{"id":104023,"date":"2025-08-24T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/?p=104023"},"modified":"2025-09-20T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:51:48","slug":"aha-executive-director-featured-in-media-coverage-of-smithsonian-review-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news\/aha-executive-director-featured-in-media-coverage-of-smithsonian-review-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"AHA Executive Director Featured in Media Coverage of Smithsonian Review Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel was featured in national and international media outlets covering the Trump administration\u2019s announcement of a \u201csweeping review\u201d of the Smithsonian to \u201censure alignment\u201d with the administration\u2019s goals. Weicksel has been interviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GLK0uG7yXn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Al Jazeera<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/21\/trump-smithsonian-woke-museums-culture-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/08\/20\/media\/trump-smithsonian-woke-museums-slavery-historians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1Xyxvo01CqoR6t5M9I0SEY?si=aabdafe19c104bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global News<\/em><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/5471588-culture-war-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hill<\/em><\/a>, NPR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2025\/08\/13\/white-house-smithsonian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Here &amp; Now<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberation.fr\/international\/amerique\/a-washington-donald-trump-obsede-par-le-recit-de-la-grandeur-americaine-dans-les-musees-nationaux-20250812_XHZNOE56NNHH7JDAI7JBVMQP5Q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Lib\u00e9ration<\/em><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/13\/arts\/design\/trump-smithsonian-exhibits-review-historians-alarmed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/white-house-smithsonian-institute-review-letter-alignment-trump-2112688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/amerika\/trump-museen-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tagesschau<\/em><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/white-house-to-vet-smithsonian-museums-to-fit-trumps-historical-vision-78875c8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2025\/08\/appalling-reaction-to-the-white-house-directives-on-review-of-smithsonian-museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTOP<\/a>. \u201cOnly historians and trained museum professionals are qualified to conduct such a review, which is intended to ensure historical accuracy,\u201d Weicksel told the Times. \u201cTo suggest otherwise is an affront to the professional integrity of curators, historians, educators and everyone involved in the creation of solid, evidence-based content.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel was featured in national and international media outlets covering the Trump administration\u2019s announcement of 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