Barack Obama Presidential Center | |
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General information | |
Location | Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°46′57″N 87°35′08″W / 41.78250°N 87.58556°W |
Named for | Barack Obama |
Construction started | August 16, 2021[1] |
Inaugurated | Spring 2026 (planned) |
Cost | $482 million[1] |
Management | Valerie Jarrett, CEO |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, and Interactive Design Architects: Landscape architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Site Design Group, and Living Habitats |
Other information | |
Public transit access | CTA ME |
Website | |
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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.[2][3] The center will also include community and conference facilities and will house the nonprofit Obama Foundation. Construction on the 19.3 acre campus is expected to top out in mid-2024, and the center to open in the first half of 2026.[4][5]
The center's work includes digitizing the Barack Obama Presidential Library with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to create the first fully digitized presidential library.[2] The Library is administered by NARA, which will preserve hardcopies of documents at a separate NARA facility; however, many will be loaned to the Presidential Center for display.[2]
The center is located in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago, adjacent to the University of Chicago campus.[6] The university provides planning, support, engagement and programming.[7] Included within the center's plans is a new branch for the Chicago Public Library.[8]
Federal review ended in December 2020, with final completion in 2021.[9][10] Construction began in August 2021 and the Center is expected to open in the first half of 2026.[1][11]
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