Kennedy Center ceiling literally falling apart... how does this even happen?

06 Eyl 07:00

So I stumbled on this story about a chunk of the Grand Foyer ceiling at the Kennedy Center just… falling down. Like, physically collapsing. And apparently there's been a legal battle going on about restoration while the building was basically crumbling for decades? This is one of the most iconic performing arts venues in the US and the narrative is 'decades of neglect.' That hits different. We've all seen institutions slowly decay because nobody wants to foot the bill, but usually it's not this literal. Curious what folks here think — is this purely a funding/governance failure, or is there something deeper going on with how we maintain cultural infrastructure? And honestly, how worried should we be about other 'landmark' buildings sitting on borrowed time?