Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629-5136
Price of admission: Adults: $5.00 Children 12 and under: - only $2.00
Website - 773-582-6500
Hours of Operations: The Museum is open daily, 10 am to 4 pm
Keywords: Childrens Museum, classes, Cultural Center, local attraction, Museum, Other, s musuem, hands-on exploration, family, indoor, lithuanian culture, history, accessible, local, Children, tours/walks
The life-long dream of Stanley Balzekas, Jr., to preserve for posterity the wealth of material pertaining to Lithuania's history and culture was realized when he opened the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in a "two-flat" building next to his auto dealership on Archer Ave in Chicago on June 22, 1966. His personal collection of art, armor and rare maps was donated and placed on display. Still the president of the museum's board of directors, Stanley Balzekas has seen his museum grow to a major repository of publications, cultural artifacts, and arts not only of Lithuania, but also of the Lithuanian immigrants to the United States and the generations that followed them. The Museum quickly outgrew the available space on Archer Ave and moved to its present, greatly expanded facilities in 1986. With a substantial staff, many volunteers, and many hundreds of donors and members, the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture is a major player in the Lithuanian cultural life and scholarship in the United States.
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