As Granite Cladding Continues, Glass Art Installation Highlights Obama Center Museum Tower Construction

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction"Uprising in the Sun" a glass art installation by artist Julie Mehretu, added to the Museum Tower in September.

By: 6:30 am on November 13, 2024

Construction crews continue to add tiles of granite cladding to the Museum Tower’s exterior on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park. And in September, they installed a glass art piece by Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu on the building’s north façade. Titled “Uprising of the Sun,” the piece consists of 35 individual panels and measures 83 feet by 25 feet.

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction

Photo by Daniel Schell

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction

Photo by Daniel Schell

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction

Photo by Daniel Schell

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction

Photo by Daniel Schell

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower construction

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week.

The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a “Sky Room” at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago’s elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public.

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week.  The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

The Museum Tower stands behind the beginnings of Home Court construction. Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week.  The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week. The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

Progress continues all around the construction site, including on Home Court, the athletics and community center we visited last week.  The Obama Presidential Museum is expected to open in 2026. Features will include a "Sky Room" at the top of the tower, allowing views in all directions, promising to be one of Chicago's elite sight-seeing vantage points. It will be free and open to the public. 

Photo by Daniel Schell

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1 Comment on "As Granite Cladding Continues, Glass Art Installation Highlights Obama Center Museum Tower Construction"

  1. Mr. B | November 13, 2024 at 3:47 pm | Reply

    I’m so excited that this is actually becoming a reality.

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