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Sisters of St. Casimir
Museum of Lithuanian Culture

Address, Phone, Website

2601 W. Marquette Road
Chicago, IL 60629
phone: 773-776-1324 from 9AM to 8PM only
hours: by appointment only
For more on the Sisters of St. Casimir website.
Sisters of St. Casimir have a substantial collection of Lithuanian cultural and religious artifacts beautifully displayed in several rooms of the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Casimir and across the hallway a library containing hundreds of books and periodicals on Lithuania, many of them in Lithuanian. The library contains the collections of Rev. Anthony Staniukynas, co-founder of the Sisters of St. Casimir, and of mother Maria Kaupas, the founder. The rest was collected by Sister Perpetua from donations and through selective purchases.

Photos Of The Lithuanian Library

Expand the size of each image by clicking on the miniatures shown below.
library 1
#1 		library 2
#2 		library 3
#3 		library 4
#4

Photos of the Museum's Collection

The following images represent only a small part of the artifacts displayed in the museum. The photographs were taken somewhat hurriedly and some are marred by the reflections of the camera flash. When better or additional photographs become available, the following gallery of images will be improved and expanded.

Expand the size of each image by clicking on the miniatures shown below.
wedding 1
#1 		wedding 2
#2 		wedding 3
#3 		bride & groom
#4 		musicians
#5
hosts
#6 		  dowry
#7 		  doll 1
#8 		  doll 2
#9 		  doll 3
#10
image 6   image 7   image 8   image 9   image 10
doll 4
#11 		  doll 5
#12 		  doll 6
#13 		  doll 7
#14 		  blue costume
#15
red costume
#16 		  green costume
#17 		  orange costume
#18 		  costume 1
#19 		  costume 2
#20
open chest   poverty school   spinning mill   church model   eggs 2
image 21   image 22   image 23   image 24   image 25
eggs 1   eggs 3   eggs 4   eggs 5   eggs 6
image 26   image 27   image 28   image 29   image 30
wayside crosses   varnas 1   varnas 1955   wayside cross   cross 1
image 31   image 32   image 33   image 34   image 35
crosses 1   crosses 2   crosses 3   shelf   inlay Mary
image 36   image 37   image 38   image 39   image 40
Vytautas   plate 1   plate 2   plate 3   plate 4
image 41   image 42   image 43   image 44   image 45
pottery   vase 1   vase 2   carving   dancers
image 46   image 47   image 48   image 49   image 50
straw ornament   astras 1   astras 2   mary   mercedes
image 51   image 52   image 53   image 54   image 55
acpainting   galdikas   kaupas   ks painting   sunrise
image 56   image 57   image 58   image 59   image 60

NOTICE

Any use of the images of the museum or its collection must be with the permission of the Mother Superior of the Sisters of St. Casimir. She can be reached by mail at 2601 W. Marquette Road, Chicago, IL 60629, or by phone at 773-776-1324 (from 9AM to 8PM only).

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