Chernobyl Museum

Many visitors to Ukraine will be fascinated to discover more about the famous nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986 just 100km away from Kiev. The Chernobyl Museum is a natural place to start. Although there is limited information in English, hundreds of photos chronicling the explosion and the aftermath tell a lot of the story, without the need for words. Meanwhile, exhibits of the extensive protective clothing required for fighting the fire, as well as animals mutated by subsequent radiation poisoning, reinforce the horror. A number of artistic tributes to the victims are particularly evocative too. If that leaves you wanting to find out more, then check out Chernobyl Tours.

"interesting museum. Staff didn't speak much English, and the whole experience was typical East bloc dusty old museum, but the photos were a real insight for someone, like me, who didn't know much about the Chornobyl disaster before they visited"

Big D
United Kingdom
Jul.02.2007
Overall rating 4/5