Slavutych Museum

Slavutych Museum ( - darkometer rating : 5 - ) ---------------------------- UPDATE 2 March 2022: due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, this site will be out of tourism reach for some time to come. ---------------------------- A small but quite fascinating local/regional museum in the small northern town of – the place that was built to replace as the home of the staff after the 1986 disaster. Naturally, the museum focuses on Chernobyl, the disaster and the aftermath but also on the construction of the town of Slavutych itself. > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: See under Slavutych and Chernobyl , especially the NPP . When this museum came into being I cannot say exactly, but it is obvious that it must date back to Soviet times, given the stained-glass windows with Soviet symbolism upstairs and all that. How much it may have changed since the independence of Ukraine is also difficult to say. My guess is not very much. So it's also a bit of back-to-the- USSR “time travel” that's involved here. That also applies to the fact that foreign visitors touring this museum with a guide are accompanied not only by the local guide, but no: at least two other museum employees (presumably) followed our little entourage around all the way, semi-hiding in corners or behind columns, but ever present. Ah, the nostalgia! What there is to see: This is a museum that is lovably old-school in many ways. But it has many fascinating displays for those interested in the topic of Chernobyl .