First look at the Obama Presidential Center

First look at the Obama Presidential Center

Source: Obama Foundation – The Obama Presidential Center

The Obama Presidential Center will be a living, working center — an ongoing project where we will shape, together, what it means to be a good citizen in the 21st century.

President and Mrs. Obama chose to build the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side to give back to the community that has given them so much. The Center will strengthen the economic climate in our community by bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to Chicago every year, creating new jobs on the South Side, and revitalizing historic Jackson Park in the process.

The Obama Foundation — our board, staff, and volunteers — are honored to work side by side with community leaders and local institutions, including the Museum of Science and Industry, the DuSable Museum, the University of Chicago, and the City of Chicago on these efforts.

The Obama Presidential Center and its landscape design will blend seamlessly with Jackson Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Video: Obama Presidential Center architectural design

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