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- 1Smithsonian becomes new target in Trump's culture war●How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump's culture war
The Smithsonian Institution, and its National Museum of American History in particular, has become the latest institution drawn into the Trump administration's push against museums and cultural bodies it accuses of pushing ideological narratives. The administration has pressured Smithsonian leadership over exhibitions and content, prompting debate about political interference in museums, historical accuracy, and the independence of publicly funded cultural institutions.
- 2The Lost History of Frederic Edwin Church's 'The Icebergs'●'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Was
Smithsonian Magazine revisits 'The Icebergs', one of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church's most celebrated landscapes, and its remarkable provenance: for decades after its creation in the 1860s, the large-scale painting vanished from public knowledge, its whereabouts unknown. The piece traces how the work resurfaced and eventually found its way to the Dallas Museum of Art, where it remains a centerpiece of the collection.