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Kennedy Center Board votes again to close main building for renovations for 2 years

NPR | By Anastasia Tsioulcas,
Michel Martin
Published August 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

The Kennedy Center's board voted a second time Thursday to close the arts complex's main campus for two years. What will that mean to the audiences and artists who depend on it?

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Anastasia Tsioulcas
Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR's Culture desk.
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