John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or
Kennedy Center) opened in
1971 as a living memorial to
John F. Kennedy. The idea for the center however dates to
1958 when a National Cultural Center was proposed for
Washington DC. The center, designed by architect
Edward Durrell Stone is located on the Potomac River. The Center has three main theaters: A Concert Hall on the south side, an Opera House in the middle, and the Eisenhower Theater on the north side, named for
Dwight Eisenhower.
Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have been awarded annually by the center's Board of Trustees.
See also