Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations and add President Trump’s name
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The Kennedy Center's board has again voted to close its main building for renovations as well as put President Donald Trump's name back on the building, but in a different way.
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The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump’s allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has pursued a number of projects to renovate and overhaul major sites in Washington, D.C., including the Kennedy Center.
The board's resolution on inscribing the president's name on the building says the inscription will read: “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump."
A view of the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump renamed as the “Trump Kennedy Center,” along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2026. (Daniel SLIM / AFP via Getty Images)
The Kennedy Center board has voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts building. That's according to Rep. Joyce Beatty and lawyers. The move Thursday comes after the board decided to move forward with a two-year closure to allow for substantial renovation work, …
The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future is escalating. President Donald Trump’s allies on the board voted on Thursday to add his name to the building’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.
The future of performances at the Kennedy Center hangs in the balance as board members prepare to vote Thursday on whether to keep the building open to the public or shut it down entirely during major renovations.
The Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet Thursday to consider plans for the performing arts venue’s future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations .
The Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet to consider plans for the performing arts venue’s future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations
By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked John F. Kennedy Center board has voted a second time to close the performing arts institution for renovations, according to a person who was briefed on the decision.
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board of the Kennedy Center has voted a second time to close the performing arts institution for a two-year renovation, according to two people who were briefed on the decision.
The Trump-controlled Kennedy Center board voted once again to close the arts institution for renovations, after a judge rejected a previous move to shutter the complex because it did not fully consider the scope of options and their impacts.
The Kennedy Center’s board reportedly plans to add an inscription to the venue that says, “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump,” despite a judge’s ruling that forced it to remove Trump’s name.
The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue.
The board of trustees, led by President Donald Trump, once more voted to shutter the building, after a judge ordered them to more carefully weigh the decision.
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted for the second time Thursday to close the building for renovations, according to The New York Times. The decision would close the Kennedy Center’s main building, while the Reach, a new building on campus, would remain open for som…
The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to close for two years for renovations and to again add President Trump’s name to the facade, Rep. Joyce Beatty said.
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, per multiple reports . Why it matters: The move challenges a federal judge's ruling back in May that only Congress could change the name of the performing arts venue, an…
The Kennedy Center board has voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts venue and agreed to move forward with a two-year closure. That word comes from Joyce Beatty, a congresswoman who's a board…
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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