Museum of African American History among institutions to lose federal funding, officials say
The Museum of African American History, which operates locations in Boston and Nantucket, was notified of the cuts late ...
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Director of National Museum of African American History and Culture on leave: reports
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Kevin Young, is on personal leave as of March 14, according to reports, shortly after President Trump's executive order ...
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Tales from the Tread: Museum staff builds indigenous connections
The Tread of Pioneers Museum is committed to collaborating with and authentically representing Native American communities in ...