Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eye Can See Now, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.8 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture (Lithuanian: Balzeko lietuvių kultūros muziejus) is a museum in Chicago, United States. It is located on Pulaski Rd. in the city's West Lawn neighborhood, not far from Midway International Airport. Founded in 1966 by the Lithuanian-American businessman Stanley Balzekas, Jr., it is dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Lithuanian culture. It is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the subjects of Lithuania, the Lithuanian language, history, culture and politics, and to the Lithuanian-American experience. The museum hosts events, programs, and workshops, such as traditional Lithuanian Užgavėnės mask making, vėlykaičiai or margučiai Easter egg decorating, and straw Christmas ornament making. It is a popular destination for tourists and schools. The museum works cooperatively with other cultural, arts and educational organizations, fraternal orders, religious organizations and governmental institutions. Its bulletin, the Lithuanian Museum Review, is published quarterly. Chicago's Lithuanian community has more Lithuanians and people of Lithuanian descent than anywhere in the world outside of Lithuania itself.
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Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q4853170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eye Can See Now: 0.3 mi
- Giant Cow: 0.9 mi
- MLK Living Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Space Junction of Energy: 1.1 mi
- Flight Forms: 1.2 mi
- West Lawn Park: 0.3 mi
- Park Number 528: 0.7 mi
- Michael Madigan, Sr. Park: 0.9 mi
- Pasteur Park: 1.0 mi
- Tarkington Park: 1.1 mi
- Food Court: 1.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 16: 3.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 3.1 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 4: 3.2 mi
- Darius and Girenas Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Archer Heights Veterans Monument: 1.8 mi
- Tanya Safforld: 2.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.6 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 4.0 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 4.8 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 5.2 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 5.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 3.1 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 3.1 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 3.4 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 3.5 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 3.6 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 4.1 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 4.7 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 5.1 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 5.4 mi
- Al Capone's House: 5.4 mi
- Gallager: 5.5 mi
- Emu: 6.8 mi
- Reindeer: 6.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 7.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 7.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 7.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 7.5 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 7.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.1 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Tedens: 14.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 261° | 259 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 280° | 255 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 3° | 204 m | 17.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 342° | 187 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/163573566
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 1 mi
- Evergreen Park · 4 mi
- Oak Lawn · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
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