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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close Main Building for Renovation and Add Trump's Name
Just the facts
Representative Joyce Beatty confirmed the outcome of the board vote regarding the Washington, D.C., cultural complex. The decision comes three months after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking a previous attempt to close the main campus and alter the naming structure. Under the court's schedule, the Kennedy Center board must present its revised operational and renovation plans to the presiding judge by next week. The planned closure and renaming initiative would affect performance spaces across the arts institution during the two-year reconstruction period.
Why this is news
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to close the Washington, D.C., complex's main building for two years to execute a $250 million renovation project. Board members also voted to place President Donald Trump's name onto the building's facade.
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