CultureIconic US cultural center says demolition warning was hypothetical
A spokesperson for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Justice Department attorneys’ warning that the Washington institution might be demolished described only a hypothetical scenario. The statement concerned a filing suggesting demolition could follow if courts blocked Donald Trump’s overhaul plan. Renovations have also been challenged in court by historians’ and architects’ groups.
Iconic US cultural center says demolition warning was hypothetical