{"id":2034594,"date":"2026-07-07T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034594"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:00:37","slug":"trumps-unhinged-attacks-on-the-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034594","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Trump\u2019s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The White House accuses the public institution of \u201cextreme activism\u201d; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07\">July 7, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>In the Trump administration\u2019s latest attack on the Smithsonian Institution, the White House published a 162-page report on July 4 accusing the organization of \u201cextreme political activism\u201d and \u201canti-White activism.\u201d The document is a severe escalation of President Trump\u2019s ongoing crackdown on diverse narratives and the telling of United States history. His administration goes after specific museum exhibits in the new report, including something as innocuous and well-meaning as a butterfly-shaped protest prop symbolizing resilience among undocumented immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It seems a fitting time, then, to revisit work that prods, challenges, and even mocks authority from the margins. Don\u2019t miss Natalie Haddad\u2019s interview with the hilarious, irreverent Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyano), a lesbian performance artist and doyenne of New York\u2019s downtown theater scene who subverts the stereotype of the \u201cLatin spitfire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/smithsonian.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrump Accuses Smithsonian of \u201cAnti-White Activism\u201d in Draconian New Report<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMore than a year after President Trump ordered his administration to investigate so-called \u201crace-centered ideology\u201d at the Smithsonian Institution, the White House has published a new report accusing museum leadership of promoting \u201cextreme political activism.\u201d\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      Published on July 4, \u201cSaving America\u2019s Story\u201d was authored by the Trump-appointed Domestic Policy Council. Throughout the 162-page document, the council scrutinizes how the institution\u2019s National Museum of American History (NMAH) portrays topics such as race, immigration, and gender. | Isa Farfan\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"other-news\">Other News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A jewel heist took place early on July 5\u00a0at a museum in France. The band of thieves smashed several display cases on the gallery floors and made off with 27 pieces of fine jewelry worth approximately \u20ac4 million (<strong>~<\/strong>$4.5 million).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/The2025SFArtBookFair_photobyLizzyMyers.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1127\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF returns this July, welcoming 160 independent publishers from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/carmelita-tropicana.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCarmelita Tropicana Was Born Out of the Closet<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tHyperallergic spoke with artist Alina Troyano about lesbian performance in 1980s Lower East Side, satirizing stereotypes, and embodying her iconic alter ego. | Natalie Haddad\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/bard-mfa-thesis.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Bard MFA Presents 2026 Thesis Exhibition in Barrytown, NY<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReassembly: The Class of 2027 Thesis Performances and Exhibition\u201d will be held in the Bard College Massena Exhibition Center from July 11-19, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/elizabeth-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Ruthless Portraits of Elizabeth I\u2019s Reign<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAn exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name. | Michael Glover\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn Two Chicago Exhibitions, Liberation Takes the Floor<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tShows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community. | Laura Zornosa\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"books\">Books<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/met-book.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Met Museum\u2019s Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tA new book gathers essays by the museum\u2019s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star. | Anna Lee\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Love this final paragraph! Yep, sadly I believe Damien Davis is spot on with this assessment of the art market. That said, it does appear that many savvy artists are taking charge with new tools to guide their own careers and sales. I admire their dexterity in the world of today. For my practice I find that it is much to much to manage with tools that bring little satisfaction. Just copied this last paragraph to hang in my studio for comfort. Thank you.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nancy Arthur-McGehee on \u201cEverything Is Not Fine in the Art World\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/book-of-saints.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhy Don\u2019t We Talk About Race in Fairy Tales?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tCharacters in fairy tales \u201care white not by chance, but by design,\u201d Kimberly J. Lau writes in a new book. | Tamar Boyadjian\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Trump\u2019s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The White House accuses the public institution of \u201cextreme activism\u201d; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07\">July 7, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>In the Trump administration\u2019s latest attack on the Smithsonian Institution, the White House published a 162-page report on July 4 accusing the organization of \u201cextreme political activism\u201d and \u201canti-White activism.\u201d The document is a severe escalation of President Trump\u2019s ongoing crackdown on diverse narratives and the telling of United States history. His administration goes after specific museum exhibits in the new report, including something as innocuous and well-meaning as a butterfly-shaped protest prop symbolizing resilience among undocumented immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It seems a fitting time, then, to revisit work that prods, challenges, and even mocks authority from the margins. Don\u2019t miss Natalie Haddad\u2019s interview with the hilarious, irreverent Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyano), a lesbian performance artist and doyenne of New York\u2019s downtown theater scene who subverts the stereotype of the \u201cLatin spitfire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/smithsonian.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrump Accuses Smithsonian of \u201cAnti-White Activism\u201d in Draconian New Report<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMore than a year after President Trump ordered his administration to investigate so-called \u201crace-centered ideology\u201d at the Smithsonian Institution, the White House has published a new report accusing museum leadership of promoting \u201cextreme political activism.\u201d\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      Published on July 4, \u201cSaving America\u2019s Story\u201d was authored by the Trump-appointed Domestic Policy Council. Throughout the 162-page document, the council scrutinizes how the institution\u2019s National Museum of American History (NMAH) portrays topics such as race, immigration, and gender. | Isa Farfan\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"other-news\">Other News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A jewel heist took place early on July 5\u00a0at a museum in France. The band of thieves smashed several display cases on the gallery floors and made off with 27 pieces of fine jewelry worth approximately \u20ac4 million (<strong>~<\/strong>$4.5 million).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/The2025SFArtBookFair_photobyLizzyMyers.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1127\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF returns this July, welcoming 160 independent publishers from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/carmelita-tropicana.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCarmelita Tropicana Was Born Out of the Closet<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tHyperallergic spoke with artist Alina Troyano about lesbian performance in 1980s Lower East Side, satirizing stereotypes, and embodying her iconic alter ego. | Natalie Haddad\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/bard-mfa-thesis.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Bard MFA Presents 2026 Thesis Exhibition in Barrytown, NY<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReassembly: The Class of 2027 Thesis Performances and Exhibition\u201d will be held in the Bard College Massena Exhibition Center from July 11-19, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/elizabeth-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Ruthless Portraits of Elizabeth I\u2019s Reign<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAn exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name. | Michael Glover\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn Two Chicago Exhibitions, Liberation Takes the Floor<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tShows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community. | Laura Zornosa\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"books\">Books<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/met-book.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Met Museum\u2019s Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tA new book gathers essays by the museum\u2019s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star. | Anna Lee\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Love this final paragraph! Yep, sadly I believe Damien Davis is spot on with this assessment of the art market. That said, it does appear that many savvy artists are taking charge with new tools to guide their own careers and sales. I admire their dexterity in the world of today. For my practice I find that it is much to much to manage with tools that bring little satisfaction. Just copied this last paragraph to hang in my studio for comfort. Thank you.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nancy Arthur-McGehee on \u201cEverything Is Not Fine in the Art World\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/book-of-saints.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhy Don\u2019t We Talk About Race in Fairy Tales?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tCharacters in fairy tales \u201care white not by chance, but by design,\u201d Kimberly J. Lau writes in a new book. | Tamar Boyadjian\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>In the Trump administration\u2019s latest attack on the Smithsonian Institution, the White House published a 162-page report on July 4 accusing the organization of \u201cextreme political activism\u201d and \u201canti-White activism.\u201d The document is a severe escalation of President Trump\u2019s ongoing crackdown on diverse narratives and the telling of United States history. His administration goes after specific museum exhibits in the new report, including something as innocuous and well-meaning as a butterfly-shaped protest prop symbolizing resilience among undocumented immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It seems a fitting time, then, to revisit work that prods, challenges, and even mocks authority from the margins. Don\u2019t miss Natalie Haddad\u2019s interview with the hilarious, irreverent Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyano), a lesbian performance artist and doyenne of New York\u2019s downtown theater scene who subverts the stereotype of the \u201cLatin spitfire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/smithsonian.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrump Accuses Smithsonian of \u201cAnti-White Activism\u201d in Draconian New Report<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tMore than a year after President Trump ordered his administration to investigate so-called \u201crace-centered ideology\u201d at the Smithsonian Institution, the White House has published a new report accusing museum leadership of promoting \u201cextreme political activism.\u201d\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n      Published on July 4, \u201cSaving America\u2019s Story\u201d was authored by the Trump-appointed Domestic Policy Council. Throughout the 162-page document, the council scrutinizes how the institution\u2019s National Museum of American History (NMAH) portrays topics such as race, immigration, and gender. | Isa Farfan\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"other-news\">Other News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A jewel heist took place early on July 5\u00a0at a museum in France. The band of thieves smashed several display cases on the gallery floors and made off with 27 pieces of fine jewelry worth approximately \u20ac4 million (<strong>~<\/strong>$4.5 million).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/The2025SFArtBookFair_photobyLizzyMyers.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1127\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF returns this July, welcoming 160 independent publishers from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"queer-elders\">Queer Elders<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/carmelita-tropicana.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCarmelita Tropicana Was Born Out of the Closet<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tHyperallergic spoke with artist Alina Troyano about lesbian performance in 1980s Lower East Side, satirizing stereotypes, and embodying her iconic alter ego. | Natalie Haddad\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/bard-mfa-thesis.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Bard MFA Presents 2026 Thesis Exhibition in Barrytown, NY<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReassembly: The Class of 2027 Thesis Performances and Exhibition\u201d will be held in the Bard College Massena Exhibition Center from July 11-19, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/elizabeth-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Ruthless Portraits of Elizabeth I\u2019s Reign<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tAn exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name. | Michael Glover\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIn Two Chicago Exhibitions, Liberation Takes the Floor<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tShows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community. | Laura Zornosa\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"books\">Books<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/met-book.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tThe Met Museum\u2019s Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tA new book gathers essays by the museum\u2019s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star. | Anna Lee\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Love this final paragraph! Yep, sadly I believe Damien Davis is spot on with this assessment of the art market. That said, it does appear that many savvy artists are taking charge with new tools to guide their own careers and sales. I admire their dexterity in the world of today. For my practice I find that it is much to much to manage with tools that bring little satisfaction. Just copied this last paragraph to hang in my studio for comfort. Thank you.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nancy Arthur-McGehee on \u201cEverything Is Not Fine in the Art World\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/07\/book-of-saints.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWhy Don\u2019t We Talk About Race in Fairy Tales?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\tCharacters in fairy tales \u201care white not by chance, but by design,\u201d Kimberly J. Lau writes in a new book. | Tamar Boyadjian\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRead More<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/The2025SFArtBookFair_photobyLizzyMyers.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF returns this July, welcoming 160 independent publishers from around the world. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">San Francisco Art Book Fair<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/20251023_pdsoros_art_gallery-2.jpg\" alt=\"A $90,000 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrants &amp; Children of Immigrants in the Visual Arts\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">A $90,000 Graduate Fellowship for Immigrants &amp; Children of Immigrants in the Visual Arts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants &amp; children of immigrants in MFA, MA, PhD &amp; other graduate programs.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Paul &amp; Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/2023_04-24_Rebirth-II-21.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery Moves \u201cBeyond Digital\u201d in New Exhibition<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Exhibition of Pratt Digital Arts alumni explores technology, ecology, and emerging forms of intelligence.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/Irene-Perez-by-PD-Rearick.jpg\" alt=\"Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The art institution is accepting applications from June 22 through August 15 for artists and designers considering graduate study.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Cranbrook Academy of Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/trumps-unhinged-attacks-on-the-smithsonian\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Trump\u2019s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian The White House accuses the public institution of \u201cextreme activism\u201d; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana. 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