The long-awaited Obama Presidential Center opens to the public in Chicago on June 19, 2026. Here's everything you need to know to plan your visit.

The Obama Presidential Library holds a grand opening ceremony on June 18th. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny has an inside look at the new center.

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

More than a library and archives, the new Chicago institution is a place for the community to gather, talk and play together ...

Critics say Obama Presidential Center on Chicago public parkland is an activism hub for his foundation, not a traditional ...

As the Obama Presidential Center opens, plans for Donald Trump's library are taking shape, offering two starkly different visions.

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of the new Obama Presidential Center, personally greeting them Friday.

The Obama Presidential Center isn’t just a library, but a sprawling campus designed by the architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, featuring a monumental collection of art, a replica of the Oval ...

The Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public on Friday, on Juneteenth, hugs the north end of Jackson Park, runs alongside a lagoon, rises 225 feet at its highest, and rolls backward down ...

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