Centennial earthquake exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

January 22, 2006

San Francisco (BCN) - Bay Area residents and tourists interested in seeing what San Francisco looked like following the 1906 earthquake can head over to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which is currently displaying post-earthquake
pictures.

In commemoration of the centennial of the 1906 earthquake, from now until May 30, the museum will display it's 1906 Earthquake: A Disaster in Pictures installment, the museum reported.

Nearly 100 photographs depicting the destruction caused by the earthquake, which struck the Bay Area on April 18, 1906, will be on display as part of the exhibition, the museum reported.

According to the museum, the exhibit will show works by both professional and amateur photographers that demonstrate the enormity of the damage caused by the earthquake as well as the subsequent relief efforts that took place.

More information on the 1906 Earthquake: A Disaster in Pictures exhibit and museum hours of operation is available on the Web site, http://www.sfmoma.org.

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