The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation organizes and manages a network of thematic technological museums in the Greek provinces: - Silk Museum, Soufli - Open Air Museum of Water Power, Dimitsana (Peloponnese) - Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, Sparta (Peloponnese) - Museum of Industrial ...
The "Land of the Red Rocks" in the south of Luxembourg, owes its name to the bright red iron ore which dominates the landscape. The iron ore was undoubtedly behind the success of the steel industry in the Grand Duchy back in the middle of the 19th century. Former industrial sites were partially ...
The Salzkammergut has been shaped by industry and commerce for centuries, which are part of the regional culture and reach far back into the past. The origin of the name "Salzkammergut" goes back to the rich salt deposits. Salt not only gave the name to this region, but also contributed more and ...
Silesian Voivodeship can boast the highest number of historic industrial buildings in Poland. The Marshal Office of the Silesian Voivodeship did bear in mind the significance of monuments for the history and identity of the region. A project consisting of creating a network of the most interesting ...
The 'Verband Industriekultur und Technikgeschichte Schweiz VINTES' (Association Industrial Culture and History of Technology Switzerland) is the umbrella organisation of private and public institutions involved in collecting, preserving and communicating in the fields of industrial heritage and the ...
The industrialisation of Asturia began in the mid 19th century when companies with foreign capital (above all Belgian, French and British enterprises) began large-scale activities in the region, especially in the areas of mining and iron and steel production. They were joined at the end of the 19th ...
The Moravian-Silesian region was industrialised already during the times of Austria-Hungary in the 19th century and still today is one of the most important industrial areas in Central Europe with its coal mining, iron and steel production and vehicle industry. ‘Moravian-Silesian Tourism' ...