The first major museum exhibition on earthquakes, developed by the Oakland Museum of California, it was designed to look as if an earthquake had occurred, knocking over large photomurals and exhibits. This major multidisciplinary exhibition covered a wide range of topics, from plate tectonics and the history of earthquakes to cultural earthquake lore and emergency preparedness. Experimental interactive elements modeled types of shaking, subsidence, liquefaction, and building failure. A major portion of the exhibition showed visitors what might happen when an earthquake strikes the SF Bay Area, and where to go for help and more information.
Date: 1976
Roles: Exhibitions Project Manager and Designer, Fabrication and Installation
Funder: National Science Foundation #7604544
Footprint: 8,000 square feet
Venue: Oakland Museum of California
Collaborators: Ben Hazard, Anne Lugo, Jonathan Hirabayshi