The Must-See Artworks Inside the Obama Presidential Center:
A shortlist of artworks handpicked by the former president now dot the 19.3-acre campus in Chicago.
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The Must-See Artworks Inside the Obama Presidential Center: A shortlist of artworks handpicked by the former president now dot the 19.3-acre campus in Chicago.
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Key FactsChicago Hosts Grand Opening of Obama Center
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- Barack Obama inaugurated the Presidential Center alongside several past US presidents in Chicago’s South Side.
- The nearly 70-meter concrete structure features a facade quoting Obama’s 2015 speech commemorating civil rights marches.
- Thousands gathered to enjoy performances by artists like Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson under clear skies.
- Besides museum and concert halls, the center includes a public library branch with books chosen by the Obamas.
Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.— Barack Obama at the ceremony opening the Obama Presidential Center, 2015, on the 50th anniversary of civil rights marches in Alabama
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- The Obama Presidential Center is a sprawling 19.3-acre campus featuring a museum, library branch, basketball court, and major contemporary art installations.
- Scheduled to open on June 19, it represents over ten years of development and is the most expensive presidential library ever built.
- Operated privately by the Obama Foundation, the center includes the first fully digital presidential archive with some 30 million pages digitized.
- Despite concerns about gentrification and environmental impact, the campus integrates green spaces, recreational facilities, and community programming within Jackson Park.
I hope that when people come to the center they come with an open heart about the future of democracy, collective imagining, collective storytelling and collective belief.— Theaster Gates, in an exclusive CNN interview late last year
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