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Hours

Mon. to Sat. 10am – 4pm
Sun. Noon – 4pm

Main Location

6500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago IL 60629

New Satellite Location

 “Balzekas by the Bean”
Opening on July 11, 2026
172 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago

Contact

773-582-6500
info@balzekasmuseum.org

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This program is sponsored in part by the Illinois Arts Council, DCASE through CityArts, Chicago Sister Cities International Vilinius and Hamburg Committees, and the Members and Donors of the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. The Museum gratefully acknowledges these sponsors.

Prof. Motti Zalkin presents "Jews and Lithuanians: A Different Perspective"

This program is sponsored in part by the Illinois Arts Council, DCASE through CityArts, Chicago Sister Cities International Vilinius and Hamburg Committees, and the Members and Donors of the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. The beLONGING exhibition is sponsored in part by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Museum gratefully acknowledges these sponsors.

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Extended through September 7, 2026

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S . Pulaski  Rd., Chicago IL 60629

Exhibition free with Museum Admission
Hours:  Mon. to Sat. 10 AM – 4 PM
Sun. 12 PM to 4 PM

Background painting
Janina Monkutė Marks, 25 Spindles, 1969

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Become a Member

All members receive discounts to events, 10% off Gift Shop purchases, and a subscription to the Museum’s popular magazine: the Lithuanian Museum Review.

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Memorial Giving

Memorialize deceased loved ones who cherished their Lithuanian heritage by donating to the museum, and we will send a confirmation of your gift to the bereaved family.

Buy a ‘Brick’

Purchase an engraved commemorative name plate in your own name or in honor or memory of someone else. Your contribution will be displayed on the Museum’s donor wall.

Visit our Gift Shop

For Lithuanians and Lithuanians at Heart, the Balzekas Museum Gift Shop sells books, amber jewelry, folk art, and souvenirs. All Gift Shop purchases support Museum programs and activities.

Try Our Traditional Lithuanian Recipes

 

Acknowledgments

The Balzekas Museum gratefully acknowledges its members, private donors, and the above grantors for their support of museum programs and exhibitions.

The beLONGING: Lithuanian Artists in Chicago, 1900 to Now exhibition is funded in part by the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Lithuanian Foundation, Inc., Illinois Arts Council, DCASE through CityArts, and other contributors. See the full list here. The exhibition is included in Art Design Chicago, a Terra Foundation initiated citywide collaboration that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.

THANK YOU – AČIŪ!