The Kennedy Center in Washington is preparing to close most of its facilities for renovations after a federal judge again blocked efforts to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building without congressional approval.
The center’s board says the closure is needed for safety repairs, while Congress has already allocated hundreds of millions of dollars for renovation work. The legal dispute over the building’s name remains separate and is now moving through an appeal.
The episode places one of the country’s best-known performing arts institutions at the center of a broader debate over governance, public funding and the preservation of national cultural landmarks.
