{"id":2654921,"date":"2026-09-04T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portion-of-the-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-after-severe-storms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T22:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T02:59:37","slug":"portion-of-the-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-after-severe-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portion-of-the-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-after-severe-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapses after severe storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportion-of-the-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-after-severe-storms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654921&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A section of the Kennedy Center&#8217;s ceiling collapsed following severe storms in Washington,D.C.,prompting the building&#8217;s temporary closure adn reigniting debates over a planned two-year renovation. Fortunately, no injuries occurred. The incident underscores the urgent need for extensive repairs, which critics argue have been delayed due to neglect. Kennedy Center officials, including VP of public Relations Roma Daravi, emphasized that the collapse highlights the necessity of proceeding with renovations championed by President Donald Trump. Rep.Joyce Beatty challenged the center\u2019s previous plans to close for two years, citing rushed decisions and inadequate reviews; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/childrens-national-hospital-to-end-all-gender-transition-treatments\/\" title=\"Children\u2019s National Hospital to End All Gender-Transition Treatments\">federal judge initially blocked<\/a> the closure but permitted reconsideration. Regarding naming rights, the Kennedy center announced it would delay adding Trump&#8217;s name until October amid legal challenges, with the Department of Justice suggesting that failure to approve renovations could lead to the building&#8217;s demolition. The renovation plan, initiated by former facilities vice president Matt Floca, aims to address structural issues such as water damage, rusted steel, and outdated equipment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A portion of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\">John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts<\/a> ceiling crumbled on Friday following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1458\">storms<\/a> across the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, area, reviving calls to close the center for a two-year renovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceiling collapse occurred around 5 p.m. on Friday in the main building, prompting the building to close for the evening. The portion of the ceiling fell in the grand foyer, which will remain closed through the weekend until repairs can be made. No one was injured when the ceiling fell.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4714924\/portion-of-kennedy-center-ceiling-collapses-renewing-renovation-calls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapses, renewing calls to close for renovations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4714200\/trump-qatar-jet-international-flight-security\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump to use Qatari jet for international flight despite security concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4714140\/trump-threat-cut-federal-support-smithsonian\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration threatens to cut federal support to Smithsonian over \u2018ideological activism\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">A portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapsed on Sept. 4 following severe storms in Washington, D.C. (Provided to the Washington Examiner)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/09\/localimages\/Kennedy-center-ceiling-6-rotated.jpeg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;1024&#8243; width=&#8221;768&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A portion of the Kennedy Center ceiling collapsed on Sept. 4 following severe storms in Washington, D.C. (Provided to the Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The center\u2019s Vice President of Public Relations Roma Daravi said in a statement that the incident should only amplify President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> calls to upgrade the building.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnother example of the urgent need to close the renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed,\u201d Daravi said. \u201cFortunately, no one was injured when the main hall\u2019s ceiling collapsed. This structural failure stems from decades of neglect deferred maintenance by the previous leadership, and there\u2019s no justification to further delays in restoring America\u2019s cultural center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area in which the ceiling fell is the same place where Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the center\u2019s board, posed for pictures on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) standing the Kennedy Center Grand Foyer on Sept. 2, where the ceiling later collapsed on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/09\/localimages\/Kennedy-center-ceiling-7-rotated.jpeg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;1024&#8243; width=&#8221;768&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) standing the Kennedy Center Grand Foyer on Sept. 2, where the ceiling later collapsed on Sept. 4. (Provided to the Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beatty has challenged the board\u2019s plan to close the Kennedy Center for two years, arguing its initial decision was rushed and inadequately considered. A federal judge blocked that closure in May but left the door open for a new vote after a more thorough review, prompting the board to vote again in August after considering several renovation options, including remaining partially open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives for the Kennedy Center told the court that they would not be renaming the performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, but would instead incorporate the president\u2019s\u00a0name in several other ways. Beatty then filed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4696159\/beatty-emergency-order-trump-kennedy-center\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4696159\/beatty-emergency-order-trump-kennedy-center\/\">an emergency motion<\/a>, claiming the actions still cross a line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4703959\/kennedy-center-board-hold-off-adding-trump-name-facility-october\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4703959\/kennedy-center-board-hold-off-adding-trump-name-facility-october\/\">KENNEDY CENTER BOARD WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING TRUMP\u2019S NAME TO THE FACILITY UNTIL OCTOBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice responded to the emergency order by saying that if the two-year renovation is not approved, the Kennedy Center will be demolished and turned into an amphitheater. DOJ lawyers later agreed to hold off on adding Trump\u2019s name while a federal judge further deliberates the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The renovations were initially recommended by the current executive director and former vice president of facilities at the Kennedy Center, Matt Floca. The construction will focus on various structural issues around the facility, including water damage, rusting steel, and over three decades-old industrial chillers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Center ceiling collapse sparks renovation calls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2654922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kennedy-center-ceiling-5.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[85157,85158,50057,39563,64392],"class_list":["post-2654921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceiling-collapse","tag-emergency-repair","tag-kennedy-center","tag-severe-storms","tag-structural-damage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kennedy-center-ceiling-5.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2654925,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654921\/revisions\/2654925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}