Lonnie Bunch

“but I feel very strongly that it is as independent as we were before, and that I will continue to fight – for as long as I’m in this chair – for the independence of the Smithsonian.”

Lonnie Bunch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-12

Bunch told the Washington Post he would continue fighting for the independence of the Smithsonian.

“We’re at a time when people are challenging that independence,”

Lonnie Bunch · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-12

Bunch told the Washington Post that people are challenging the Smithsonian's independence.