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class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public on June 19 in Chicago.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The $850 million project is the most expensive presidential library in history and features 28 site-specific art installations.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The sprawling campus includes a museum, basketball court, community gardens and a replica Oval Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__disclaimer-text\">AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<cite class=\"source__cite vossi-source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location vossi-source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Chicago<wbr\/><\/span><span class=\"source__separator\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/cite><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" 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The panoramic views are impressive: Surrounding the campus is Chicago\u2019s South and West Sides, as well as the ultramarine of Lake Michigan. But, more than that,<strong> <\/strong>it\u2019s a moment to pause after scaling several floors of history and Barack Obama\u2019s political legacy \u2014 not-too-distant memories for many.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyzjxet00003b6rgk6k05kz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Overhead, a monumental artwork by the artist Idris Khan gives the illusion of continued ascent. Words from President Obama\u2019s famed remarks in Selma, Alabama, are stamped and overlapping, sloping upwards as a swath of blue until they reach a rim of light. In Selma, and elsewhere, the former president often spoke about collectively shaping destiny. 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Video by Jordan Guzzardo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        0:41<br \/>\n         <span class=\"video-resource__source\"><br \/>\n        <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459u00053b6rfvqhrqyg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That\u2019s because it\u2019s not just a single building. Instead, it\u2019s an entire campus, designed by the architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and featuring 28 new, site-specific installations from some of the most important artists today. The design shifts the traditional concept of an archival presidential library into a sprawling 19.3-acre campus that offers a museum, community events, a fruit and vegetable garden, NBA regulation-sized basketball court, and a new branch of the Chicago Public Library.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpz65kiq000f3b6r4tb1fvep@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"OF051426AM(U+002A)-34.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.7488\" data-original-height=\"1872\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-u-002a-34.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"The Obama Presidential Center Museum offers views of Chicago and Lake Michigan.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1872\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpz0vffs00033b6rwc53p5r4@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"OF050826TEG_059.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.667\" data-original-height=\"2001\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of050826teg-059.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"Idris Kahn\u2019s artwork \u201cSky of Hope\u201d tops the Obama Presidential Center museum in the Sky Room, which overlooks the campus and city from the 8th floor.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2001\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459u00063b6r7y0b9xb5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the lead up, the former president has done a promotional gauntlet, playing Wordle with Stephen Colbert, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DV_zyM-D31u\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">squashing his beef<\/a> with NBA star Anthony Edwards (for now); and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7BqNeOHnD\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">wishing folks<\/a> a Happy Star Wars day alongside Mark Hamill (who played Luke Skywalker) in front of the center \u2014 perhaps a sly response to one of its nicknames, the \u201cDeath Star.\u201d The museum\u2019s weighty granite design has also been called the \u201cObamalisk,\u201d sometimes disparagingly, othertimes fondly.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459u00073b6rizpwnad9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN got an early look at the center this week during its soft opening period, as it welcomed community members as its first guests. Already, the campus bustled with activity, even as final construction, landscaping, and art installations continued. School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu\u2019s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459u00083b6rpyqdxtel@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Tsien said it had been emotional to watch visitors fill the campus. \u201cYou have a sense when people walk in, they look up and they feel like it belongs to them, like it\u2019s theirs,\u201d she said during an interview at the center\u2019s Forum building.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyz9w2700143b6rj6qweczf@published\" class=\"image-elevate vossi-image_elevate  image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"OF051226TEG_0609.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1159\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1159,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1093\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1093,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1316\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1316,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051226teg-0609.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1093,c_fill\" alt=\"Visitors on the escalator take in Julie Mehretu\u2019s painted vertical window, \u201cUprising of the Sun,\u201d which stretches up multiple floors.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459u000a3b6rgvjta7fg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Despite the colorful comparisons, Williams and Tsien based the museum\u2019s shape on a visual of four hands coming together, promoting the idea that many hands shape a place, according to the center. \u201cI don\u2019t care about the names,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI think we only care about what it is and what it does and what it will be in the future.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000c3b6rwsieiok7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe think of it as a 500-year building, so every decision that was made was really about making something that felt lasting and timeless,\u201d Tsien added.\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/pull-quote\/instances\/cmpz0zs29000d3b6rp8107jvz@published\" data-component-name=\"pull-quote\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" class=\"pull-quote-elevate vossi-pull-quote_elevate inline-placeholder\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-sig-quote-default\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9.277 6l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.781H4v-6.103l.006-.02C4.037 10.014 6.287 6.874 9.276 6zm9.079 0l.536.937c-1.224 1.12-1.584 2.961-1.6 4.236v.016h3.569v7.78h-7.782v-6.102l.006-.02c.031-2.833 2.281-5.973 5.27-6.847z\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"pull-quote__section vossi-pull-quote_elevate__section\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__text  vossi-pull-quote_elevate__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    \u201cI hope that when people come to the center they come with an open heart about the future of democracy, collective imagining, collective storytelling and collective belief.\u201d\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__attribution inline-placeholder vossi-pull-quote_elevate__attribution\" data-editable=\"attribution\">\n                    Theaster Gates, Artist\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000d3b6rlvw1zsja@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Whatever you see in the Brutalist-esque building, the center is poised to become a major cultural institution and destination. Breaking with tradition, it\u2019s also run privately by the nonprofit Obama Foundation instead of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The presidential archive itself, run by NARA, will be made fully digital for the first time, which meant digitizing some 30 million pages, per the Obama Foundation. Parts of the archive are on display at the museum.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyzapxd00163b6rdvp0tfa0@published\" class=\"image_expandable-elevate vossi-image_expandable-elevate  portrait image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"OF051426AM-26-2.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.25\" data-original-height=\"2500\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"639\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_639,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"903\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_903,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"668\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_668,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"780\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"834\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_834,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051426am-26-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\" alt=\"The center has been nicknamed the \u201cObamalisk\u201d because of its monolithic form.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2500\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyzb32500183b6rc5bd2yd8@published\" class=\"image_expandable-elevate vossi-image_expandable-elevate  portrait image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"OF052319CD_0314-2.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.25\" data-original-height=\"2500\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"639\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_639,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"903\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_903,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"668\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_668,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"780\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"834\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_834,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of052319cd-0314-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\" alt=\"But four hands joining together was one of the actual references for the shape of the museum\u2019s design.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2500\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000e3b6rbfgszpjz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Not all of these changes \u2014 nor the price tag \u2014 have been embraced. There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/city-hall\/2023\/9\/15\/23873656\/south-shore-woodlawn-displacement-obama-center-desmon-yancy\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing concerns<\/a> about its impact on gentrification on the South Side, and the location itself was in dispute as well. It is embedded within the city\u2019s historic Jackson Park, a decision that was met with legal battles as an environmental group sued the City of Chicago for allowing a private project to be built on public land. The lawsuit was eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/06\/11\/politics\/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-obama-presidential-center\">dismissed<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000f3b6r65w2icnf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Though the center added a total of 3.7 acres to the park, parts of it also fell victim to the construction, including the removal of hundreds of trees and its historic Women\u2019s Garden from 1937, which was demolished but has been reimagined for the new campus. In a presentation at the center on Wednesday, Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett emphasized the outdoor recreational opportunities they\u2019ve offered from the start, with an athletic field built before the main plazas and buildings, as well as the gardens and other green spaces (including a sledding hill) that they\u2019ve cultivated since.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000g3b6r4iojynbx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019ve had thousands of community meetings to ensure that this campus was going to blend into the urban fabric, that the people who live proximate to this center would feel the sense of ownership and participate with us in developing the plans for it,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000i3b6rluaothbq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Inside the museum, there are exhibitions dedicated to the former president\u2019s political legacy, the former first lady\u2019s public initiatives, and historical movements, such as Civil Rights and Women\u2019s Suffrage, that shaped them both. Displays show campaign ephemera and memorabilia, from Shepard Fairey\u2019s iconic HOPE poster to children\u2019s drawings. A video that follows the grassroots efforts of the 2008 election cycle counts down to the transformative political moment with campaign trail footage capturing the efforts of volunteers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000j3b6rk7bufoxc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But visitors will also see how the Obamas influenced design, style and culture. That includes some of Michelle Obama\u2019s iconic looks, such as the greenish-gold coat and dress designed for her by the late<strong> <\/strong>Isabel Toledo on Inauguration Day in 2009, and the gown she wore designed by Michelle Smith of the label Milly as she sat for Amy Sherald\u2019s painting in the National Portrait Gallery. (Not included was the former president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/29\/politics\/video\/obama-tan-suit-tweet-lcl-digvid\">equally iconic tan suit<\/a>, which Jarrett said he gave away).\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyzpx7i001n3b6rfqbxl948@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"20260511_L4_Fashion_002.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20260511-l4-fashion-002.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20260511-l4-fashion-002.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20260511-l4-fashion-002.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20260511-l4-fashion-002.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" 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While Obama is not the first to feature a replica of this kind in a presidential library, with George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter among others following the tradition, it does stand out at a time when today\u2019s Oval Office has dramatically shifted in taste and style. 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Video by Jordan Guzzardo.\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-resource__cover\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpzcimri00033b6ptrhfrf8i@published\" class=\"image-elevate vossi-image_elevate  image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image__container\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png?c=16x9&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"vlcsnap-2026-06-04-10h44m08s243.png\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-resource__overlay\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__controls\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__info\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__chyron-wrapper invisible\">\n<p>Museum director explains how she and curator Virginia Shore filled the space with art. Video by Jordan Guzzardo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        1:31<br \/>\n         <span class=\"video-resource__source\"><br \/>\n        <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000o3b6raj70lybl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Across the campus, 30 artists have created an array of site-specific permanent works on a scale that would even be challenging for a leading contemporary art institution.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000p3b6rzvh47j4p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Curated by the former Arts in Embassies deputy director Virginia Shore, the collection brings both leading and lesser-known contemporary artists in conversation with each other, many with deep connections to Chicago. Numerous works are on a grand scale, including Mark Bradford\u2019s enormous tactile painting of the city, Nick Cave and Marie Watt\u2019s nearly two-story beaded and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/08\/health\/coronavirus-native-americans-internet-khn-wellness-partner\">jingle<\/a>-adorned tapestry; and Martin Puryear\u2019s arcing outdoor sculpture paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpyzf6ma001l3b6rut6t5yjo@published\" class=\"image-elevate vossi-image_elevate  image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"OF042926AM-311-2.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5977606549482302\" data-original-height=\"4965\" data-original-width=\"8306\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1159\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1159,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1093\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1093,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"1316\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1316,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of042926am-311-2.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1093,c_fill\" alt=\"\u201cCity of the Big Shoulders\u201d by Mark Bradford is one of the most prominent works in the museum, displaying a vibrant map of Chicago. But it also examines some of the inequitable practices, such as redlining, that have harmed the city.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"4965\" width=\"8306\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000q3b6rs5ogmxav@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Others are more serendipitous encounters, such as Richard Hunt\u2019s sculpture of a bird taking flight from a book in a quiet courtyard by the library, or a mosaic by Rashid Johnson of the center\u2019s Teaching Kitchen, next to a fruit and vegetable garden.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpz0o7ni00043b6rofchv7cg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The artist Theaster Gates, who has paid tribute to Black life and Black beauty in the center\u2019s Forum building with a frieze of archival images from Ebony and Jet magazines, is also a neighbor to the center with his cultural revitalization projects through the Rebuild Foundation. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/16\/style\/theaster-gates-obama-presidential-center-chicago\">exclusive<\/a> interview late last year, he told CNN: \u201cI hope that when people come to the center they come with an open heart about the future of democracy, collective imagining, collective storytelling and collective belief.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmpz05rfi00083b6r2itldtg4@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  portrait image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"OF051926TEG_855.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.3865\" data-original-height=\"2773\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/of051926teg-855.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"The artist Theaster Gates displays archival images of Black beauty and life in the Forum building, where visitors will gather for free programs.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2773\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000r3b6rpg9p5t6z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Together, the artists \u201creally help to tell a story about community, about convening, about the power of art to activate and energize people,\u201d said the museum\u2019s director, Louise Bernard.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpyz459v000s3b6r53hp4d7n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis has been an opportunity for them to really lift up a sense of hope that is embedded in their work, and so we see pieces that are truly captivating in their sensibility,\u201d she added. \u201cThey are about the power and place of Chicago. They\u2019re about the idea of different voices and practices coming together. They\u2019re about memory and place and the power of color to transport people.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/04\/style\/obama-presidential-center-first-look-inside\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nMore: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public on June 19 in Chicago. The $850 million project is the most expensive presidential library in history and features 28 site-specific art installations. The sprawling campus includes a museum, basketball court, community gardens and a replica Oval Office. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. 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