CHICAGO — The Obama Foundation will release a new batch of tickets to the Obama Presidential Center's museum Wednesday, giving hopeful visitors another shot at admission after the museum's initial ticket allotment sold out well into next year amid overwhelming demand.

Tickets to the museum, located on the center's campus in the Woodlawn and Jackson Park area on Chicago's South Side, are currently sold out through the end of 2026. The Obama Foundation will release a new round of tickets at 10 a.m. Central time Wednesday, covering select visitor dates running through January 3, 2027. The foundation has said it plans to continue releasing additional tickets on the second Wednesday of each month going forward, giving prospective visitors a recurring, predictable window to try to secure a spot.

In an announcement email sent to prospective visitors last month, the Obama Center warned that demand for the new batch of tickets was likely to be intense. "We expect high demand for tickets, and you may experience a wait when purchasing your Museum tickets," the center said in the message, adding that visitors' place in the online queue would be preserved even amid a potentially long wait. The foundation has advised ticket buyers to have a few backup dates in mind when purchasing, since their first-choice date may already be sold out by the time they reach the front of the queue.

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