Laura,

Last summer, I saw an exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San
Francisco on earthquakes.  Its highlight was a darkened room that featured
video footage of earthquakes and special effects approximating burning
buildings, which visitors viewed while standing on a large shake table.
Also included in the exhibit were hands-on items that demonstrated how
earthquakes work.

Here at the Golden State Museum, we have an exhibit on disasters.  On the
platform devoted to earthquakes, rubble from a collapsed overpass is strewn
on the ground in front of a large photomural of an earthquake scene.
Protruding from the rubble at chaotic angles are several TV monitors showing
a video that includes earthquake survivors recounting their ordeals.
Shadowboxes holding earthquake memorabilia also rise from the wreckage.

Amanda Meeker
Golden State Museum
1020 O Street
Sacramento CA 95814

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> Subject:      Anyone done a small earthquake exhibit?
>
> My first exhibit as the new history curator of the Los Gatos museum will
> be
> on the Loma Prieta quake - 10 years later. We're located near its
> epicenter,
> in California's Silicon Valley.
>
> Set to open in mid-August, I'm moving fast on websites and local
> resources,
> but would deeply appreciate any tips from exibits you may have seen or
> installed.
>
> My stumbling block is what 3-dimensional objects to include. Besides then
> &
> now photos documenting the damage and recovery, I'm struggling with how to
> make the impact feel real - not flat and clean like the photos... Broken
> china and glass would add to the effect - garage sale time! Obviously, the
> museum's regular collection will NOT have a high profile here...
>
> Our display space is small - about 1250 square feet - but has a rustic
> charm
> - it's an old (1854) flour mill. Lighting is good. We've got video and
> slide
> projection capabilities.
>
> I'd like to add audio - with the sounds made in a 15 second, 7.1
> earthquake.
> Crashing trees, broken glass, snapping electrical wires... not something I
> can re-create myself with ease! ;-)
>
> Thanks for any tips you may have - Laura Bajuk
> Executive Director
> Los Gatos Museum Assn.
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