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Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations
The closure aims to enable a faster, higher-quality renovation after performer cancellations and board changes, with financing fully in place, officials said.
- Starting July 4, the Kennedy Center will close for two years, Trump announced on Truth Social.
- After the board vote, performers canceled shows following Trump installing new trustees and making himself chair, moves that preceded renaming and leadership ousters at the Kennedy Center board of trustees.
- Claiming the center needs a full rebuild, Trump said a one-year review with Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants informed the decision, and financing is completed.
- Several top performers have pulled out, including composer Philip Glass and the Washington National Opera, while programming head Kevin Couch resigned last week amid legal objections and criticism from Kennedy family members.
- Subject to a board of the Kennedy Center, the plan involves a two-year closure starting July 4, 2026, with $257 million in funding cited and a 2028 reopening goal.
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According to President Donald Trump, the Trump-Kennedy-Center in Washington is to be closed and completely rebuilt for two years. Criticism and uncertainty are growing.
The renovation of the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington begins on July 4th and lasts about two years.
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has determined that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington should close for about two years. Trump, who wrote on Truth Social that the decision is “totally subject” to approval by his handpicked board, said that the center will close on July 4 and that “financing…
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