Our one and only Chief Cultural Officer, Joe Rulli, was recently hired by the Obama Center to do what he does best. Teach. He gives tours and provides fascinating facts to those who attend.
On the last Monday in September, 2026, the Center celebrated 100 days of operation. As part of this, employees were allowed to invite friends and family to come to the Center to share in the festivities and get private tours before the museum opened for the day. Joe was kind enough to invite CBO Donna and me, CNO Steve. The tour was absolutely breath taking. The Obama Center is all that people have said, and more. We were fortunate enough to see it before the crowd of visitors for the day. But, whatever chance you get, you must see this. It is educational and inspiring. And hosted flawlessly by Joe and his fellow staff members.
Check out the slide show below for photos from our visit.










