"100 Elements of Industrial Heritage in Spain” TICCIH Ausstellung eröfnet am 22. März in Madrid

Its main theme is to show the infrastructure and most important architectural elements of each of the Spanish autonomous communities.
The Royal Tapestry Factory in Madrid will host a total of one hundred exhibition panels illustrating the history of the most unique industrial goods of Spain.

Each individual element, industrial plant or landscape will have a brief data containing its location, explaining its importance and a collection of images.The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH), partner of UNESCO and ICOMOS operates in more than 50 countries and its aim is to study, protect, conserve and explain the remains of industrialization. The members of TICCIH are experts who conduct research and academic activities about any field related to the industrial heritage and also participate in the consideration of the goods that may be proposed for the World Heritage category. The Spanish section is in operation since 2004. In this context of enhancement of the industrial heritage, TICCIH-Spain presents the exhibition "100 Elements of Industrial Heritage in Spain" to bring this heritage to the whole society and show the value of those elements. It´s also planned to publish a book catalog where the contents of the exhibition will be accompanied by a series of introductory studies and has the participation of the Ministry of Culture through the Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain (IPCE).People that enjoy visiting archaeological ruins or cathedrals have discovered the existence of another type of cultural goods: the industrial heritage. This is no longer a marginal question and with the support of the public administration it´s now being integrated into the tourist routes to be visited by a growing number of tourists every day.The industrial heritage consists of the remains of industrial culture which are of historical, technological, social, architectural or scientific value. These remains consist of buildings and machinery, workshops, mills and factories, mines and sites for processing and refining, warehouses and stores, places where energy is generated, transmitted and used, transport and all its infrastructure, as well as places used for social activities related to industry such as housing, religious worship or education. It is noteworthy that to the industrial heritage must be added as well the immaterial and intangible heritage of the industry as embodied in the memory of the actors who worked and lived in these places.This exhibition will remain open until April 27 and, along the 2011 and 2012, will be presented in other Spanish communities and the autonomous city of Melilla.In Madrid, all the interested citizens have the opportunity to freely attend to the exhibition at the Royal Tapestry Factory, located in Hondarribia Street, 2 Madrid (access by metro Atocha Renfe / Menéndez Pelayo). The exhibition will be open to the public Monday to 10 to 20 hours (uninterrupted) and Sunday from 9 to 14 hours. For more information, please visit: www.ticcih.es www.madrid.org