The president said he had fired the museum leader — setting up a standoff between the White House and the Smithsonian.

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet speaks at an exhibition opening at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2022.

As predicted, Donald Trump’s attempt at flexing his might at The Smithsonian is hitting some snarls; plus, Blake takes The Odeon, and more in this week’s column.

Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, announced on Friday (13 June) that she is resigning after 12 years in the role.

The Smithsonian Institution late Monday issued its own declaration of independence, saying authority over its staff lies with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch. The move follows President Trump's assertion ...

Kim Sajet, the longtime former Director of the National Portrait Gallery who is alleged to have backed left-wing policies, has finally ...

The director of the National Portrait Gallery has resigned from her post, according to a memo sent to Smithsonian employees and obtained by CNN. Kim Sajet’s departure from the gallery comes just ...

Kim Sajet is stepping down from her position as director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, even as the network of museums disputed President Donald Trump’s announcement he was ...

WASHINGTON — The director of the National Portrait Gallery, ... "This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one," Director Kim Sajet's message to her colleagues reads.

Sajet has been the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., since 2013. She is the first woman to lead the gallery since its founding in 1962.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on May 30 that he fired Kim Sajet from her role as director of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. “Upon the request ...