The Trump administration is proceeding with plans to install warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History alerting visitors that the museum’s exhibits do not accurately present U.S. history.

In letters dated Sept. 3 to Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Interior Secretary Doug Burgum outlined details of the effort, including the installation of about a dozen temporary signs at an estimated total cost of $84,000. The move implements a July executive order directing the National Park Service, which manages the sidewalks and walkways outside the museum, to place signage that informs the public of findings from a White House report criticizing the institution.

The 162-page report, released July 4 and titled “Saving America’s Story,” accused the museum’s leadership of advancing radical activist ideology that reframes American history to promote social justice agendas rather than celebrate national achievements. It singled out museum director Anthea Hartig and outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III for criticism.

Burgum’s letters emphasized that the signs would equip visitors, including parents with children, with information to evaluate exhibits before entering. The correspondence highlighted concerns over displays promoting views on gender and biology that contradict established science, such as claims that sex is not binary.

The administration has framed the initiative as a necessary correction to ideological capture in taxpayer-funded institutions. Trump’s July order followed contentious congressional hearings where Republican lawmakers questioned Hartig about the museum’s content. The signs are described as temporary and would direct visitors toward resources presenting what the White House considers more accurate accounts of American history.

Smithsonian officials have declined to comment on the plans.