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Obama, Oval Office and his presidential museum

With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama's new museum is political and personal

Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago's South Side to textured stone adorning its dramatic tower to striped reading chairs that r...

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Obama museum lets visitors sit behind Oval Office desk, touch iconic dresses

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Presidential museum showcases political and personal sides of Obama with sprawling community campus

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Presidential Museum Showcases Political and Personal Sides of Obama With Sprawling Community Campus

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‘Living, breathing legacy’: Sneak peek into the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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5 things to know for June 4: Obama Presidential Center, Supreme Court, Trump, California governor’s race, medical privacy

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Obama Presidential Center: History, community, hope in Chicago

“The president wanted this to be more than a collection of artifacts. He wanted it to be something that embraced the community, where people felt welcome and a part of it, and I think that has been ac...

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Obama museum showcases political and personal sides of former president

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A look inside the Obama Presidential Center ahead of its opening

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Inside Obama's presidential museum opening this month: The cost, the books and a beehive

Former President Barack Obama's presidential museum will open June 19 more than a decade after Chicago was selected for the project.

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Barack Obama in Chicago

Here’s a look back at the Chicago places — and a few of the people — that shaped Obama before he became president.

This Obama-Themed Route in Chicago Visits All the First Couple’s Favorite Haunts

Here’s how to spend a day in the city as the former president would, from legendary restaurants to the new Barack Obama Presidential Library opening in June 2026.

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Straight out of Star Wars: Inside Barack Obama's $850 million presidential centre in Chicago

Barack Obama’s presidential centre, which officially opens on June 18 in Chicago, has been nicknamed the ‘Obamalisk’, and compared to a Star Wars spaceship and the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings.

Obama Foundation offers first glance of Jackson Park campus: Here is what to know

Chicago and national media were given a preview of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park Wednesday ahead of it welcoming the public later this month.