Welcome to the ERIH newsletter in March. This issue welcomes our new National Representatives for Greece and Switzerland and a new Anchor Point in France. It also includes a brief update on the ERIH website. In addition, we invite students to apply for this year's SummerSchool "Industrial Culture & Sustainability" in Berlin, take a look at the current working groups of our partner NEMO and share information about an EU programme for cultural mobility.

The topics at a glance:

• ERIH Faces: New National Representatives - Greece and Switzerland
• ERIH Members: New Anchor Point Le Familistère de Guise, France
• ERIH Online: Further sites and a new outline on agriculture
• ERIH Event: European Industrial Heritage SummerSchool "Shaping Sustainability in Industrial Heritage"
• ERIH Partners: Participation in NEMO working groups
• ERIH EU News: EU exchange programme "Culture Moves Europe"
• ERIH Calendar: Save the date

Greece
The ERIH National Representatives team continues to grow. Olga Deligianni, originally employed as an architect at the Greek Ministry of Culture and active member of the TICCIH board, is now representing Greece. For many years, she has been intensively involved in research by Greek archaeologists, architects and engineers on technological and industrial evidence in Greece itself and beyond. Her assessment also contributed to the nomination of Greek laureates of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards.

Switzerland
Switzerland's ERIH representative is Kilian T. Elsasser, a museum specialist and curator of exhibitions. For many years, he served on the Swiss Museum of Transport Executive Board (the country's most-frequented museum). As head of the BLS Foundation, he oversaw the efforts to preserve and communicate the historical heritage of one of Switzerland's largest transport companies, and ist he founding president of the Swiss Association for Industrial Heritage and the History of Technology (VINTES). He also heads the Museumsfabrik, which he founded in 2004 to provide various services for cultural institutions.

Their emails are linked on the website. We appreciate their commitment to take over the ERIH representation of their country and wish both of them all the best for their new task!
ERIH Association | National Representatives

Whether it's casseroles or stoves, the Godin brand is well-known in France. However, Jean-Baptiste Godin left his mark on economic history not only with his quality products, but also - and perhaps even more so - with his "social palace" Familistère. This largely preserved building bears witness to a social ethos that consisted of allowing the workers at his stove factory "Les Cheminées Godin" to benefit from the company's success. This included the provision of comfortable housing, a comprehensive system of social security and eventually the establishment of a cooperative, the Société du Familistère, which turned the factory into the common property of the employees. All this was implemented between 1858 and 1883, astounding his contemporaries. The museum, which was set up in the main wing of the residential complex in 2006 and has been continuously expanded, tells the fascinating story of this social enterprise with more than 6,000 artefacts.
Guise (F). Le Familistère

The ERIH website is a digital directory of European industrial heritage and covers all European countries. A further 100 site descriptions have now been added. This pushes the number of featured sites to more than 2,300.

Another new addition to the website is an article on the industrialisation of agriculture, which began in 1701 with the invention of the seed drill, witnessed pioneering transformations in the 19th and 20th centuries thanks to artificial fertilisers and successful breeding and culminated in the highly specialised chemical products and major international corporations that prevail today.
On the industrialisation of agriculture

Please spread the word: For the second time, ERIH, the Berlin Centre for Industrial Heritage and the Department of Culture and Design at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin) are hosting the European Industrial Heritage SummerSchool from 10 to 25 August 2024 in Berlin. The intense 14-day programme, which was recognised with the "Best Practice Award" of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in 2023, is a unique combination of academic discussions, site visits and workshops and offers a holistic learning experience.

This year, the focus is on the question of how industrial heritage sites can become places of sustainable development.

The NEMO working group 'Sustainability and Climate Action' recently produced the two-page overview 7 tips for advocating the sustainable transition of your museum, based on national (EU) and local climate and sustainability concepts. The paper is available for download on the NEMO website. A detailed report is also available free of charge.
7 tips for advocating the sustainable transition of your museum

In addition, NEMO has published three recommendations to policy makers on the development of AI technology in museums. They aim to support museums in leveraging their potential in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and define their role in its rapid advancement. Museums are excellent places to negotiate technological developments along with the public and offer spaces to learn, experience, and build knowledge. The recommendations urge policymakers to develop a political vision and regulatory framework for museums in the context of AI progress.
3 recommendations addressing the development of AI technology in museums

Being the largest cultural exchange programme in the European Union, this initiative promotes international projects by artists and cultural professionals from all 40 countries covered by the EU's Creative Europe programme, which also provides the funding. The campaign is implemented by the Goethe-Institut.

The programme applies to the fields of architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music as well as performing and visual arts. Grants are awarded in two categories:

• Individual mobility: for artists and cultural professionals who want to realise a project individually or as a group with a partner in another Creative Europe country. The current call ends on 31 May 2024.
• Residency: for organisations wishing to invite artists or cultural professionals from other Creative Europe countries for a visiting residency. The current call for applications ends on 15 May 2024.

Creative Europe | Culture Moves Europe