Obama Presidential Center Opens Juneteenth With Museum, Library and Park
The $850 million campus includes a digital museum, public library branch and community spaces, and officials expect up to 1 million visitors a year.
- On June 19, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago's Jackson Park, marking the most expensive presidential library project in history.
- Development of the 20-acre campus faced legal challenges over historic parkland use, though Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett said the project adds 3.7 acres of open green space despite controversies.
- Tickets for the museum cost $30, the highest of any U.S. presidential museum; the campus features 28 site-specific art installations and a full-scale replica of the Oval Office.
- Officials project up to 1 million annual visitors to the center, which includes a new Chicago Public Library branch and is expected to serve as an economic engine for the South Side.
- Breaking from tradition, the center operates as a fully digital archive, digitizing 30 million pages for public access; museum director Louise Bernard said the mission encourages visitors to "take a thoughtful moment to understand" presidential power.
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