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Smithsonian Closures Amid Cooling Crisis | Art News
Seven Smithsonian museums along the National Mall shut their doors Thursday not due to lack of visitors, but because a cooling system failure — triggered by a GSA heating plant outage — made it impossible to maintain safe temperatures and humidity. Institutions like the National Museum of the American Indian and the Hirshhorn were affected, while others remained open. The closure coincides with ongoing tensions between the Smithsonian and the White House over how American history is portrayed, especially ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The administration has pushed for exhibits that…
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