Plan Your Visit
The museum is a membership-based organization. Members support programming and operations and are welcome to visit the Museum free of charge. Illinois residents are welcome to explore the museum on “Free Days”, the first Friday of every month.
Main Address:
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5136
USA
New Satellite Location
Opening July 11, 2026
“Balzekas by the Bean”
172 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
Contact:
TEL. 773.582.6500
CONTACT BY EMAIL
Hours:
Mondays – Saturdays: 10 AM – 4 PM
Sundays: 12 PM – 4 PM
Christmas Eve (9am-12:30pm)
New Year’s Eve (9am-12:30pm)
Closed: Easter Sunday, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day (Please call to confirm whether the Museum is open.)
Admissions:*
Adults: $12
Students/Seniors: $10
Children under 14, U.S. Military Personnel, and Museum members are free of charge
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*Admission rates are suggested donation amounts. Anyone who expresses a financial need may be admitted at no cost. Illinois residents are invited to explore on First Fridays of every month. All visitors are requested to register upon entry.
Social Media
On Line Exhibitions
“No Home To Go To: The Story of Baltic Displaced Persons From 1944 to 1952”
displacedpersons.org
“For Freedom”
lithuaniansforfreedom.org
The Balzekas Museum is located in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago and is accessible by car and/or public transportation. For public transportation, see the CTA, Chicago Transit Authority “Plan My Trip”
FROM "THE LOOP" - DOWNTOWN
Approx. 11 miles
By public transportation: If you’re by the loop, enter the nearest CTA “L” station (elevated train station). take the Orange Line train to the Pulaski stop.
FROM "THE LOOP" - DOWNTOWN
Approx. 11 miles
By car: Depending on where you are downtown, take Lake Shore Drive or I-90E/I-94S to I-55 South (Stephenson Expressway) to St. Louis. Take Exit#287/Pulaski Rd. Turn left on to South Pulaski Rd., proceed south for 3.3 miles. The Museum will be on the right side of the street, on the southwest corner of 65th St. and Pulaski Rd.
FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT
Approx. 1.6 miles
By car: From Cicero Avenue, drive east on West 55th S.t or West 59th St. Turn right on South Pulaski Rd. The Museum will be on the right side (west) at the corner of S. Pulaski Rd. and 65th St.
By bus: (Transfer fare is needed.) Walk to 55th St. & Kilpatrick, take the Eastbound 55 Bus East toward the Museum of Science and Industry. Get off at Pulaski Rd. Take the 53A Bus southbound on Pulaski Rd, get off at 65th St.
FROM O'HARE AIRPORT
Approx. 26.5 miles
By car: Take I-90 East, merge onto I-94 E, take exit 53 to merge onto I-55 S toward St Louis, take exit 287 for Pulaski Rd, turn left onto S Pulaski Rd, the Museum will be on the right
By public transportation: Take the Blue Line toward Chicago, get off at Forest Park, take the Orange Line subway toward Midway, get off at Pulaski Station. Take the 53A Bus toward 111th, get off at 65th St. The Museum building is located at the southwest corner of Pulaski Rd. and 65th Street