Kennedy Center board's meeting to 'exclusively' focus on closure, court filing says
Summary
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is planning to close temporarily due to serious structural problems. The center’s board will focus on the closure and not on new ways to honor President Donald Trump, following a court order to remove his name from the building.Key Facts
- The Kennedy Center board’s meeting will focus only on closing the center for safety reasons.
- A partial ceiling collapse happened recently, shown in a security video posted by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
- The center’s board voted last month to close the building for two years for a $285 million renovation.
- The board had voted to add President Trump’s name to the building, but a federal judge ordered its removal in May.
- The board members were mostly appointed by President Trump.
- Congress has already given $257 million for the renovation, and the board hopes Trump will raise another $100 million.
- The board also voted to recognize Trump as someone who “renovated and restored” the center if fundraising goals are met.
- A judge is deciding whether adding more honors for Trump would break a law protecting the Kennedy Center as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy.
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