Polish Museum of America

The Polish Museum of America, founded in 1935, is one of the oldest ethnic museums in the United States. It is located in the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago, at 984 North Milwaukee Avenue, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum holds a growing collection of Polish artifacts, artwork, and embroidered folk costumes. Visitors can explore exhibitions that focus on Polish and Polish American art, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and lithographs by well-known artists. The museum also offers public programming such as lectures, movies, slide presentations, and theater performances. It frequently collaborates with other museums and schools, and hosts official commemorations of Casimir Pulaski Day.