Every Museum of Greater Los Angeles

Newport Beach, Orange Specialist/Unique Museum

Holocaust Education Center of Orange County (Mel Mermelstein Museum)

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2240 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Newport Beach, Orange

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Featured in the book, Also On View: Unique and Unexpected Museums of Greater Los Angeles!
  • One of many assemblage artworks comprised of found detritus, this one representing the extermination camp at Chelmno.
  • Mermelstein opened his private museum in 1972 and spent half a century expanding it.
  • Stars of David made from barbed wire and rusted cutlery, framed between concrete posts from electrified fences.
  • A piece depicting the names of Mermelstein’s immediate family members who were murdered at Auschwitz.
  • Edie Mermelstein’s tours emphasize her father’s belief in the importance of love and tolerance of others.

Photos by Ryan Schude