New Obama Presidential Center museum tickets sell out within an hour

If you've been trying to get tickets to the Obama Presidential Center museum, you had another brief chance Wednesday morning. 

The Obama Foundation released the next round of tickets to visit the Obama Presidential Center museum on Wednesday, Aug. 12. But you'll need to act fast – demand has been through the roof.

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and were sold out within an hour. They were primarily for spots between Jan. 4 and 31, 2027. 

But as a reminder, you only need a ticket to visit the museum. The sprawling campus in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side is open to the public for free, including the Forum event space, Home Court athletic facility, Chicago Public Library branch, the grounds and all other parts of the facility are free.

Tickets to the museum can be purchased online at the Obama Presidential Center website.