2026-04-22T21:01:12.470Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：桑伦·瑟弗蒂
发布时间：2026年4月22日，美国东部时间下午5:01
2026年4月22日周三，肯尼迪中心新任负责人马特·弗洛卡展示了该机构两年闭馆修缮期间需要修复的部分损坏情况。
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特朗普总统新任命的肯尼迪中心负责人为将这座知名艺术机构关闭两年进行修缮的决定进行了全力辩护，他在周三告诉记者，这一想法出自他本人。
“总统曾问：‘如何才能把这些项目做到最好，如何才能真正做到尽善尽美并高效交付？’”马特·弗洛卡在带领媒体参观建筑底层后说道。此次导览旨在展示他所说的、维持这个美国顶级艺术和文化中心正常运转所必需的损坏情况和升级改造项目。
“我的建议是关闭场馆，在确定的时间段内完成所有工程，也就是两年，”弗洛卡说。
不过，肯尼迪中心官员承认，即便经过两年时间，场馆重新开放时，观众可能也看不到建筑外观有太大变化。
官员们表示，观众能注意到的唯一明显变化是景观铺路砖、喷泉，以及可能对内部色调进行调整，他们称这种方案旨在提升建筑的外观和质感，同时保持整体布局不变。
正如特朗普此前所言，此次修缮并不会将建筑的钢结构“完全暴露在外”。
一位肯尼迪中心官员表示，施工期间脚手架会被看到，但“你不会站在乔治敦隔河相望就能看穿整座建筑。那是不可能发生的事。”
此次信息披露正值特朗普第二届政府任期内，肯尼迪中心的未来引发诸多争议之际。
这座艺术机构是华盛顿特区众多被特朗普试图打上其个人印记的场所之一，由他亲自挑选的董事会投票决定将场馆更名为“特朗普肯尼迪中心”，并承诺对其外观、节目内容以及在美国文化版图中的地位进行改造。
过去一年来，这些变革引发了多位知名艺术家退出、门票销量下滑以及多起诉讼。
参观场馆
2月，特朗普宣布该中心将于7月起关闭两年，进行大规模翻新工程。
但尽管官员们承认表演艺术行业的整体销量都在下滑——肯尼迪中心也不例外——他们坚称，闭馆决定“完全是基于这座建筑的需求，而非场馆使命、节目安排，也不是因为无法实现该使命”。
肯尼迪中心官员正在为包括捐赠者和国会议员在内的各类团体提供导览，带领他们参观锅炉房、舞台后方、停车场以及暖通空调系统，以证明翻新工程的必要性。
2026年4月22日周三展示的部分损坏情况。
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官员们展示了这座建筑的多处状况：停车场甲板的天花板和地板存在渗水痕迹，钢梁已被腐蚀生锈，铺路砖褪色，防火材料也在剥落。
一个大型“河水泵房”是该中心获取制冷能力的地方，一根大管道伸入波托马克河取水再排水，泵房内的设备于1971年首次安装，已经有30年无法正常运行。
官员们表示，这个泵房以及取水方式是需要彻底翻新的项目之一。目前相关方正在讨论停止使用波托马克河作为冷却水源，转而可能使用污水——这是一种更接近自然的系统。
许多美学设计决策尚未确定，比如国家大厅内地毯的设计和颜色是否会有任何调整。
官员们表示，目前没有计划改动场馆内与前总统约翰·F·肯尼迪相关的任何设施，包括标志性的雕像和半身像，他们还补充称，也不知道有任何改动总统包厢的计划。
毗邻肯尼迪中心的扩建项目“抵达空间”（The Reach）将在计划的闭馆期间部分开放。
但肯尼迪中心官员承认，闭馆期间工作人员将大幅精简。仅会留下一小部分员工负责项目规划、开发、财务和节目安排。自特朗普去年就职以来，肯尼迪中心已经进行了多轮裁员。
官员们承认，特朗普在这一领域投入了极大的个人兴趣。“他对细节十分关注。我不知道还有谁能做到这一点，”一位官员说道。
该项目预计耗资2.57亿美元。联邦资金将用于翻新和维护，同时私人捐赠者将被邀请资助休息室升级和观众体验改善等额外项目。
合适的人选
2026年4月22日周三，肯尼迪中心新任负责人马特·弗洛卡展示了该机构两年闭馆修缮期间需要修复的部分损坏情况。
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弗洛卡此前担任该艺术中心设施运营副总裁，他于3月才被任命为该机构负责人，此前特朗普在大量关于肯尼迪中心的负面新闻报道中替换了前任负责人里克·格勒内尔。
内部人士此前告诉CNN，弗洛卡和特朗普因共同对建筑工程的兴趣而建立了密切关系，几个月前在一次肯尼迪中心参观中，这位年轻的设施经理凭借对场馆需求的了解给总统留下了深刻印象。
弗洛卡表示，他打算在整个项目期间留任，证明自己的价值。
“我想要证明，我能比国内任何人都更出色地完成这份工作，”他说。
Two year closure was his idea, says Trump’s new Kennedy Center leader, defending dramatic move
2026-04-22T21:01:12.470Z / CNN
By Sunlen Serfaty
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
Matt Floca, the new head of the Kennedy Center, shows some of the damage that will need to be fixed during the institution’s two year closure, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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President Donald Trump’s newly appointed head of the Kennedy Center offered a full-throated defense of the decision to close the renowned arts institution for renovations for two years, telling reporters on Wednesday that it was his idea.
“The president asked: ‘how do you make these projects the best, how do you make them, you know really excellent and deliver them efficiently?’,” Matt Floca said after leading press on a tour through the bowels of the building. The walkthrough was to highlight damage and upgrades he says are necessary to keeping the nation’s premiere arts and cultural center in good order.
“My recommendation was you close the building and you do everything over a definite period of time, two year,” Floca said.
However, Kennedy Center officials acknowledged that even after the two years, patrons may not see much of a difference in the physical look of the building when it reopens.
The only visible changes of note that patrons will see are landscape pavers, fountains and possible changes to the interior color palette, officials said,describing the approach as one meant to elevate the look and feel of the building, while keeping the main layout unchanged.
The renovations themselves are not, as Trump has previously said, so dramatic as to be leaving the building’s steel “fully exposed.”
During construction,scaffolds will be visible, but “you’re not going to be able to stand in Georgetown and look over the river and see through the building. That’s not what’s going to happen,” one Kennedy Center official said.
The disclosures come as controversy has swirled around the future of the Kennedy Center during Trump’s second administration.
The arts institution is one of many parts of Washington, DC, the president has sought to put his stamp upon, with his handpicked board of trustees voting to rename it the “Trump Kennedy Center” and promising to revamp its look, programming and place in the United States’ cultural landscape.
Over the last year, the changes have prompted high-profile withdrawals from artists, declining ticket sales and lawsuits.
Touring the building
In February, Trump announced that the center would close for two years beginning in July to undergo an expansive renovation.
But while officials acknowledged that sales are down across the performing arts – and the Kennedy Center is no different – they insisted that the decision to close “is completely founded in the needs of this building and not the mission or not the programming or not being able to achieve that mission.”
Kennedy Center officials are conducting tours with various groups, including donors and members of Congress, showing the boiler room, behind the stages, through the parking garages, and to see the HVAC system, to provide evidence of the need for the renovations.
Some damage shown on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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Officials showed conditions of a building with evidence of water intrusion at many places – at parking deck ceilings and floors, steel beams that had been corroded and rusted over, discolored pavers, and fireproofing that was falling apart.
An expansive “river pump room” – where the center gets it’s cooling capacity from, with a big pipe dipping into and draining water from the Potomac River – had equipment that was first installed in 1971 and has not been functioning for 30 years.
The room and method for getting water are among the things that need to be completely overhauled, officials said. There are discussions underway to stop using the Potomac River as a cooling source, and potentially use sewage water – a somewhat more natural system.
Many of the aesthetic decisions have yet to be made such as any changes to the design and the color of the carpets in the Hall of States.
At this time there are no plans to change anything related to former President John F. Kennedy in the building, including the iconic statue and bust, officials said, adding that they know of no planned changes to the presidential box, either.
The Reach, an extension adjacent to the Kennedy Center, will remain partially opened during the planned closure.
But during the closure staffing will be bare bones, Kennedy Center officials acknowledged. Only a small staff will remain to work on the plans, development, finance, and programming. The Kennedy Center has already seen multiple rounds of layoffs since Trump took office last year.
Officials acknowledged this is an area Trump has taken a keen personal interest in. “He is in the details. I don’t know if there’s any way that other put that,” one official said.
The project is expected to cost $257 million. Federal funding will go to the renovations and maintenance, while private donors are being asked to help fund additional projects like the lounge upgrades and patron experience.
The man for the job
Matt Floca, the new head of the Kennedy Center, shows some of the damage that will need to be fixed during the institution’s two year closure, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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Floca, who was previously the arts center’s vice president of facilities operations, was only named as head of the institution in March, after Trump replaced his predecessor, Ric Grenell, amid a deluge of negative headlines about the Kennedy Center.
Insiders previously told CNN that Floca and Trump had developed a close relationship over their shared interest in construction, and that the young facilities manager had impressed the president with his knowledge of the building’s needs during a tour of the Kennedy Center several months ago.
Floca said that he intends to stay for the duration of the project and show his worth.
“I want to prove that I can do this job better than anyone in the country,” he said.
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