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乔迪·爱德华·金博士表示，史密森学会最大的问题在于“他们遗漏的内容”
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历史学家在近期参观后就史密森学会的优先级转变敲响警钟
历史学家、博物馆从业者乔迪·爱德华·金博士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，在他近期参观后，史密森学会已经从以教育为核心转向了激进主义。
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一名历史学家和博物馆从业者指责史密森学会放弃了其教育使命，转而追求激进主义。此次参观是他十多年来首次到访美国国家历史博物馆（NMAH），此前特朗普政府和保守派对该博物馆呈现美国历史的方式提出了越来越多的批评。
“这里和我2012年到访时完全不一样了，”乔迪·爱德华·金博士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“他们的使命显然已经彻底改变了。这是一个为激进主义服务的博物馆。他们利用历史，但这正是问题所在。要知道，历史学者——我不再认为这些人是学者了。他们是激进主义者。”
在阅读了白宫国内政策委员会的报告后，金博士专程从德克萨斯州赶来亲自查看。该报告指责史密森学会和美国国家历史博物馆未能“以鼓舞人心、团结人心、配得上我们伟大共和国的方式”呈现历史。
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乔迪·爱德华·金博士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，自2012年以来首次参观该博物馆后，史密森学会已经从其教育使命转向激进主义。（福克斯新闻数字频道；凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
“从我走进大门的那一刻起，体验就完全不同了，”金说。“不过我并没有完全感到震惊，因为十多年来我一直在关注自己所在领域的这种演变。”
金表示，在参观展览的过程中，该机构旨在“明确引导”访客“采取行动”，而非为他们提供信息，让他们“自行做出决定”。
“它的目标变成了，正如他们自己宣称的那样，将博物馆从公共教育机构转变为鼓励激进主义的机构，这也可以说是一种灌输。”
金表示，他在一些展览中发现了“与事实不符的信息”，但他认为，他们没有告诉访客的内容同样具有误导性。
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“最大的问题在于他们遗漏的内容，”他说。
金认为，该博物馆“画面感强”且露骨的性主题展览不适合有儿童和家庭参观的博物馆，称这些展览“与几年前的博物馆风格格格不入”。
“这些展览声称面向所有年龄段，”他说。“你为什么要这么做？所有这些都与几年前的博物馆风格格格不入。”
在上个月的众议院听证会上，议员们也提出了类似的担忧，就博物馆的展览向美国国家历史博物馆馆长安西娅·哈蒂格施压。
田纳西州共和党众议员蒂姆·伯切特询问哈蒂格关于名为《非法做你自己：石墙事件之外的同性恋历史》的展览，该展览展示了一个束缚带，他说：“你们展示了束缚装置，还有一些过于露骨的性内容，还有跨性别群体的内容。”
议员们还就2017年的《大规模行动工具包》向哈蒂格提出质疑，该指南面向博物馆从业者，提及2014年密苏里州弗格森市的警察枪击事件以及随后的“黑人的命也是命”抗议活动，同时将“客观性”描述为“白人至上文化”的特征。金表示，这是该机构倾向于激进主义的一部分表现。
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史密森学会作为美国最大的博物馆和研究综合体，正处于白宫改革其美国历史呈现方式运动的中心。（J.戴维·阿克/盖蒂图片社）
回顾此次听证会证词，金表示这“非常令人失望”，完全“不具备学术呈现的任何特征”。
“如果这就是你获准运营的博物馆类型，那就干脆承认吧，”他说。“不要声称自己保持中立，因为这已经显而易见了。”
金还批评哈蒂格坚称博物馆没有站边，并补充说其修订后的使命宣言“改变了该博物馆的宗旨”。
在2024年面向本科和研究生历史专业学生的演讲中，哈蒂格解释说，博物馆从使命宣言中删除了“美国历史”的提法，因为这“很难摆脱‘美国优先’的思维定式”。
在金看来，此次参观证实了他所说的博物馆行业的“巨大转变”，史密森学会是“这场已经持续了一段时间的进程中最受关注的象征”。
“作为一名公共历史学家，我认为我们一直以来的使命是教育公众并提供学术信息，”他说。“在我看来，这才是美国国家历史博物馆应该做的事情。”
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不过，金表示，他“不抱希望”该机构能够做出改变，除非“付出巨大努力”，用他认为会优先考虑历史而非政治的人员替换现有员工。
“你必须引入那些致力于学术标准和非政治化教育项目的新人员，”他说。“这些人已经完全、彻底地接受了这套理念。”
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Historian blasts Smithsonian’s activism shift after first visit in over a decade: ‘Completely different place’
2026-08-04T06:00:27-04:00 / Fox News
Dr Jody Edward Ginn said the biggest problem with the Smithsonian is ‘what they leave out’
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Historian sounds alarm on Smithsonian’s shifting priorities after recent visit
Dr. Jody Edward Ginn, historian and museum professional, told Fox News Digital the Smithsonian has shifted from education to activism after his recent visit.
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A historian and museum professional accused the Smithsonian of abandoning its educational mission in favor of activism following his visit to the National Museum of American History (NMAH) for the first time in more than a decade amid mounting criticism from the Trump administration and conservatives over how the museum presents American history.
“It’s a completely different place than when I was there in 2012,” Dr. Jody Edward Ginn told Fox News Digital.
“Its mission is clearly exactly what they changed it to be. It is a museum for activism. They use history, but that’s kind of the problem. You know, scholars of history, and I don’t consider these folks scholars anymore. They’re activists.”
After reading the administration’s Domestic Policy Council report accusing the Smithsonian and the NMAH of failing to present history “in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic,” Ginn said he traveled all the way from Texas to see it for himself.
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Dr. Jody Edward Ginn told Fox News Digital the Smithsonian has shifted from its educational mission toward activism after visiting the museum for the first time since 2012.(Fox News Digital ; Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
“From the moment I walked in, it’s a very different experience,” Ginn said. “Now, I wasn’t totally shocked by this because I’ve been watching this evolution in my field for over a decade.”
As he made his way through the exhibits, Ginn said the institution seeks to “specifically direct” visitors “to action” rather than give them the information to “make their own decisions.”
“It became this goal, their own stated goal, to turn museums from institutions of education, of public education, into institutions to encourage activism, which could also be said to indoctrinate.”
Ginn said he found “factually incorrect information” in some exhibits but argued what they don’t tell visitors is just as misleading.
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“The biggest problem is in what they leave out,” he said.
Ginn argued the museum’s “graphic” and sexually explicit exhibits have no place in a museum frequented by children and families, saying they’re “out of sync with what museums were just a few years ago.”
“These are geared towards all ages,” he said. “Why would you do that? All of that’s out of sync with what museums were just a few years ago.”
In a House hearing last month, lawmakers raised similar concerns during a House hearing, pressing Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig about the museum’s exhibits.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., asked Hartig about the exhibit titled “Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall,” which featured a bondage harness, saying “You have pictures of bondage, you have some overtly sexual things up there, you have transgender folks.”
Lawmakers also questioned Hartig about the 2017 MASS Action Toolkit, a guide for museum professionals that references the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests while describing “objectivity” as a characteristic of “white supremacy culture,” which Ginn said was part of its effort to lean towards activism.
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The Smithsonian, the nation’s largest museum and research complex, is at the center of a White House campaign to overhaul its presentation of American history.(J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Reflecting on the testimony, Ginn said it was “very disappointing” and did not represent “a scholarly presentation whatsoever.”
“If that’s the kind of museum you’ve been approved to run, then just own it,” he said. “Don’t say you’re being unbiased when it’s really evident.”
Ginn also criticized Hartig for maintaining that the museum has not taken a side, adding its revised mission statement “changed the purpose of that museum.”
During a 2024 presentation to undergraduate and graduate history students, Hartig explained the museum removed the mention of “American history” from its mission statement because it was “hard to get out of the ‘America First’ mentality.”
For Ginn, his visit confirmed what he described as a “massive shift” in the museum profession, with the Smithsonian serving as “the highest-profile symptom of a process that’s been going on for some time.”
“It is my opinion as a public historian that the mission we’ve always had is to educate the public and provide scholarly information,” he said. “To me, that’s what the National Museum of American History should be.”
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However, Ginn said he is “not hopeful” the institution can change without a “massive effort” to replace current staff with people he believes would prioritize history over politics.
“You’re going to have to put in new people who are committed to scholarly standards and non-politicized educational programming,” he said. “These people have bought into it, hook, line and sinker.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Smithsonian for comment.
Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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