On March 11, 2018, to the 7th anniversary of the tragedy of the Great East-Japan earthquake and the nuclear accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in the exhibition hall of the museum, on the ground floor, an exhibition of new revenues will open. There are 21 drawings in the style of Japanese monochrome painting sumi-e, which are made on traditional Japanese paper washi with mineral black ink, as well as poems by the author of the cycle “Faults and Faults”. Free entrance.
The exhibition that will be presented in the National museum “Chornobyl” on March, 11, 2017 at 13.30, displays 200 Okiagari-koboshi designed by famous artists from France, Italy, Japan and Ukraine and Chornobyl accident liquidators, affected people and children.
George SHANAYEV was born in Kyiv in 1936. He is a participant in elimination of the disaster’s consequences at the Chornobyl NPP, scientist, researcher, the author of 20 inventions, 150 scientific publications, a professional diver of the 1-st cathegory, graphic artist|chart|, poet, musician, singer, bard, invalid of Chornobyl.
To your attention there are George Shanayev’s graphic works, related to understanding the consequences of the Chоrnobyl disaster for humanity and ecology of the planet, which was written by the author for 30 years in a hospital bed.
Paper, black ink.
Curator Anna Korolevska
Design by Alex Kurmaz
The museum presents a thematic exhibition “СIVIL PROTECTION. VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE” which was created to help people. What are the types of bombs and what is the protection from them? How to protect yourself, your home, water, food from radioactive, toxic chemicals, biological agents? How to decontaminate food and water, clothes and sandals? How to build a shelter? This and many more useful you know from the collection of Civil Defence educational posters presented at the exhibition, which were printed in Kyiv the 30 years ago. Although in 1986 they were in every school, every company – now become a rarity and historical rarity, but very necessary thing in today’s challenging life of an ordinary citizen, when we have to mention their existence.
…There is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his accomplishments
because who will lead him to see what shall be after him…
Ecclesiastes, 3, 22
National Museum “Chernobyl” invites you to a virtual journey in time by the streets of Polessky atomic city. Alexander SIROTA helps you to make the journey. He is a journalist, photographer, filmmaker, member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Most of his work dedicated to Pripyat – the city of his childhood and the Chernobyl disaster. The chief editor of the Internet project Pripyat.com, Vice President of the International NGO “Center of Pripyat. Com”. He initiated the appeal to the international community and collecting signatures to provide the city of Pripyat the international status of a city museum, and a 10-km exclusion zone – status historical – ecological reserve, the largest man-made disasters monument planet.