Obama Presidential Center to open June 19 in Chicago: $850 million museum by the numbers
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The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will open June 19, over a decade after former President Barack Obama selected his hometown for the project. The $850 million, 225-foot-tall museum features campaign memorabilia, presidential artifacts, and a campus that includes a community basketball court, public library, and playground.
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The museum displays campaign memorabilia and presidential artifacts, while its campus showcases a new community basketball court, public library and playground.
$850 million — The approximate cost to build the 225-foot-tall (70-meter-tall) museum
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