Robworstell
@robworstell.bsky.social
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Museum professional working Spokane WA / Dad of 3/ interests - education- arts- travel/
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MFA Boston Layoffs Thrust the Museum into a Credibility Crisis
As names and positions of eliminated staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston begin to roll in, hereâs what we know so far.
https://www.bostonartreview.com/read/mfa-boston-layoffs-january-2026-credibility-crisis-civic-culture-desk-kim-cordova
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On this Veterans Day- reflecting my time on USS Carl Vinsonâs flight deck and how our service members are currently being trotted for a political party - that gives tax breaks to billionaires
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This Sailor Got Sucked Inside a Fighter Jet Engine
YouTube video by Smithsonian Channel
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AF55oyAJDBk
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No kings. Spokane
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I went to school with Linda. Feel it is important to share
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A teen girl was murdered in Spokane in 1982. Her family is trying to prevent her killer's release
Sept. 26, 1982: It is a day John Strait has to relive again and again.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/12/a-teen-girl-was-murdered-in-spokane-in-1982-her-fa/
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The Silent Emergency Facing Museums | Artnet News
News editor Margaret Carrigan joins co-host Kate Brown to discuss why museums around the globe are in a crisisâand some possible ways out.
https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/silent-emergency-facing-museums-2694963
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This museum immerses students in U.S. history: âYou can smell it, touch it, see itâ - NPR
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Official quits after dispute over Trump's Eisenhower sword gift to King Charles - BBC News
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Darkened galleries and ominous signs on a walk through embattled Smithsonian museums - The Boston Globe
Delayed or incomplete exhibits seem troubling signs in light of Trump's aim to purge "improper ideology."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/arts/smithsonian-trump-cultural-purge/
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The MAC could house its permanent collection in a joint storage facility with the school district if November funding requests pass
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The MAC could house its permanent collection in a joint storage facility with the school district if November funding requests pass
After nearly two years of collaborative planning between Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Parks & Recreation, voters will find two initiatives on the November ballot...
https://www.inlander.com/news/the-mac-could-house-its-permanent-collection-in-a-joint-storage-facility-with-the-school-district-if-november-funding-requests-pass-30069757
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Museums Are Under Fire. Silence Isnât an Option | Artnet News
James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum, says U.S. museums canât stay silent amid political attacks on arts and culture.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museums-under-fire-2680158?amp=1
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Trump's next fight: "woke" museum interpretations of history
The president's efforts to exert control over museum content is unprecedented.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/trump-smithsonian-woke-museums-culture-war
7 months ago
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Fun final summer Curators of Sound concert at Northwest Museum of Art & Culture- many thanks to Live From Somewhere for a great diverse line up
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White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums. See a recap of Tuesday. - The Boston Globe
The examination will look at all public-facing content, such as social media, exhibition text and educational materials, to âassess tone, historical framing, and alignment with American ideals."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/nation/trump-presidency-live-updates/
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White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
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White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/design/smithsonian-exhibitions-review-white-house-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Smithsonian removes references to Trump impeachments at history exhibit
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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-watchdog-library-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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On a recent museum pod cast
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Marit Fischer & Rob Worstell of the MAC
Podcast Episode · A Line Around Your Thoughts · 05/29/2025 · 1h 6m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-line-around-your-thoughts/id1811850500?i=1000710435813
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Curators of Sound Concert Series
https://www.northwestmuseum.org/programs/special-events/curators-of-sound-concert-series/
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The History of Motherâs Day: From Global Peace to Greeting Cards
Motherâs Day in the United States has a history all its ownâand itâs more complicated than greeting cards might lead you to believe. There were repeated efforts to establish a Motherâs Day holiday and...
https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/history-mothers-day-global-peace-greeting-cards?utm_campaign=may2025&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency
Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-5385888/sweeping-cuts-hit-nea-after-trump-administration-calls-to-eliminate-the-agency
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Museums, in Seattle and beyond, tell America's stories. Support them | Op-ED
We cannot allow political pressure to dictate which artists are seen, which histories are told or which communities feel welcome. This is not a partisan issue.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/museums-in-seattle-and-beyond-tell-americas-stories-support-them/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Correction%3A%20Standing%20Together%20for%20Cultural%20Spaces&utm_campaign=4-27-25%20ST%20Op-ed%20%28Copy%29
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Save the NEH and culture in Washington State - Humanities Washington
On April 2, DOGE cancelled or rescinded hundreds of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant contracts nationwide, including those of Humanities Washingtonâs and other Washington-based cu...
https://www.humanities.org/story/save-the-neh-and-culture-in-washington-state/
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The True Cost of Trumpâs Statue Garden
The National Garden of American Heroes represents a dangerous shift in valuesâfrom inquiry to reverence.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/trumps-garden-heroes-replaces-inquiry-worship/682435/
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The Danger of MAGA History url:https://progressive.org/latest/the-danger-of-maga-history-karn-20250130/
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Hands off event in Spokane.
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#smithsonian #museums #culturewar #history #rewritinghistory #leadership | Adam Mikos | 264 comments
Secretaryâs message to Smithsonian staff this morning From Lonnie Bunch Dear colleagues, As an Institution, our commitment to scholarship and research is unwavering and will always serve as the guidi...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adammikos_smithsonian-museums-culturewar-activity-7311429255924436993-qjO2?utm_medium=ios_app
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-its-executive-order-targeting-the-smithsonian-the-trump-administration-opens-up-a-new-front-in-the-history-wars/ar-AA1C9s7o?ocid=socialshare
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Trump Takes Aim at Smithsonian, Wading Into Race and Biology
His executive order faulted an exhibit which âpromotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,â a widely held position in the scientific community.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/arts/design/trump-smithsonian-race.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/arts/design/library-agency-trump-museums.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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âIt reminds you of a fascist stateâ: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history
Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complex
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/30/smithsonian-institution-trump-executive-order
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