The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close the center over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter
September 16, 2026A federal judge has blocked the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts
September 15, 2026Judge blocks latest bid to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center
September 15, 2026A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday again blocked the John F.
September 15, 2026The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position."
September 14, 2026Kennedy Center faces ‘fiscal collapse’ unless Trump’s name returns, board of trustees claims
September 14, 2026A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center is blaming “decades of neglect” for causing part of the ceiling to collapse in the performing arts venue's grand foyer
September 05, 2026Kennedy Center removes outdoor ‘Blue’ sculpture
September 02, 2026The Kennedy Center removed a sculpture known as Blue, a tall, blue stick figure designed by Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019
September 02, 2026A crane removed the 24-foot (7-meter) sculpture "Blue" from the Kennedy Center grounds on Wednesday in the latest move to redesign Washington's public spaces under
September 02, 2026
