# Kennedy Center to Close for Renovations Amid Naming Battle

https://mins.news/en/item/60895

- NBC News, 2026-09-16 11:31 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/kennedy-center-to-close-for-renovations-amid-naming-battle-269956165718

> The Donald Trump-backed Kennedy Center board voted to close the main building for $250 million in repairs. Trump said the center’s reconstruction and renovation would not go ahead until his name is added to the building.

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