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The #KennedyCenter Enters the Unknown

It may or may not close. #Trump says he’ll abandon it. And the fight isn’t over.

For months, the dwindling ranks of staffers at the Kennedy Center have been bracing for July, when the Washington, DC, #arts complex had been slated to shut down. How the bruised institution would bounce back after a 2-year closure ordered by the president of the United States—& what it would look like once it did—were major questions.

theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…