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  "textContent": "<p>The Chicago Sun-Times architecture columnist Lee Bey got an <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/06/02/museum-tower-obama-presidential-center-maligned-signature-building-worthy-consideration\" >early first look</a> at the Obama Presidential Center last week. </p><p>Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the center is a five-building complex. Two of the structures — the Forum and a new Chicago Public Library branch — sit south of the 225-foot Museum Tower beneath rolling parkland designed by New York landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.</p><p>A 437-car parking garage hides under the park. The freestanding building Home Court, an athletic facility designed by architecture firm Moody Nolan, is located on the south end of the campus near 62nd Street. </p><p>There is also a garden pavilion, named for former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, south of the library branch.</p><div class=\"RelatedList Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center> <div class=\"RelatedList-title\">Related</div> <ul class=\"RelatedList-items\"> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/06/02/museum-tower-obama-presidential-center-maligned-signature-building-worthy-consideration\" >No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000a\" name=\"image-33000a\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a28624e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/46cd987/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d353bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"The museum tower stands tall on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d353bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5940346/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d353bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7429x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F89%2F5c8fa3c74f428ef8ee2b0421ba05%2Fopccritique-260614-032.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>The museum tower stands tall on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330002\" name=\"image-330002\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e05bc19/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1de6dca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e8eca53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A detail shot of Nick Cave and Marie Watt's collaboration, \"This Land, Shared Sky,\" shot through the bronze staircase in the museum's Our Story Atrium on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e8eca53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/858e0d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e8eca53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3384x1899+0+179/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2Fef%2F95ab8bf542378541e977b6a0f550%2Fopccritique-260614-139.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A detail shot of Nick Cave and Marie Watt’s collaboration, “This Land, Shared Sky,” shot through the bronze staircase in the museum’s Our Story Atrium on the Obama Presidential Center campus. The multimedia textile installation unites Indigenous and Black traditions through beaded nets and sculptural jingle elements.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-4a0000\" name=\"image-4a0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b20f71e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e71e02a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5979aa8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A replica of the Obama era Oval Office is featured in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5979aa8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/194e577/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5979aa8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6255x3510+0+331/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F99%2Fdb9e76534c02a1898cbb7a883e30%2Fopccritique-260614-044.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A replica of the Obama era Oval Office is featured in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330003\" name=\"image-330003\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88c29ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d501f1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9708819/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mark Bradford’s “City of the Big Shoulders” hangs on the wall in the museum's Our Story Atrium on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9708819/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28c8793/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9708819/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7006x3932+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2Fed%2Fb4c02d6847218c30505be635c679%2Fopccritique-260614-128.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Mark Bradford’s “City of the Big Shoulders” hangs on the wall in the museum’s Our Story Atrium on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side. The piece maps Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-000000\" name=\"image-000000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2410979/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/50eddb5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/21b997a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"OPCCRITIQUE_260614-033.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/21b997a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58ddb5b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/21b997a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1b%2F32%2F6e2606db4fee99a77ded1822512a%2Fopccritique-260614-033.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A stairwell in the museum tower building on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side, Wednesday, May 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330008\" name=\"image-330008\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/722b888/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f1f05db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96c403d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Details of Mark Bradford’s 3-story piece “City of the Big Shoulders” hanging in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96c403d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c26b5c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96c403d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7338x4118+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff7%2Ff8%2Fb07ea8eb4718a8584ab01dc9f5b7%2Fopccritique-260614-573.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Details of Mark Bradford’s 3-story piece “City of the Big Shoulders” hanging in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus. The piece maps Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330005\" name=\"image-330005\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f476f7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/19791a8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e85e0b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"The cafe in the Forum Building on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e85e0b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5ae7ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e85e0b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6437x3613+0+340/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff3%2Ff6%2F90e0a30d4f13aaff1129df11016b%2Fopccritique-260614-123.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>The cafe in the Forum Building on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330007\" name=\"image-330007\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b872d8c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96fb40d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cbe2c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cbe2c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/65d30d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cbe2c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3290x1846+0+1543/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F28%2F46%2F2383f7204296bf4654815a72d9f6%2Fopccritique-260614-546.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus. The 2015 speech marked the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330006\" name=\"image-330006\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/518c9b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/42696cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5709418/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A seating area in the lower level of the Forum Building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5709418/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ace695f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5709418/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2F2c%2F59a4077b493da46452d62e03dc09%2Fopccritique-260614-106.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A seating area in the lower level of the Forum Building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330009\" name=\"image-330009\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3195898/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05254c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/177a8ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Construction workers put the final touches on the courtyard Wednesday outside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/177a8ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/df05692/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/177a8ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2F18%2Fc5e34f50405aab67eead5fabe42f%2Fopccritique-260614-551.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Construction workers put the final touches on the courtyard Wednesday outside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000b\" name=\"image-33000b\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f72ebe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7421b20/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e9a1187/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A statue depicting Barack and Michelle Obama on his first Inauguration Day in 2009 is featured outside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e9a1187/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0e2c01f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e9a1187/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7328x4113+0+388/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ffc%2Fdc%2Fb535704b41b7aba085146bb87d8d%2Fopccritique-260614-493.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A statue depicting Barack and Michelle Obama on his first Inauguration Day in 2009 is featured outside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000c\" name=\"image-33000c\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/362f5fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a26227c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3ec5d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Hadiya Pendleton Atrium in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3ec5d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80a8350/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3ec5d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7428x4169+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcf%2F4b%2Fab796bb948119f36fa6e897cb9b3%2Fopccritique-260614-091.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>The Hadiya Pendleton Atrium in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340004\" name=\"image-340004\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fc61a7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1d9f698/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a7af7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Portions of “Uprising of the Sun”, Julie Mehretu's 83-foot-high stained glass installation, are visible from inside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a7af7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d55e77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a7af7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F83%2F6a%2F5ae0b686435495adb3dae4d2e7ce%2Fopccritique-260614-210.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Portions of “Uprising of the Sun”, Julie Mehretu’s 83-foot-high stained glass installation, are visible from inside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side. The piece is inspired by President Obama’s remarks at the 50th anniversary of the marches from Selma to Montgomery.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000d\" name=\"image-33000d\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91043fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4c7447b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad61292/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad61292/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a507498/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad61292/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2F5b%2Fc1996af848129040a3d81adf0533%2Fopccritique-260614-523.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000e\" name=\"image-33000e\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79bd233/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80d59d8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bcc3277/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Light from at the northern courtyard pours onto the base of the a three-story bronze staircase in the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bcc3277/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58b025c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bcc3277/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7393x4149+0+391/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Fdc%2F0904ff824b84944083bbc73cf6af%2Fopccritique-260614-152.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Light from at the northern courtyard pours onto the base of the a three-story bronze staircase in the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-c60000\" name=\"image-c60000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6aa1208/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2a477a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b214e98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Custom acoustic paneling lines the Elie Wiesel Auditorium in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b214e98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c12fe73/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b214e98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5848x3282+0+309/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F26%2Fd1%2F139e399840fdad1c5b5bee55fa97%2Fopccritique-260614-024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Custom acoustic paneling lines the Elie Wiesel Auditorium in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-33000f\" name=\"image-33000f\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea21955/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/80e282f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26e33d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"The “Imagine Your Impact” Exhibit in honor of Mae Jemison in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26e33d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b89e6f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26e33d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2F0f%2F875e0fb44fae90e11fd6b27bf48b%2Fopccritique-260614-206.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Visitors view the “Imagine Your Impact” exhibit in honor of Mae Jemison in the museum Wednesday on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-c40000\" name=\"image-c40000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa7f850/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7990cb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9483ae6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A tribute wall in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9483ae6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6dc5fa7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9483ae6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4760x2671+0+252/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2F4c%2F7a54102d42f8b5e6490ae631790c%2Fopccritique-260614-030.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A tribute wall in the Forum building on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340000\" name=\"image-340000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a781237/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0e179e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcd9b79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Nick Cave and Marie Watt's collaboration, \"This Land, Shared Sky,\" hangs in the museum’s Hope and Change Lobby on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcd9b79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f8a7f74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcd9b79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7432x4171+0+393/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5d%2Ffc%2F3f660825493d81fa49a2a4f06f49%2Fopccritique-260614-180.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Nick Cave and Marie Watt’s collaboration, “This Land, Shared Sky,” hangs in the museum’s Hope and Change Lobby on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side. The multimedia textile installation unites Indigenous and Black traditions through beaded nets and sculptural jingle elements.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340001\" name=\"image-340001\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/be7d4cb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f41bebe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2ad084/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2ad084/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/84fde0b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2ad084/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x3535+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb5%2Fce%2F1dfa61e2495d85c5d679cda67e17%2Fopccritique-260614-488.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech is a key feature of the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340002\" name=\"image-340002\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c2859f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/23cc3ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f6d3e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech lines the Nelson Mandela Skyroom.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f6d3e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78793e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f6d3e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7797x4376+0+413/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F89%2F86%2F4e359ea44cdf87df2a8a0b9f33af%2Fopccritique-260614-364.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Concrete lettering from President Obama’s “You Are America” speech lines the Nelson Mandela Skyroom atop the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side. The 2015 speech marked the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340003\" name=\"image-340003\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/000b087/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1d8c0cf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40bc7b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Portions of “Uprising of the Sun”, Julie Mehretu's 83-foot-high stained glass installation, are visible from inside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40bc7b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7134abd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40bc7b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0d%2Fe2%2F01a05bd946148250276f9a991b1e%2Fopccritique-260614-208.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Portions of “Uprising of the Sun”, Julie Mehretu’s 83-foot-high stained glass installation, are visible from inside the museum tower on the Obama Presidential Center campus.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340005\" name=\"image-340005\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88477d3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c3a0ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5657921/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Three silkscreen prints from Nicola Green’s “In Seven Days” are on display on the lower level of the museum tower at the Obama Presidential Center.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5657921/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b8e2602/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5657921/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5154x2893+0+273/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F03%2F5bcf69974525a6a30fe2662b9a4d%2Fopccritique-260614-395.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Three silkscreen prints from Nicola Green’s “In Seven Days” are on display on the lower level of the museum tower at the Obama Presidential Center. The works is inspired by Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-340006\" name=\"image-340006\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c79b91d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1812620/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4ad5fbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mark Bradford’s 3-story piece “City of the Big Shoulders” punctuates a seating area on the lower level of the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4ad5fbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7d9f16b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4ad5fbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fce%2F95%2F3b21fb154e2499adf5fc0ce0bcee%2Fopccritique-260614-379.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Mark Bradford’s 3-story piece “City of the Big Shoulders” punctuates a seating area on the lower level of the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus. The piece maps Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-330000\" name=\"image-330000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/619998f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f30ad18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cff72a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A view of the campus from the Nelson Mandela Skyroom atop the museum tower at the Obama Presidential Center.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cff72a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5735fb9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cff72a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2F37%2F5d83c99e4395916a9e0896bab1c3%2Fopccritique-260614-349.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A view of the campus from the Nelson Mandela Skyroom atop the museum tower at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-2f0000\" name=\"image-2f0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/534d3fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4fc1ca9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5c60ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"A bust of MLK is featured in a replica of the Obama era Oval Office is featured in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5c60ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc0f55a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5c60ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+317/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc0%2Fb8%2F3ac3be864f4aab444887a29d7eca%2Fopccritique-260614-045.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>A bust of MLK is featured in a replica of the Obama era Oval Office is featured in the museum on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park on the South Side.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p>",
  "title": "Here’s a photo tour inside the Obama Presidential Center",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-02T16:52:38.199Z"
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