Barack Obama Presidential Center: Full List of Opening Ceremony Performers
Summary
The Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will open with a grand ceremony featuring many famous performers and speeches by Barack and Michelle Obama. The center is a new museum and community space that includes a digital presidential library and is expected to attract up to 1 million visitors each year.Key Facts
- The Obama Presidential Center officially opens on Juneteenth in Chicago’s South Side.
- The opening ceremony will have well-known performers like Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Jennifer Hudson.
- Former presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and their spouses will attend the ceremony.
- The center includes a museum, library branch, community spaces, and the Obama Foundation headquarters.
- It is the first presidential library to use a fully digital model for preserving documents.
- Construction started in 2021 and cost about $850 million, funded by private donations.
- The center is expected to draw around 1 million visitors every year to its 20-acre campus.
- There are currently 16 official U.S. presidential libraries, all managed by the National Archives.
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