A third of US museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey.
The findings, released by American alliance of museums Last Tuesday and based on responses from more than 500 museum directors across the US, new light was shed on the challenges facing the Trump administration.
Among museums affected by government contracts with canceled or unrenewed spending, the survey found that the median loss was $30,000. The most common cancellation grants are from the Institute of Museum of Library Services, the national endowment for the people, and the national endowment of the arts. Two-thirds of museum respondents reported that lost funding was not replaced by foundations, sponsors or donors.
“We have seen attendance and financial trending in the wrong direction for the first time since the pandemic, with a fix that is not just calling and repeating. As In a statement about the release of the report.
The report found that about a quarter of the museums that have lost federal funding have been forced to cancel or reduce programming for students, rural communities, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly while 28% have had to cancel programming for the general public.
Museum directors say they expect continued disruption through 2026, citing shifts in philanthropy, venue changes, travel changes, inflation, and loss of funding. The third respondents identified politics and political politics as the most likely obstacles to their business strategy in the New Year.
Since taking office for the second time, the Trump administration has not shied away from targeting cultural institutions that they believe are against the US President’s agenda.
Trump took control of the Kennedy Center in February, firing board chair David Rubenstein and appointing himself to lead the Storied Teater. Ticket sales for the Kennedy’s three largest performance spaces have since fallen to their lowest levels in years following the quake.
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The following month, in March, Trump signed a Executive Order Which ordered the Smithsonian to remove content deemed “incorrect, divisive, or anti-American”, with emphasis on the National Museum of African American and Culture. After August, the administration sent a letter to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which signed their intention to conduct a wide review of all its expiritos, materials and operations.
In response, the secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie G Bukid III, reportedly told the staff that the institution is preparing a White House White House team, as requested “but” will do it as an autonomous institution “, according to a report in September of The New York Times.
“Our own review of the content to ensure that our programming is genuine and genuine, and it is consistent with our programming authority in his staff letter.
A document compiled by the White House, also in August, detailed examples of seven museums that have “excessively negative depictions of US history”. The museums include the National Museum of Godan History, the future National Museum of the American Musino in Aricat of Natural History and National Museum Museum and National Museum of Asian Artum.