| This September, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its namesake with the opening of “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy.” It’s a new permanent exhibit exploring Kennedy’s presidency and commitment to the arts. Mounted in the 7,500-square foot, roof-level JFK Gallery at the heart of the original Edward Durell Stone building, the Kennedy Center’s permanent exhibit represents an important new travel destination for visitors to the D.C. area. |
As a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy Center actively seeks new ways to embody its namesake’s ideals, honor his legacy and celebrate his commitment to the arts. With a multi-faceted external design team, headed and contracted by Kieran Timberlake – the eminent Philadelphia architectural firm that recently added the 2022 AIA Architecture Award to its impressive string of honors – the center has fully renovated and repurposed the JFK Gallery to house “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy.” The first of its scope in Kennedy Center history, this major flagship exhibit will have a special opening ceremony on September 8, exactly 51 years after the 1971 inauguration of the center itself.
