10 museums to visit for America’s 250th anniversary
The Guardian has compiled a list of 10 museum exhibitions across the United States timed to the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. The featured shows include "Native Americans of New Jersey: Past and Present" at the Monmouth Museum, "Much Here is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the US Bicentennial" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, "America at 250" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and "Facing Freedom in America" at the Chicago History Museum, among others. These exhibitions explore American identity through Indigenous perspectives, historical photography, juxtapositions of founding figures with contemporary critiques, and interactive reflections on freedom.