Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date June 4, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
Last Updated June 4, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/museums/2026/06/04/obama-presidential-center-democracy-exhibition-theme-louise-bernard-valerie-jarrett-art-history

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The Obama Presidential Center is full of intriguing juxtapositions, starting with its address. The site in tribute to the country’s first Black president sits on parkland named after a former slave owning president. Democracy is the throughline in museum exhibitions and programming, even as the no...