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Citizen historians document exhibits under Trump scrutiny

Season 2025 Episode 268 | 8m 34s

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself under unprecedented scrutiny from the Trump administration. Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our CANVAS coverage.

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