Graham Bowley

New York, Toronto

Investigative Reporter at The New York Times

Investigative reporter at The New York Times. Author of "No Way Down: Life and Death on K2" Formerly, FT and International Herald Tribune. From Leicester, UK.

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Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Robin Pogrebin |Graham Bowley

Kim Sajet, the first woman to lead the National Portrait Gallery, resigned in the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement that she was fired. The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway.
Defying Trump's Firing, Smithsonian Says It Controls Personnel Decisions

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Robin Pogrebin |Graham Bowley |Zachary Small

The Smithsonian is challenging the president's authority to dismiss the leader of the National Portrait Gallery but says it will look into his complaints. In a challenge to President Trump, the Smithsonian said on Monday that the president did not have the right to fire Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, despite his recent announcement that she had been terminated.
Trump Cuts Leave Few Caretakers for a Massive Federal Art Collection

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Lydia DePillis |Graham Bowley |Robin Pogrebin

The shrunken staff remains responsible for the 26,000 artworks entrusted to the General Services Administration that are housed in hundreds of buildings around the country.
Smithsonian’s reaction to Trump’s firing of its museum director: Silence

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Graham Bowley |Robin Pogrebin |Zachary Small

Since President Donald Trump announced he was dismissing the head of the National Portrait Gallery on Friday, the Smithsonian has weighed whether to challenge Trump on his legal authority to fire a museum director employed by the institution. At an emergency meeting Monday, the Smithsonian’s board and Secretary Lonnie G.
Smithsonian's Reaction to Trump's Firing of Its Museum Director: Silence

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Robin Pogrebin |Graham Bowley |Zachary Small

Four days after the president said he was dismissing the head of the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian has yet to accept or challenge his authority. Since President Trump announced he was dismissing the head of the National Portrait Gallery on Friday, the Smithsonian has weighed whether to challenge Mr. Trump on his legal authority to fire a museum director employed by the institution. At an emergency meeting on Monday, the Smithsonian's board and Secretary Lonnie G.
Met Museum Surrenders Artifacts Thought Looted From Iraq

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Graham Bowley

Three ancient artworks that for years had been part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and are now thought to have been looted were returned on Monday to the Republic of Iraq, the Met and the Manhattan district attorney's office said in statements. The artworks were recovered following criminal investigations into looted art, including one into the British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, the district attorney's office said.
Ava DuVernay Defends a Smithsonian Under Fire From Trump

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Graham Bowley

In accepting an award at the National Museum of American History, the filmmaker alluded to recent moves by the White House to reshape the Smithsonian's programming. The director Ava DuVernay on Thursday added her voice to those defending the Smithsonian Institution following President Trump's efforts to try to reshape its depiction of American history.
National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Graham Bowley |Robin Pogrebin |Jennifer Schuessler

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month. In the eight years since it opened on the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has become one of the glittering jewels of the Smithsonian Institution.
House Democrats Criticize Trump's Smithsonian Order

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Graham Bowley |Robin Pogrebin |Jennifer Schuessler

In a letter to Vice President JD Vance, four U.S. representatives on a committee that oversees the cultural institution urged him to reject President Trump's push to reshape it. In response to President Trump's effort to reshape the Smithsonian Institution, four Democratic members of a House oversight committee urged Vice President JD Vance to reject such an attempt to impose the president's own views of American history.
Head of African American Museum Departs As Trump Targets Smithsonian

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Graham Bowley

At the time of his appointment in 2020, Mr. Young was director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library, and poetry editor at The New Yorker magazine. He began work at the museum in 2021 and during his tenure there, he has continued as poetry editor of The New Yorker. The museum, which opened in 2016, was built on the National Mall to tell the African American story for all Americans.

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