Inside Obama's presidential museum opening this month: The cost, the books and a beehive

CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama Presidential Center will open June 19 more than a decade after the former president chose his hometown of Chicago for the project. The museum displays campaign memorabilia and presidential artifacts, while its campus showcases a new community basketball court, public library and playground.

A look at the numbers behind the former President Barack Obama's presidential museum.

The approximate cost to build the 225-foot museum tower and nearly 20-acre campus, which the Obama Foundation is paying for with private donations. The cost ballooned from the initial estimates of $350 million.

The number of projected annual visitors to the admission-based museum. As many as 1 million people are expected to visit the free amenities on the campus each year.

The approximate number of book titles the Obamas personally selected to be featured in a “Presidential Reading Room” at a new public library branch on campus.

The number of different campaign buttons on display from Obama's campaigns, including those designed for individual states.

The number of commissioned works of art from 30 different artists.

The number of beehives on campus. An apiary is part of the gardens and extensive landscaping on campus.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses on display at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The Chicago Public Library at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The Chicago Public Library at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The Obama Presidential Center is seen Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet "unexpectedly" retracted, causing the nose of the plane to fall several meters (yards) to the ground and breaking off the door flaps of the nose gear bay.

The incident took place while the 787-9 Dreamliner was parked at the gate, with only crew members and ground staff on board, before passengers were to board for a planned flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. The flight was later canceled.

“Several employees were injured and are currently receiving medical attention,” Lufthansa said, adding that it and relevant authorities were investigating the circumstances of the incident.

The 787-9 plane is a year old, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.

Boeing said Thursday in an emailed statement that it is “aware of the incident” and "supporting our customer.”

Video from the scene appeared to show the front wheels of the wide-body plane sliding forward and the plane's nose falling down several meters (yards), as a ground crew member standing nearby quickly backed away.

The doors to the nose gear bay broke off upon impact.

A 2021 incident at London's Heathrow Airport also involved the nose landing gear of a Boeing 787. According to a report by the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, a 787-8 was undergoing maintenance at a gate when its nose landing gear retracted during testing, causing the aircraft’s nose to drop onto the pavement. Investigators found that a locking pin intended to prevent retraction had been inserted into the wrong position, allowing the gear to fold despite safeguards designed to keep it extended.

A Lufthansa 'Dreamliner' aircraft lies on its nose in front of a terminal at the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 4, 2026, after the nose landing gear collapsed. (Mike Seeboth/dpa via AP)

A Lufthansa "Dreamliner " aircraft lies on its nose in front of a terminal at Frankfurt Airport after the nose landing gear collapsed on Thursday, June 4, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany, (Mike Seeboth/dpa via AP)