The board of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts voted to shut down the center for repairs, shortly after a federal judge blocked the center from adding President Trump's name to the building facade for a second time ▻ ↧ Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blo... The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to shut down the iconic ​performing arts venue for up to two years for repairs, a $257 million renovation project that President Donald Trump later threatened to block unless federal courts allow his name to be ‌added to the building.