Welcome To Our Museum
At this time, we are on hold because of COVID but have been give an extension for our current exhibit RUTH Remember Us The Holocaust until the end of 2021. Our virtual programs are on youtube at Chula Vista Heritage Museum Virtual Programs. Click the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5otzOIo6cy0XkCFKdqzt0d8MGTBBQxOC
Check the Chula Vista Library website for updates.
The Chula Vista Heritage Museum is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the heritage of our local community. We are located inside the Chula Vista Public Library. The exhibit is free and open to everyone during library hours.
On Display Now
January 2020 – December 2021
On January 12, our 2020 exhibit features Holocaust survivors that settled in the South Bay. We are proud to have the very first Holocaust exhibit in San Diego County. This will run from January 2020 – December 2020.
This exhibit will have monthly activities which feature speakers about the Holocaust, documentaries, featured books and activities. Schools are invited to schedule with museum curator, Sandra Scheller, personal tours of the exhibit by contacting her at sscheller@cox.net.
Sandra’s mother, Ruth Sax a Holocaust survivor from the South Bay, gave her time in the community by teaching the Holocaust throughout the schools and colleges. She was honored as Women of the Year in San Diego, Inducted into the San Diego Women’s Hall of
Fame, honored as a Woman of Valor in San Diego County and received her honorary degree from Southwestern College as a humanitarian and educator. Ruth dreamed of having a Holocaust museum in the South Bay and now Ruth’s dream is about to be fulfilled. The lessons learned in this exhibit are heartfelt and each story is very unique and emotional.
