»Pripyat. Die Zeitmaschine – Das europäische Erbe der Katastrophe von Chornobyl.« Interaktive Fotoausstellung in Neuss zum 40. Jahrestag des Reaktorunglücks von Chornobyl

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Duration of the exhibition: June 02 to June 05, 2026

Exhibition location: in the main foyer of Neuss town hall, Markt 2, 41460 Neuss during the regular opening hours of the town hall

April 26, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. The explosion of reactor 4 on April 26, 1986 is considered the worst accident in the history of the civilian use of nuclear energy. The abandoned town of Prypiat still symbolizes the dramatic consequences of this tragedy.

Ukrainian photo and video artist Alexander Syrota uses augmented reality to combine historical images with contemporary photographs. Visitors to the exhibition can visually switch between the past and present and impressively trace the development of Prypiat from a young, vibrant city to a nuclear-contaminated exclusion zone.

An event organized by the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Haus Foundation in cooperation with the City of Neuss