Smithsonian Director Pledges Museum’s Independence Amid White House Order of Internal Review

The Smithsonian Institution’s leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its exhibits, accusing the museum network of pushing a “race-centered ideology.”In an internal memo to staff Friday obtained by Courthouse News Service, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III told employees that the institution would continue to operate “free of partisanship” despite White House efforts to reshape its programming. “We remain