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The Obama Presidential Center represents a historic opportunity to build a world-class museum and public gathering space that celebrates our nation’s first African American President and First Lady on the South Side of Chicago.
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. The center will also include community and conference facilities and will house the nonprofit Obama Foundation.
Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Obama Presidential Center is scheduled to open in 2026. The Obama Presidential Center will include a world-class museum and public gathering spaces that celebrate our nation’s first African American President and First Lady on the South Side of Chicago.
After years of hard work, dedication, and endless support from our Chicago neighbors and caring people all around the world, we broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center. Check out highlights from the ceremony.
Jun 10, 2024 · Nine years after selecting Chicago as the home for his presidential center, Barack Obama celebrated the structure reaching its full height.
Oct 29, 2023 · The city beat out others to host Barack Obama’s presidential center. But as construction continues on the South Side, some residents fear being priced out.
Sep 28, 2021 · More than four years after leaving office, Barack Obama broke ground on Tuesday on his presidential center on the South Side of Chicago, a legacy project that has been bogged down by a...
Sep 28, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground Tuesday during a celebratory groundbreaking on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago park.
Sep 28, 2021 · As former President Barack Obama took the podium during his presidential center’s long-delayed groundbreaking, he looked back on his first taste of the city that would forever shape him:...
Sep 24, 2021 · Construction continues on the Barack Obama Presidential Center site in Chicago’s Jackson Park on Sept. 23, 2021. A new branch of the Chicago Public Library will include on its roof a garden...
