CUMBERLAND – From a very young age, Cumberland High School junior Caydence Silva said she has loved photography, taking photos of butterflies and flowers that she thought were beautiful with her grandfather’s camera ....
If she had been writing in the United States, she’d surely have targeted one of the 21 museums that make up the Smithsonian, an institution that has its own struggle with hoarding—and with the public’s idea that it hoards.
If you’ve ever wondered where all the items in a Smithsonian museum that aren’t actively being displayed to the public end up, look no further than this massive, secure facility, sitting just outside D.C.
This is the truth Trump wants to whitewash with his administration's review of Smithsonian museums under the auspices of “restoring truth and sanity.” So much for lowering prices, ending the Russian war against Ukraine or releasing the Epstein files.
If you’re planning a visit to the Smithsonian, you may want to go sooner rather than later — before the nation’s most important public history institution becomes another casualty of Trump-era historical revisionism.
The Smithsonian gave the White House new documents on its planned exhibits in response to a demand to share details of what its programs are doing for America's 250th birthday ... .