Visitors entering Aftershock! are greeted with memories of a pre-earthquake San Francisco.
An antique clock set at 5:12 reminds visitors of the early morning hour of the 1906 earthquake.
An introductory film portrays the devastation and death resulting form the earthquake.
A re-created Victorian home is the setting for a simulated earthquake experience.
Exhibits highlight the museum’s limited yet significant collection.
After-the-quake images can be viewed in an authentic refuge tent transformed into a mini-theater.
Visitors take a "trip" through Park City’s boom and bust days via a video in an authentic "skier’s subway" car.
Visitors take a "trip" through Park City’s boom and bust days via a video in an authentic "skier’s subway" car.
Oakland Museum of California:
Aftershock! Voices from the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Aftershock! Voices from the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
OAKLAND, CA
Life changed for the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:12 a.m., April 18, 1906. One hundred years later, the devastating earthquake is commemorated in Aftershock! Through vignettes and individual stories, the exhibition conveys how people withstood and rebounded from the disaster that has reverberated through Bay Area history. Adding to the museum’s impressive collection of photos and artifacts is a re-created Victorian house where, through a simulated experience, visitors can feel the pitch and roll and hear the rumble of an earthquake.
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WOED helped the Oakland Museum of California create one of our most dramatic and popular history exhibitions to–date. Their vision and perseverance were very refreshing. Job well done!
—Aimee Klask
Curator of Aftershock! Voices from the 1906
Earthquake and Fire
Curator of Aftershock! Voices from the 1906
Earthquake and Fire