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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is resigning from her post two weeks after President Trump tried to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan” and supportive of diversity ...

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 director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, stepped down from her role Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said on social media that he had fired her. The ...

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.

On May 30, President Trump claimed he was firing Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. "Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am herby terminating ...

WASHINGTON — The director of the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Museum in Chinatown known for its collection of official presidential portraits and depictions of pop culture and ...