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Plan Your Visit

ADDRESS:

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5136
USA

CONTACT:

TEL. 773.582.6500

CONTACT BY EMAIL

HOURS:

Mondays – Saturdays: 10 AM – 4 PM
Sundays: 12 PM – 4 PM

Closed: Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day (Please call to confirm whether the Museum is open.)

ADMISSION:

Adults: $9
Students/Seniors: $7
Children: $3
Members FREE
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ON LINE EXHIBITS

“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.

FROM "THE LOOP" - DOWNTOWN

Approx. 11 miles

By public transportation: If you’re by the loop, walk towards the L, hop on that orange line train, and get off at the Pulaski stop. 

Once at this stop wait for the 53A bus headed southbound to 115th. Get off at 65th and Pulaski, walk about a minute towards the museum and you should be there.

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