The White House announced yesterday, Tuesday, to the institution managing Washington’s main museums that the U.S. government will conduct a thorough review to ensure that these museums are “aligned” with Donald Trump’s vision for America, which, according to the White House letter, is based on “truth and reason.”

This review—prompted by next year’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the United States, as stated in the letter published on the White House’s website—will concern the exhibitions, texts, and even the programming of eight museums in the capital, all managed by the Smithsonian Institution.

“This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the president’s directive to celebrate America’s exceptional character, eliminate divisive or biased narratives, and restore trust in our cultural institutions,” the letter states.

The White House cites an executive order signed in March aimed at regaining control over the content of Smithsonian museums, which Trump accuses of “historical revisionism” and of carrying out racial “ideological indoctrination” over the past decade.

“In this spirit, and in accordance with the executive order” to “restore truth and reason to American history, we will conduct a thorough internal review,” the letter—dated yesterday—adds.

The institutions affected by the order are: the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Within “120 days”—that is, from today until the start of 2026—“the museums must begin making corrections where necessary,” the administration emphasizes, “primarily by replacing divisive or ideological narratives with unifying, historically accurate, and constructive descriptions.”

The Smithsonian did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.