Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA has an Earthquake Cafe. You sit in
a booth that looks like it belongs in a diner and you push buttons that
simulate I think 4 different earthquakes. I don't know if they have anything
else, but you may contact them for details. The # for the exhibits dept. is
(412) 237-3344. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Deborah Zinn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 10:13 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Anyone done a small earthquake exhibit?


Laura,

I'm new to all this.  (Just joined the Board of a local Colorado
paleontology/dinosaur museum.)  But we visited Dinosaur Discovery Museum in
Fruita, Colorado.  And they have a traveling exhibit that simulates an
earthquake.  Contact Michael Perry at 1 800 344 3466.  If you do, tell
him the contact was from the Dino Depot folks in Cañon  City.

Cheers,
Deborah

Laura Bajuk wrote:

> 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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