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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