In photos: Star-studded crowd gathers to celebrate the Obama Presidential Center dedication
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- The Obama Presidential Center, a $850 million campus more than a decade in the making, officially opens to the public Friday.
- All living former presidents and first ladies — except President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump — were in attendance.
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Former President Barack Obama opened his long-awaited presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, drawing a who's who of former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and musical performers to an invite-only dedication ceremony on the city's South Side.
The Obama Presidential Center, a $850 million campus more than a decade in the making, officially opens to the public Friday. Thursday's ceremony featured guests such as Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Stephen Colbert and Tom Hanks, with performances from Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, The Roots, Christina Aguilera and others.