Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history
President Trump has issued an executive order requiring the Smithsonian Institution to post warning signs on exhibits he deems inaccurate. The administration claims the museum is promoting radical political activism and failing to properly honor American history.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing culture war regarding how national history is curated and interpreted in public institutions.
Image caption, The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has been instructed to erect new signage by Trump
President Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as "inaccurate".
The order directs the department of interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find "accurate information regarding America's history".
The Trump administration has often accused the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest research museum, as well as other academic organisations of harbouring an anti-American bias.
The Smithsonian did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment.
The order on Friday - titled Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution - accuses museum leadership of not doing enough to celebrate America's founders on the country's 250th anniversary of independence, which took place on 4 July.
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