A Smithsonian exhibit designed to commemorate Americas 250th birthday displays numerous objects linked to key points in the nations history, though it provides relatively little representation of Christianity or conservatism despite ample coverage for LGBT rights and racial justice movements, among other liberal causes, a Fox News Digital review of the exhibit’s online catalog found.
In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness is an exhibit curated by the Smithsonian Institution with the aim of displaying 250 objects that help to tell the story of America from the 1700s to the present. Among these objects are historically significant items, such as a compass from the 1806 Lewis and Clark expedition, a dress belonging to Dolly Madison, Abraham Lincolns hat and the desk the Declaration of Independence was written on.
Also included in the exhibit, according to an online catalog published by the Smithsonian, are a number of objects with clear ties to modern liberal politics, such as a pink “p-ssy hat” worn by a participant of the 2017 Women’s March, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosis gavel, monarch butterfly wings worn by an illegal immigrant activist and a typewriter belonging to liberal writer Maya Angelou.
Next to Angelous typewriter is a picture of a 1970s drag queen “wearing an off-the-shoulder shimmery gown,” according to a visual description of the exhibit published by the Smithsonian.
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The exhibits selections are drawing scrutiny as President and congressional Republicans challenge the Smithsonians portrayal of American history around the nations 250th anniversary.
Fox News Digital reviewed the Smithsonians online catalog and grouped objects according to the movements, causes and institutions identified in the museums descriptions, finding seven tied to conservative movements, compared with nearly two dozen tied to causes including LGBT rights, abortion access, racial justice, organized labor and Democratic politics.
The apparent domination of liberal causes in an exhibit designed to celebrate the contributions of all Americans to the nation’s history could further inflame conservative criticisms of the museum.
While the exhibit examines how left-of-center individuals and movements shaped American history, conservatives have less representation.
Just seven items representing conservative movements â a MAGA hat, a Tea Party placard, a pro-life sign, a dress worn by Melania Trump, a sign opposing the feminist-backed Equal Rights Amendment, a Ronald Reagan campaign T-shirt and a National Rifle Association button â are presented by the Smithsonian, according to its online catalog.
By comparison, the same catalog shows that liberal causes â such as LGBT rights, farm-worker rights, abortion access, racial justice, environmentalism, labor unions and the Democratic Party â collectively have nearly two dozen items representing them.
