Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
Obama Foundation names museum director for upcoming presidential center
The Obama Foundation has named Louise Bernard as museum director of the Obama Presidential Center. Bernard is currently the director of exhibitions at the New York Public Library and helped develop the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. She has a PhD in African-American Studies and American Studies from Yale University. The museum, which will be located in Jackson Park, is expected to open in 2021. Former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama purchased the Washington, D.C., house they have been renting for $8.1 million, but they’re keeping their house in Kenwood, according to the Sun-Times. [Tribune] [Sun-Times]
