Events

The Wieghorst Museum will be closed though Thursday, January 6, 2022. We will be open on the Friday, January 7th. Until then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New […]

Meet Mike Bostwick, Museum vice president and curator of our desert garden. Mike was formerly the horticultural director of the San Diego Zoo. He will conduct tours of the garden […]

Looking for a place to go on that first date? Take a walking tour along Main Street in East County San Diego's El Cajon Art and Entertainment District on the […]

It's the last day of Winter. Time to get ready for SPRING! We have not held a plant sale for over three years and we are overflowing with plants that […]

  See the work of award winning artist Richard C Ybarra on exhibition at the museum Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 3 pm. thru May 21st.

Richard C Ybarra The public is cordially invited to attend a reception for noted photographer and artist: Richard C Ybarra. Known for his Western Paintings, prints and photographs, his work […]

Join Cesar Garcia for a Spanish language tour of the Olaf Wieghorst Museum.   Únase a César García para un recorrido en español por el Museo Olaf Wieghorst

The Old Spanish Trail Centennial Association (OST100) is celebrating the centennial of the transcontinental highway between Saint Augustine, Florida and San Diego.   This is an orientation and planning meeting […]

Painting with palette knives is a centuries old impasto technique often combined with more traditional application of paint using a brush. Few modern artists paint exclusively with palette knives. If […]

The public is cordially invited to attend a reception for noted palette knife artist: Dusty Kinman. Known for his dramatic landscape art featuring southwest themes, his work will be on […]