Events

Meet the Artist: Andrea Rushing The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center in El Cajon will hold a reception for Andrea Rushing on Friday, September 13, 2024. The reception […]

Currently showing at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum is an exhibition of the art of Andrea Rushing and his Scenes and People of the Frontier American West. You can visit the […]

  Meet Jim Daniels! Olaf Wieghorst Museum Foundation President Jim Daniels will be speaking to the Friends of the Santee Library. Jim provides an engaging look at the life Olaf […]

Capture the Moments at our holiday art show. The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center in El Cajon proudly presents talented young artists: Lydia Jenson  ⦁  Noah Sandberg  ⦁  […]

America on Main Street is in Downtown El Cajon on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Admission and most activities are free of charge. America on Main Street is a celebration of […]

  ARTIVÁL San Diego is coming to El Cajon. Artivál San Diego is shaping up to be the art event of the year in East County.  Over fifty (50) artists […]

It is a Spring Garden Show! Join us for a Spring Garden Show at the Olaf Wieghorst Botanical Garden. This year we are celebrating spring with both indoor and outdoor […]

Meet the Artist - Gail Nellans Meet the artist - Gail Nellans - the artist behind Vivid Art by Gail. You enjoyed her work at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum Botanical […]

You are invited to attend the Downtown El Cajon Business Partners' District Identity & Placemaking Committee Meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 1:30pm. The meeting will be held in […]

The etchings of Olaf Wieghorst were created between 1936 and 1940. In all there were forty-seven (47) produced. Twenty-six (26) original etchings along with one original copper etching plate are […]