Obama Presidential Library

Barack Obama Presidential Center

The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. The center includes a museum, community and conference facilities and houses the nonprofit Obama Foundation. Also included within the Center is a branch of the Chicago Public Library, and a community athletic facility, within a broad expanse of landscaped public park, gardens, and playground. A dedication ceremony was held on June 18, 2026, before opening to the public the next day, on June 19, Juneteenth. The center's work includes digitizing the Barack Obama Presidential Library with the National Archives and Records Administration, to create the first fully digitized presidential library. Though NARA, which administers the library, loaned many documents and artifacts to the Presidential Center for display, they will be archived and preserved at a separate facility.

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• Entity:  Location

• Style:  Contemporary
• Location:  6001 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
• Named for:  Barack Obama
• Construction started:  August 16, 2021
• Inaugurated:  June 18, 2026
• Cost:  $850 Million (Est.)
• Management:  Obama Foundation, Valerie Jarrett (Ceo), Kenvi Phillips (Director)
• Size:  19.3 Acres
• Architect:  Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, And Interactive Design Architects, Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Site Design Group, And Living Habitats, Home Court Athletics Center: Moody Nolan
• Wikidata description:  Presidential Museum In Chicago, Illinois
• Wikidata label:  Barack Obama Presidential Center
• Wikidata aliases:  Barack Obama Presidential Center, Obama Presidential Center

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