US EditionTrump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations
The Kennedy Center will close for two years starting July 4, 2026, for extensive renovations to address financial and structural issues, with financing fully in place, Trump said.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the Kennedy Center will close starting July 4, 2026, for approximately two years, to undergo renovations, Trump wrote.
- Last month, the board of trustees voted to rename the institution the Trump Kennedy Center after Trump installed allies and made himself chair.
- Performers and institutions have pulled events, including Philip Glass, Stephen Schwartz, Issa Rae, Hamilton, and Washington National Opera, while Kevin Couch resigned last week.
- Trump said financing is completed and the proposal is pending board approval, while Rep. Joyce Beatty sued and critics from the Kennedy family and Democratic lawmakers raised legal challenges.
- Framing the project as a national renewal, Trump said the July 4, 2026, closure will produce a faster, higher-quality rebuild of the Kennedy Center for the 250th anniversary.
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US President Donald Trump has announced the closure of the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the performing Arts for a period of two years.
President Trump Just Announced a TWO-YEAR Closure!
President Trump just made a huge announcement. The Trump Kennedy Center will be closing for a two-year time period in order to allow for a huge renovations project. It will officially close to the public and construction will begin on July 4, 2026 in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary. JUST IN: President Trump announces closure of the Trump-Kennedy Center for major renovations that will transform it into "the finest Performing Arts Facility o…
Trump Announces He's Closing the Kennedy Center for a 'Complete Rebuilding' to Create a 'New and Beautiful Landmark'
The closure is set to start on July 4, 2026Donald Trump; the Kennedy Center Taylor Hill/WireImage; Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty NEED TO KNOWThe Kennedy Center will close for approximately two years for "a complete rebuilding," President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 1Trump, 79, said the project has already been financed, and the closure is set to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States' foundingThe closure is set to start on Ju…
The U.S. president recently joined his name to this iconic concert hall that will close on July 4th. He said he wanted to transform a "dilapidated" institution into a "world-class bastion of arts, music and entertainment," while several artists cancelled their arrival there.
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