Sajet said it was “not an easy decision” but “the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart”

Around 100 workers at the US federal agency were let go on Tuesday, following orders from the Trump administration

In response to the president’s targeting of National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet, the organisation has issued a strategically broad statement, touting its independence and governance by a board and secretary

The antiques trade and lower- to mid-tier sectors of the art market are waiting for the situation to stabilise, while the most deep-pocketed collectors continue to transact

“With the return of an emboldened Trump administration, our communities are facing a sustained campaign of hostility and a chilling rollback of civil rights”

It is not clear the president has the authority to make staffing decisions for the gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution

Two humanities organisations have filed a lawsuit against Doge and the National Endowment for the Humanities in an attempt to restore slashed funds

Staff reductions, budget cuts and grant cancellations at the NEA, NEH and IMLS have left state and local organisations seeking alternative support

The administration's delays and disavowal of diversity initiatives have put the US Pavilion at the world's biggest biennial behind schedule

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation’s National Heritage Responders programme has channelled federal funding and support from local organisations to help communities struck by natural disasters to preserve their culture

The US president continues to strongarm his way into power over American culture

The emergency funds will go to humanities councils in all 50 states and six US territories

Collectors are cancelling purchases from and travel to the US, auction houses are rescheduling sales and uncertainty reigns

The Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding and influence programming have pushed cultural workers to organise

Meanwhile, Americans of all political stripes disapprove of the president’s cultural takeover while Max Hollein says Trump’s new anti-DEI rules “do not apply” to the Met

Four members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to the US Vice-President to articular their "great concern over [the Smithsonian's] future"

Funds from cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants will help realise one of the US president’s pet projects

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

The initiative, already underway and continuing through May 2026, comes as the Trump administration has pressured arts funders and institutions to prioritise semiquincentennial projects

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

Faced with anti-immigrant policies, institutional leaders are providing “know your rights” guidance

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”

Restoration and preservation projects in countries from Sierra Leone to Ukraine are now at risk following US government’s sudden cuts to aid funding

As Republicans and the Trump administration target DEI initiatives and queer and trans communities, vocal leaders at a few institutions are standing firm

All but the most elite art schools risk losing crucial funding through grants and federally supported student financial aid programmes

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”

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