Obama Presidential Center Opening Performers Include Bruce Springsteen, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera
Sold-out tickets and live streams will mark the ceremony as the center opens to the public the next day, the Obama Foundation said.
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the Obama Presidential Center will hold its grand opening ceremony in Jackson Park, Chicago, featuring a star-studded lineup of award-winning musical performers.
- Spanning 19.3 acres in Jackson Park, the $830 million campus developed by the Obama Foundation serves as a museum and community gathering space designed to encourage civic engagement.
- While the Thursday ceremony is invite-only, the Foundation is hosting a free watch party on Midway Plaisance starting at 9 a.m., with the center officially opening to the public on Juneteenth.
- Artists including Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Jennifer Hudson will perform at the ceremony, which CEO Valerie Jarrett called "unlike any other."
- A full weekend of community programming, including art installations and family activities, will follow the opening to celebrate the center's debut as a new cultural landmark in Chicago.
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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19 - Regional Media News
NEW YORK (AP) - Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. "It feels like you're stepping back into his world," Ward said of the grounds in Hyde Park, New York, that once were home to the Roosevelt family. "The library and home co…
Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson are some of the confirmed artists for the inauguration of Obama's Presidential Library
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center open
NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. “It feels like you’re stepping back into his world,” Ward said of the grounds in Hyde Park, New York, that once were home to the Roosevelt family. “The library and home co…
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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19
NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that…
A look back at Barack Obama's rise from community organizer to America's first Black president
Ahead of this week's opening of his presidential center, ABC7 Political Reporter Craig Wall looked at Obama's journey through the lens of some of the people who know him best.
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