# US Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy, Washington Post reports

https://mins.news/en/item/57264

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-14 06:50 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/14/us-kennedy-center-faces-bankruptcy-washington-post-reports?traffic_source=rss

> The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, is reportedly close to bankruptcy and could shut as early as Tuesday. Its Trump-led board recommends immediately closing the main building, saying putting Donald Trump’s name on the facade may be the only way to avert “certain fiscal collapse.”

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