Balzekas Museum of Lithaunian Culture


6500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773)582-6500
Balzekas Museum of Lithaunian Culture Website »

  • Museum Day Hours of Operation
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm





The main exhibit transports visitors through centuries of fascinating events in the history of a country, which during the Middle Ages was one of the largest and most influential in all of Europe. Visitors can supplement their knowledge of Lithuania watching a film on Lithuanian culture, history, and present times.

Exhibits

For the 70th anniversary of the start of mass deportations from Lithuania to the Soviet Gulag (1941-53), the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture has collaborated with
The Museum of Genocide Victims in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Lithuanian Research and Studies Center in Chicago for and Exhibition and series of programs entitled Hope and Spirit.




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