As former President Barack Obama’s namesake foundation prepares to roll out the welcome mat to huge crowds of tourists ...

The OPC is scheduled to open in Chicago in June 2026.

Following a decade of planning, construction and delays, the Obama Presidential Center’s opening has been narrowed to a specific month next year — but not yet an exact date, former President Barack ...

"We're trying to bring it back to its former glory," the Chicago Park District's Heather Gleason said of the park's ...

"Uprising of the Sun" by Julie Mehretu, an artist with roots in East Lansing, is a huge glass installation at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, opening in June. When the Obama Presidential ...

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Gates’s work for the center will occupy the Hadiya Pendleton Atrium within the Forum Building, Artist Theaster Gates has been commissioned to create a major new artwork for the Obama Presidential ...

After 10 years of planning, construction and setbacks, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will finally open to the public next summer. During an interview in Arkansas on Monday, Obama ...

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When the Obama Center opens in June, it will offer a fine dining restaurant and cafe. The chef behind it wants to tell a story of a president and also the community that helped propel him to the White ...