Laura:
I was fortunate enough to be in Santa Cruz--the epicenter--when the Loma
Prieta Earthquake hit. I would suggest that you use video components in the
exhibitions as well as audio, photographs, and 3D objects. Every person who
experienced the earthquake has a story to tell. I remember that the most
common question for months after the event was "Where were you when the
earthquake hit?" Videotapes of people telling the stories about their
experience(s) would be very powerful and would complement the displays about
the physical damage. There are so many heart-wrenching stories of bravery
and disaster that need to be included in an exhibition about that earthquake
and would be best told through the words and eyes of those who experienced
it.

What is the scope of the exhibition? Contact me if you are going to include
Santa Cruz County in the exhibition; I still live in Santa Cruz and have
witnessed the destruction and resurrection. I may have some good contacts
for you.

Celeste DeWald
Curator of Education
National Steinbeck Center
One Main Street, Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 775-4730
FAX (831) 796-3828
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> Behalf Of Laura Bajuk
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 3:41 PM
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> Subject: Anyone done a small earthquake exhibit?
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>
> 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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