US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will close the Kennedy Center performing arts venue in Washington for two years starting in July for construction.

Trump’s social media post Sunday night follows a wave of cancellations since Trump removed the previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump did not mention the recent cancellations in his announcement.

Trump announced his plan a few days after the premiere Melania the first lady’s documentary was shown at the legendary location. The proposal, he said, is subject to approval by the Kennedy Center’s board, which is stocked with his handpicked allies. Trump himself chairs the center’s board of directors.

“This important decision, based on input from many highly respected experts, will transform the tired, broken and decrepit Center, which has been in disrepair, financially and structurally, for years into a world-class bastion of art, music and entertainment,” Trump wrote in his announcement.

Leading performing arts groups have pulled out of performances, and recently composer Philip Glass announced his decision to withdraw his Symphony No. Lincoln because he said the center’s values ​​today are in “direct conflict” with the message of the work.

Earlier this month, the Washington National Opera announced it would move performances from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following Trump’s takeover of the US capital’s premier performing arts venue.

A spokesman for the Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.