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President Trump announced on Sunday that the Trump Kennedy Center will close for approximately two years for renovations.
“After a one year review of The Trump Kennedy Center, that has taken place with Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants, deciding between either Construction with Closure and Re-Opening or, Partial Construction while continuing Entertainment Operations through a much longer period of time, working in and around the Performances, I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World. In other words, if we don’t close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!” Trump announced.
“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, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before,” he continued.
“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. Financing is completed, and fully in place! This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, 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. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come,” he added.
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The building was formerly called the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before the board voted unanimously on Dec. 18 to rename the venue The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
The closure comes in the wake of demolition on the East Wing of the White House for a “modernization and renovation” as a new ballroom is built.
The Trump Kennedy Center last week hosted the premiere of First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary.
“We are honored to host the red carpet premiere of the highly anticipated premiere, MELANIA,” Richard Grenell said in a statement.
“The First Lady and Honorary Chair of the Trump Kennedy Center is an incredible champion of the Arts,” he added.
“We are honored to host the red carpet premiere of the highly anticipated premiere, MELANIA,” @RichardGrenell said in a statement. “The First Lady and Honorary Chair of the Trump Kennedy Center is an incredible champion of the Arts.” https://t.co/pDAbYvyGh1
— The Trump Kennedy Center (@kencen) January 31, 2026
Fox News shared further:
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walked the red carpet with several famous friends ahead of the world premiere of the new documentary “MELANIA” at the Trump Kennedy Center on Thursday.
The film, from Amazon MGM Studios and directed by Brett Ratner, chronicles the first lady’s life leading up to Trump’s 2025 inauguration from her home in Trump Tower in New York City to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and captures behind-the-scenes moments at the White House. The documentary is the debut project from the first lady’s new film production company, Muse Films.
Ahead of the premiere, both President Trump and Melania Trump weighed in on how much more outspoken the first lady has been this term.
“I’ve noticed that myself,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “She has been more outspoken. That comes with time. She’s done a great job. She’s very popular, a very respected person.”
“I’m very selective in what I do, when I talk,” Melania also told Fox Digital. “And that is my choice, and I’m mission and action-oriented, and we had a very successful first year in my office as a first lady, and I’m proud of what we achieved.”
Several other VIPs who walked the red carpet praised the first lady and hoped the documentary would show the public the side of her that they see.