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#cultural institutions
4 events across 4 weeks
1
Damage
1
Hype
2
Noise
13.9
Avg Dmg
18.1
Avg Hype
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
HYPE
2025-12-19
Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename Venue as Trump-Kennedy Center
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
14.5
Hype
30.5
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE
2025-12-05
Libraries and Museums Receive Federal Funding Restoration
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
0.3
Hype
3.1
WEEK 19
May 4 – 10
DMG
2025-05-10
Librarian of Congress Firing and Cultural Institution Upheaval
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
Damage
32.6
Hype
20.1
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
AG James Challenges Trump Order Targeting Federal Library and Museum Agency
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
8.2
Hype
18.5