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January 31, 2025 - Week In Review: Mona Lisa on the Move, Emilia Pérez Parody and FireAid
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week- in- review.
First up, the Smithsonian Institution. They’re closing their DEI office and freezing federal hiring, following President Trump’s mandate. Even though the Smithsonian is not a federal agency, it gets a big chunk of funding from federal appropriations. So what will this mean for its many museums?
And while representation might be purged from federal agencies, the opera house is a different story. After 138 years of hiding in plain sight, the…
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