Plaintiffs call for independent protection of the Kennedy Center

… <p>Statement of eight Plaintiff organizations: The American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Society of Landscape Architects, Committee of 100 on the Federal City, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, DC Preservation League, Docomomo US, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Society of Architectural Historians state:</p> <p><strong>“If the current leadership of the Kennedy Center is unwilling or unable to exercise its fiduciary duty to protect the historic building and the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the court should consider appointing a receiver or replacing that leadership. The irrevocable loss of this iconic building — whether by intent, neglect or mismanagement — appears increasingly possible. The court has invited our coalition of eight nationally recognized architectural and preservation organizations to raise additional requests for relief if new facts appear to warrant judicial intervention. We are on the verge of such a moment.” </strong></p> <p>The Kennedy Center is a trust instrumentality belonging to the American people. Its trustees are fiduciaries, not owners.</p> …