From theguardian.com
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The US president’s attack on the Smithsonian isn’t about truth. It’s about erasure, and ‘erasure is violence’
#race #usnews #culture #museums #donaldtrump #washingtondc #trumpadministration
2h ago
Agency funding libraries and museums puts all employees on leave ahead of major cuts
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is one of seven agencies President Donald Trump is looking to cut "to the maximum extent."
#imls #museums #libraries #usgovernment #partyofstupid #republicanlite
17h ago
From bsky.app
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social)
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This is the email just received by IMLS staffers placing them on paid administrative leave for up to 90 days. “Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
#imls #museums #etatsunis #libraries #bibliotheques
23h ago
From theguardian.com
New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures
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Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missing
#sudan #looting #museums #sudannationalmuseum
on Mon, 11AM
New “Pay What You Can” Day Every First Sunday of the Month at the McCord Stewart Museum
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The Museum is pursuing its commitment to keeping culture accessible Montreal, March 25, 2025. – Culture will remain affordable for all at the McCord
5h ago
From theartnewspaper.com
Exclusive | The world's most visited museums 2024: normality returns—for some
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A new museum in Shanghai leaps into our top ten and European museums continue their strong performance, but our exclusive annual survey finds that some British institutions are still lagging behind
9h ago
From archdaily.com
AD Classics: Nordic Pavilion, Venice / Sverre Fehn
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Delve into the Nordic Pavilion's design challenges and solutions, merging exhibition space with nature under Sverre Fehn's iconic approach.
#museums #pavilion #culturalarchitecture
10h ago
From archdaily.com
ELEMENT´U Pavilion / Camilo Rebelo + Jiani Huang + RAC Studio
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Completed in 2022 in China. Images by RAC STUDIO. E1 - Element’U is the name we chose for this pavilion research in the natural park of Zecha. The goal was to find the element which, combined with...
#museums #pavilion #culturalarchitecture
11h ago
From bbc.com
Watch: Reaction to Trump's 'anti-American' Smithsonian order
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The president's recent directive orders the network of museums to to "eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology."
#trump #museums #museology #smithsonian
19h ago
From bsky.app
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5334415/doge-institute-of-museum-and-library-services
#resist #museums #braindrain #culturewar
22h ago
From infodocket.com
Report: “IMLS Staff Placed on Administrative Leave” (Includes Link to Letter Sent to IMLS Staff)
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From Federal News Network: The largest source of federal funding for libraries and museums is putting all its employees on paid administrative leave, as the agency prepares for major cuts to its operations. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) put all of its approximately...
22h ago
From bsky.app
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social)
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source. They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
23h ago