--- title: Barack Obama Rolls Up on Bob Marley Museum description: Obama visited the Bob Marley museum on Wednesday shortly after landing in Jamaica canonical: https://time.com/3815176/barack-obama-bob-marley/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-09T14:41:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:16:09.765Z article:section: Politics og:title: Obama Visited the Bob Marley Museum on his Caribbean Trip og:description: It's the first Presidential trip to Jamaica since 1982 og:url: https://time.com/3815176/barack-obama-bob-marley/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19d241c51cc78b7f/6987ea45cd68485c1e09d6e5/obama-jamaica-bob-marley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: U.S. President Barack Obama gets a tour of the Bob Marley Museum from staff member Natasha Clark (L) in Kingston, Jamaica on April 8, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Obama Visited the Bob Marley Museum on his Caribbean Trip twitter:description: It's the first Presidential trip to Jamaica since 1982 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19d241c51cc78b7f/6987ea45cd68485c1e09d6e5/obama-jamaica-bob-marley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Obama Visited the Bob Marley Museum on Caribbean Trip > Sponsored content. 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Jonathan Ernst—Reuters by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Apr 9, 2015 2:41 PM UTC President Obama visited the [Bob Marley Museum](http://www.bobmarleymuseum.com/) Wednesday on the first stop of his trip to Jamaica, where he has traveled to reemphasize the U.S.’s commitment to the Caribbean region. The museum in Kingston, Jamaica was the legendary Reggae artists’ home up until his death in 1981\. Six years later it was converted into a museum, complete with a recording studio, a display of his Gold and Platinum records, and a 3-D hologram of the late-artist. Reporters were not allowed to enter the museum with the President, according to a pool report, but at least one photographer caught him saying, “I still have all the albums,” as he looked at a wall of Marley’s records. While in Jamaica, the President will sign the official guest book at [Jamaica House](http://opm.gov.jm/jamaica-house/), the official residence of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who he’ll be meeting with during his visit. The President is also scheduled to make appearances at the University of the West Indies, and the National Heroes War Park Memorial. Obama will travel to Panama on Thursday for the Summit of the Americas, where the relationship between Cuba and the U.S. is expected to take center stage. Obama is poised to [remove Cuba](http://time.com/3774217/cuba-obama-terrorism-list/) from the list of State Sponsors of Terror, signaling an announcement may come during the President’s weekend trip. 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