Donald Trump
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Further weak auction results, plus economic turmoil, raise fears the trade may have passed its peak
Funds from cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants will help realise one of the US president’s pet projects
What are the implications of the US president’s attempts to gut and transform arts organisations? Plus, discussions about the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2025 and works by two leading Irish modernists
The American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are suing to block the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services
There is widespread confusion about whether or not new US tariffs—and those imposed by trading partners in retaliation—apply to art and antiques
The agency has placed 85% of its employees on administrative leave
State humanities councils and other grantees received notices from the NEH and Doge this week that their grants were being cancelled immediately
Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has affirmed in a memo to staff that the institution will “remain steadfast in our mission to bring history, science, education, research and the arts to all Americans”
All but the most elite art schools risk losing crucial funding through grants and federally supported student financial aid programmes
As art institutions—particularly in Washington, DC—succumb to the White House’s anti-diversity directives, a veteran of the museum world warns of the dangers of giving in to the whims of the Trump administration
There are alarming echoes of the notorious Nazi-organised exhibition in America today—but we also need to acknowledge the differences between the world today and 1930s Europe
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the removal of “divisive, race-centered ideology” and deny funding to exhibitions that “degrade shared American values”
The painting, which was commissioned in 2019, caught the ire of the president, who claimed it was "purposefully distorted"
In a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ new, Trump-appointed acting director, the agency's advisory board emphasised that its activities are governed by Congress
Keith Sonderling, the new acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, plans to steer the agency to “promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country”
Nearly half the art and historic preservation workers at the General Services Administration have been put on leave and are expected to be terminated
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations
The list of buildings, briefly posted on the General Services Administration website, included 443 properties, many with cultural and historic significance
The street mural, just steps from the White House, is being removed after a Republican legislator threatened to withhold federal funding for DC unless the area was renamed "Liberty Plaza"
Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American to lead the federal agency, was nominated by Joe Biden and held the role for just over three years
The San Antonio Missions National Historic Park's headquarters are central to the management of five 18th-century missions in and around the city
Tariffs of 20% on imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada are causing havoc for artists, who rely on imported raw materials and overseas fabricators
The Washington, DC institution had been due to open exhibitions about queer identity and the African diaspora in the Americas this month
‘A rippling impact across our sector’: Canada’s art trade is seeking to lessen its dependence on US buyers to soften the blow of 25% tariffs on imports
With social media owners cosying up to Donald Trump, creatives are looking for alternative platforms
Celebrating the life and work of the Australian performance artist, how Ukrainian artists and institutions are continuing to resist, and a close look at a pair of works from an Oslo exhibition
Fears of growth in illicit art trade amid US dumping kleptocracy teams
Cultural organisations have all been hit by the Trump administration’s moves—many are now looking to other countries and international institutions to fill the funding gap
Other pages on the National Park Service site related to diversity, equity and inclusion also appear affected
Condo London festival suggests repercussions of Donald Trump's presidential triumph are not clear-cut