The
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has
accepted a $5 million donation from Russian philanthropist Vladimir
Potanin. The gift was given in recognition of the Kennedy Center’s 40th
anniversary and will support the center’s programming and general
operating expenses, the institution said. The Kennedy Center Golden
Circle Lounge, located on the Box Tier level of the Opera House, is set
to undergo an extensive renovation this summer, additionally funded by
the Vladimir Potanin Foundation. It will be renamed the Russian Lounge
when it reopens next fall.
