Institute of Museum and Library Services
Union and association representing museum and library workers sue Trump administration
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
Trump administration sued by 21 states' attorneys general for trying to eliminate Institute of Museum and Library Services
The agency has placed 85% of its employees on administrative leave
US agency that funds museums and libraries ‘cannot’ be unilaterally eliminated, advisory board warns
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
Trump appoints deputy secretary of US Labor Department to lead museum-funding agency marked for elimination
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”
Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ agency that funds museums and libraries
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations
Trump disbands presidential committee on the arts and the humanities
The US president dissolved the committee in an executive order reversing Joe Biden’s own executive order reviving it
New National Museum of… (fill in the blank) invites contemplation on the role and pervasiveness of US museums
The public art project in Pittsburgh is preparing to launch its second phase, titled the “National Museum of Broken Treaties”
Museums in four states win top US prize
The Institute of Museum and Library Services bestowed its top honours for 2023 on museums in Florida, Ohio, Wyoming and California
US President Biden names influential museum leaders to Institute of Museum and Library Services advisory board
The directors of the Parrish Art Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art and Cincinnati Art Museum are among those Biden has named to the National Museum and Library Services Board