White House releases list of objectionable Smithsonian exhibits

The White House released a list of Smithsonian exhibits it considers objectionable from several museums and the National Portrait Gallery.

The list, published on Thursday, included exhibits, programs, and art focused on racism, LGBT+ history, and illegal immigration.

According to the White House, a campaign series included in the list was the National Museum of African American History and Culture's series educating people on “a society that privileges white people and whiteness,” and saying “white dominant culture“ is defined as “ways white people and their traditions, attitudes, and ways of life have been normalized over time."

The campaign also portrayed “the nuclear family,” “work ethic,” and “intellect” as white qualities based in racism. 

The series included "content from hardcore woke activist Ibram X. Kendi," the White House said.

The National Portrait Gallery's campaign to stop being “wealthy, pale, and male” included "a choreographed 'modern dance performance' detailing the 'ramifications' of the southern border wall and commissioned an entire series to examine 'American portraiture and institutional history… through the lens of historical exclusion,'" according to the White House.

Also, the American History Museum displays the “Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag” at its entrance, which has also been flown alongside the American flag at several Smithsonian buildings.

Another exhibit considered objectionable by the White House is a “stop-motion drawing animation” that “examines the career“ of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, which was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery.