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March 24, 2026

Historic preservation groups sue to block Kennedy Center changes

  • The suit says major reconstruction could damage historic features and the site’s memorial purpose.
    • By STEVEN SLOAN
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File [enlarge]
    Trump has suggested changes at the Kennedy Center could be so dramatic that the steel supporting the structure could be “fully exposed.”

    WASHINGTON — A coalition of cultural and historic preservation groups is suing to block further physical changes to the Kennedy Center ahead of a two-year closure that President Donald Trump insists is necessary to renovate the prominent performing arts venue.


     
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