Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is temporarily halting its free public tour program, which has been offered for over 50 years.
- An internal memo from Brooks Boeke, director of the volunteer program, instructed tour guides to stop reporting for duty effective Friday.
- The memo did not specify a reason for the pause, and only the tour program is affected among volunteer roles.
- The tours have operated continuously since the center's opening in 1971, except for a one-year break during the Covid-19 pandemic.
