A hurricane Katrina photo exhibit in Gullfport is drawing visitors and attention to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where Katrina’s destruction was especially felt.

The exhibit, being called a Katrina museum, at the downtown Gulfport branch of Hancock Bank (one of the sponsors), is not meant to celebrate destruction but to show the strength and resilency of survivors from Katrina.

Gulfport’s Fire Chief Pat Sullivan and his firefighter son Brian contributed eyewitness photos to the exhibit, a brainstorm of the Gulfport Main Street Association. It is free and open to the public.