The public is getting its first look inside the $850 million Obama Presidential Center before it opens June 19 on Chicago’s South Side. The 19.3-acre campus combines museum exhibits about Barack and Michelle Obama with art installations, a Chicago Public Library branch, athletic facilities and community gathering spaces. General admission to the museum will cost $30, making it the most expensive presidential museum or library to visit. The Barack and Michelle Obama statue outside The Obama Presidential Center in the Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, May 29, 2026. Joshua
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