Step inside the Obama Presidential Center, opening on Juneteenth
June 3, 2026Updated June 5, 2026, 12:13 p.m. ET
The Obama Presidential Center towers over Jackson Park on May 15, 2026 in Chicago. The Center, built to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, sits on a 19.3 acre campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood and is scheduled to open to the public on June 19, 2026.
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The Barack and Michelle Obama statue is displayed outside The Obama Presidential Center in the Hyde Park neighborhood on May 29, 2026 in Chicago.
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An aerial view shows the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on May 15, 2026 in Chicago.
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A replica of the Oval Office as it appeared during former President Barack Obama's presidency is part of the Obama Presidential Center.
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A security guard looks out at Lake Michigan from the Sky Room at The Obama Presidential Center on May 29, 2026 in Chicago.
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The Obama Presidential Center towers over Jackson Park on May 15, 2026 in Chicago.
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Books are displayed inside the President's Reading Room at The Obama Presidential Center.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 15: Home Court, a 60,000-square-foot athletic and events space, sits alongside the Obama Presidential Center.
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An open drawer of a mock Resolute Desk in a replica of the Oval Office shows a Blackberry at the Obama Presidential Center.
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The fruit and vegetable garden at the Obama Presidential Center.
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The Nelson Mandela Sky Room at the Obama Presidential Center offers panoramic views of Chicago's South Side through the words of former President Barack Obama's 2015 speech in Selma, Alabama.
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IThe playground area at the The Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park is seen in the Hyde Park neighborhood on May 29, 2026 in Chicago.
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The "City of Big Shoulders" art piece by artist Mark Bradford is displayed at The Obama Presidential Center.
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People visit the Michael Jordan Exhibition Gallery during a preview at The Obama Presidential Center.
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Books are displayed inside The Chicago Public Library at The Obama Presidential Center.
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People visit the The Obama Presidential Center during a preview visit on May 29, 2026.
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