As Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian, meet the woman racing to visit every exhibit
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Pausing next to a hulking steam locomotive at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Friday, Kathryn Jones bent down to look at a tiny silk slipper. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. “I’ve never seen one in person. It’s so small,” she said, pointing at the shoe once worn by a Chinese immigrant with bound feet. “That’s why I love museums. It takes those facts and solidifies it.
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Main Idea: Kathryn Jones is racing to visit every Smithsonian exhibit this year, just as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to review the Smithsonian and push it away from what it calls divisive narratives.
Key Points:
- Jones has already visited 100 exhibits at 13 Smithsonian museums and carefully logged her time and notes.
- She visits each exhibit twice, first to read everything and then to film short videos for TikTok.
- Jones says the project helps her learn, share museum stories, and encourage more people to visit museums.
- The article places her challenge against a broader fight over the Smithsonian, after Trump ordered a review and accused the institution of focusing too much on slavery and other painful history.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Trump’s review of Smithsonian museums could pressure curators to soften hard history, which may limit what voters and families learn from public museums.
Positive Impact
Jones’s museum challenge may encourage more people to visit museums, learn history, and support local cultural sites.
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- Kathryn JonespersonPrimaryEvaluated
The article is centered on her Smithsonian-visiting quest, her museum habits, and the TikTok content she is making.
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His public attacks on the Smithsonian and administration actions are a major focus of the article.
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Central institution in the story, both as the target of Jones’s museum quest and as the subject of.
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Her cancellation of a show and comments about curatorial independence are part of the article’s main political-cultural conflict.
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Named White House official who publicly defended the review and explained the administration’s position.
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Named as one of the Smithsonian museums under review and part of the article’s broader discussion of pressure.
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One of the Smithsonian museums highlighted in Jones’s quest and named in the administration’s review.
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