Comment | Scrapping DEI initiatives could damage US museums’ visitor numbers

As art institutions—particularly in Washington, DC—succumb to the White House’s anti-diversity directives, a veteran of the museum world warns of the dangers of giving in to the whims of the Trump administration. In January, US president Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing”, in effect terminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across federal institutions. The directive has had profound implications for cultural establishments, particularly in Washington, DC—leading to the cancellation of exhibitions at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) and prompting the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art (NGA) to dismantle their DEI programs.

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