President Donald Trump announced that the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will temporarily be closed starting this summer in order to speed up renovations and construction projects for the building.
Trump said the closure will begin on July 4, 2026, and last “approximately” two years, after which there will be a “Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before.”
He said he made the decision after a one-year review of the performing arts center that included discussions with “Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants.” Trump added that the building being completely closed, as opposed to continuing performances with construction ongoing, “will produce a much faster and higher quality result.”
“Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time,” he posted on Truth Social. “Therefore, The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex.”
The president said the construction will “take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before.”
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