Washington Post16 Jun, 2026 11:08 PM4 mins to readA sculpture of Barack and Michelle Obama waving and holding hands is a prominent feature of the Obama Presidential Centre, which will open on Thursday in Chicago. Photo / The Washington PostNearly a decade ago, Barack Obama made an important decision about his presidential library: it wouldn’t be a presidential library.The US$850 million (NZ$1.45 billion) Obama Presidential Centre, to be officially unveiled on Thursday on the South Side of Chicago, will be the first of its kind.

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