The organization oversees over 1,200 heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal in India and Machu Picchu in Peru.
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Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies
Artists slated to participate in the Art Omi program in Upstate New York must stay back due to closed embassies or denied documents, an ongoing challenge expected to worsen under Trump.
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Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban
The university museum said it will self-fund an exhibition of African art instead of requesting NEA and NEH funding, which is subject to the president’s anti-DEI mandate.
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Chaco Canyon in Danger Under Trump Administration
As Republicans attempt to repeal federal land protections surrounding the site and others, New Mexico lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling for their enforcement.
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Trump Seeks to Defund Institute of American Indian Arts
“Nearly 63 years of progress in Indigenous higher education and artistic expression is at risk,” said IAIA President Robert Martin.
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Museum of the American Latino Could Vanish Under Trump
The president’s budget proposal seeks to defund the burgeoning institution along with the Anacostia Community Museum.
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Smithsonian Pushes Back Against Trump’s Meddling in Defiant Statement
Though the president attempted to fire her last month, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet still reports to work.
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Trump Says He Fired National Portrait Gallery Director Over DEI Support
Kim Sajet had been in the role since 2013, when she was appointed by President Obama to lead the Smithsonian institution.
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Museums Cautiously Optimistic as Some Federal Grants Reinstated
A judge blocked the Institute of Museum and Library Services from carrying out Trump’s mandate to gut the agency, but the future of funding remains uncertain.
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Artists Brace for High Production Costs Amid Tariffs Chaos
From glass to steel to plywood, popular materials for sculptures and installations may be less accessible as Trump’s policies change day by day.
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Congress Members Demand Investigation Into Trump’s Smithsonian Mandate
House Democrats say the president’s executive order targeting “race-centered ideology” jeopardizes the institution’s independence.
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US Government Calls for Venice Biennale Proposals Focused on “American Values”
The newly opened grant portal for the United States pavilion features updated Trumpian language and a shortened timeline for applications.