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The Smithsonian Institution has once again come under the scrutiny of the Trump administration, this time with a focus on the National Museum of American History.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2025
The Smithsonian Institution has once again come under the scrutiny of the Trump administration, this time with a focus on the National Museum of American History.
Fox News reported that the White House has raised concerns about “Entertainment Nation,” a permanent display on view since 2022 that sheds light on the entertainment industry’s impact on American pop culture through a selection of theater, music, sports, movie, and television memorabilia from the last 150 years.
The exhibition includes a display on Mickey Mouse, a character that figured in the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willie. “The new character’s outsized facial features, white gloves, and trickster temperament were vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy,” a wall text at the museum reads.
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