The exhibition of “Chernobyl” museum located in Kiev is about the largest in the history of nuclear power accident – the accident at the fourth unit of Chernobyl nuclear power plant (Pripyat city) happened in April 1986.
The museum has the collection of about 7,000 exhibits – declassified documents, maps, photographs, objects of ethnic culture, personal belongings of people participated in liquidation of the disaster. The museum of Chernobyl was opened on April 26, 1992. It was dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the accident. Photos by lady-sumerki
In the museum you can see unique footage of the disaster and its aftermath, see a working model of Chernobyl nuclear power plant unit, interactive three-phase diorama “Chernobyl nuclear power plant before, during, and after the accident” – shows how the explosion occurred, destruction of the plant, and construction of sarcophagus over the destroyed unit.
The exhibition of the halls of the museum tells the story of the heroic and selfless work of many people – civilian and military experts who participated in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident.
Address: Ukraine, Kiev, Khoryv Lane, 1 (Metro “Kontraktova Plosha”). Open: Monday – Friday (10:00 а.m. – 6:00 p.m.), Saturday (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). The site of Chernobyl museum
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