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What is the Obama Presidential Center?

The Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and green space complex in Chicago’s Jackson Park. It opened to the public on June 19, 2026. The center includes a full-size basketball court, a public library, a vegetable garden, a rooftop playground, and a sledding hill. At an estimated cost of $850 million, it is the most expensive presidential library built.