completed, however, as the Industrial Conversion Decree was approved in 1983. After large mobilisations of the workers, the closure of the factory was imposed. As for the industrial heritage, buildings such as [...] Spare Parts Warehouse have been preserved, which will become the future Museum of Industrial Heritage and the Workers' Memory of Puerto de Sagunto. [...] to link the mines of Ojos Negros, Teruel, with the new port infrastructures for exporting iron ore to other European countries. These works involved the migration of a large number of workers and engineers

more recently, industrial history as well. This combination makes the city and its surroundings an exciting destination for fans of industrial heritage. The visitor center in the tower of the former sewing [...] presentations of industrial history. The shoe production, for instance, is represented by a museum, an academy for shoe design and two successfully working enterprises. The hat museum is accompanied by [...] guided tours. In the factory next door, visitors can experience a museum of contemporary art, as well as an exhibition on the history of the Oliva company and its outstanding architectural appearance. The

The museum of technology in Croatia was established as a result of the efforts of Dr Bonz Tezak, a professor at Zagreb University, and was formally constituted in 1954, although there was an earlier museum [...] departments. Those dealing with industrial heritage include transportation, whose collections include motor cars and railway locomotives, geology, which covers mining of coal and minerals and oil extraction [...] museum of trades and crafts in the city which had ceased to function. It occupies timber buildings originally erected for the celebrated trade fair held at Zagreb, which moved to a new site in 1956. There

lawn of the Cour ovale, its oval - framed by arched arcades - looking like the arena of a Roman amphitheatre. Yet this is not the case: here, in southwestern Belgium, is the 19th century heart of one of [...] of the country's largest coal mines. The founder of this neoclassical complex, which includes a workers' residential area with over 400 houses and the stately mansion of the factory owners, features as [...] European industrial heritage as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major attraction for visitors from all over the world thanks to its "Centre for Innovation and Design" (CID) and the Contemporary Art

The great medieval city of Norwich offers such a wealth of heritage that it is easy to overlook the variety of industrial buildings from all periods and particularly the nineteenth century that lie within [...] Bridewell Museum, hosting an outstanding collection of industrial and social memories, is itself housed in a former shoe factory and one-time prison. The building encapsulates the contradictions of this medieval [...] within the city centre. The industrial economy of Norwich was built on the diverse mixture of textiles, shoe manufacture, food production and pharmaceuticals. Textiles were an important medieval industry

the town of toys, was founded in the Gründerzeit (Wilhelminian era) as an industrial settlement with checker-board pattern streets, composing a structure of urban blocks. Over 90 percent of the buildings [...] the Town of Toys’ representative office, and the former US-American department stores Kresge and Halbourne. Further highlights of Sonneberg are the German Teddy Bear Museum, the SOMSO Museum for anatomic [...] architecture of the historicism and International Style (“Neues Bauen”), including Art Déco, Bauhaus and neoclassicism. Most important witnesses to the toy industry are the German Toy Museum, the New Townhouse

lives of 5,000 miners and their families? The "Portal of Industrial Heritage" translates this history to the entire Ruhr district: multimedia stations effectively showcase 18 former flagships of large-scale [...] The past is explored by the "Heritage Trail", bringing to life the history and technology of what was once Europe's largest coal mine. What was it like when the rhythm of gigantic machines and conveyor [...] under one roof. The Ruhr Museum in the former coal washing plant focuses on even more immense dimensions. It recounts the natural and cultural history of the Ruhr area over a period of 300 million years - from

cultural heritage, to industrial production, from the art scene to high-tech ceramic research. At the Westerwald Ceramics Museum, visitors can learn all about the history and production of Westerwald [...] production of a grey-blue vessel. It shows how this unique product became an object of desire in the Baroque period and how the region developed into an important industrial centre with a wide range of applications [...] ceramics. On the upper floor, a variety of displays illustrate the importance of ceramics in contemporary art. Visitors can get creative themselves in the museum's workshop.

The buildings of the hospitality (or tourist) industry, hotels, wayside inns, motorway service stations, are readily recognised as part of the industrial heritage. One of the most significant innovations [...] statue in the centre of Altena. The museum in the castle has displays on the history of the youth hostel movement, but also on the geology and history of the region, including its industrial history. The entrance [...] vision of youth hostels in 1907, and opened the first of them in Burg Altena in 1912. After serving in the German army during the First World War he founded the German national organisation of hostels

visit the Museum of Mining Heritage at the village of Katydata you must make an appointment at least one day before. The museum is in an old court-house near the church of St John. It shows samples of minerals [...] Route is a self-drive itinerary of copper-mining heritage. Cyprus was the largest supplier of copper to the ancient world. Even the word ‘copper’ comes from the name of the island. One large mine is still [...] the Skouriotissa copper mine of the Hellenic Copper Mines company. The itinerary begins at either Lemesos or Larnaka and crosses the island to Katydata. The landscape is full of ancient spoil heaps and opencast

state of Hesse and the city of Darmstadt acquired the building from the company Donges Stahlbau GmbH. After renovation work was carried out, it was opened in 1996 as a house of industrial heritage by the [...] (1895-1985) in Frankfurt am Main. The museum demonstrates developments in the printing industry from the beginning of the 19th century right up to the mid-1970s with the help of printing workshops and numerous [...] exterior on an industrial scale. The company Alter, which was also to make a name for itself in aircraft and railway carriage construction, was forced to go into liquidation after the Crash of 1929. Adam Opel

processing of mastic gum. There are multi-media and interactive displays and an archive and library. The museum is surrounded by plantations of mastic trees. The museum is a site of the Museum Network of the [...] largest of the Greek islands and lies in the Southern Aegean Sea not far from the coast of Turkey. Over the centuries its people have been closely concerned with shipping but the unique feature of its industrial [...] villages) lie in the southern part of the island. Research projects into the history of the industry took place in 2007-08, and in 2009 it was decided to build a museum on a site given by the Chios Mastic

regularly opened. The textile museum is on the most important museum of this kind in Italy. Covering an area of 2,400 square metres, the Textile Museum displays an extensive range of textiles, historic machinery [...] In the centre of Prato there can be found an industrial heritage site of European importance: The Campolmi Textile Factory. The two-storey, faithfully restored rectangular building with its courtyard, [...] Today it is a symbol of Prato´s centuries-old textile tradition which has marked the Tuscan town up to the present day. The textile activity ceased trading in 1994. The work of the factory rehabilitation

1775 by the neoclassical architect Denis Antoine on the Quai de Conti. It is part of the Banks of the Seine World Heritage site. The 177-metre building that faces the quay contained the offices, while courtyards [...] currency and medals are still made. A museum explains the process of making coins and medals and their significance. Around 2,000 pieces are on show from collections of 170,000 objects. Beautifully designed [...] visitors opportunities to touch artefacts, hear experts talk and even see and smell the industrial processes of carving, stamping and casting.

is an industrial heritage site since 1806, offering a variety of services for tourists throughout the year. The history of the village of Noormarkku dates to the 15th century. The operation of the Ma [...] and gardens. Noormarkku is still the home of both the Ahlström family and the Ahlström companies. The company's story is a significant part of Finnish industrial, architectural, art, and design history. [...] Makkarakoski sawmill, now functioning as a sawmill museum, began in 1753. The machinery and equipment of the current sawmill are mostly from the 1880s. The Ahlström family acquired the works area in 1870

remarkably genuine sound of crackling fire and bursting rock. The Rammelsberg Museum and Visitor Mine near Goslar stages 1,000 years of mining history; from the age-old method of mining ore by laying a fire [...] through a mediaeval system of galleries, to the thunderous roar of modern mining and conveying techniques during a trip on the colliery railway. A fine example of industrial architecture awaits visitors [...] accompanied by vivid sound effects of everyday working conditions. The mine was inscribed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1992 – along with the former Imperial Town of Goslar.

range of goods boasting the label “Made in Sheffield”. The Kelham Island Museum, housed on the site of a disused generating station, is an impressive presentation of the city’s industrial heritage. Here [...] Sir Henry Bessemer invented a method of mass-producing steel with his so-called Bessemer converter. Shortly after that Robert Forrester Mushet invented a new form of alloy steel, and in 1913 Harry Brearley [...] Here you can see one of the most powerful steam engines in the world. Alongside it stands a massive Bessemer converter whose invention in 1856 revolutionised steel manufacturing. “Little mesters” symbolise

The town of Seydisfjordur (until recently spelt Seydhisfjordur) lies 400 km north-east of Reykjavik. The technical museum that illustrates many aspects of the history of the region has three principal [...] Scotland and the rest of the world. Much of the original equipment remains, and displays illustrate the epic task carried out by a labour force of some 300 men of constructing a line of 14,000 telegraph poles [...] exhibits that relate to the industrial heritage. The mechanical engineering workshop of Johann Hansson was established in 1907 and used hydro-electric power for the operation of its machine tools. It was

territory of the Geo-mining Park of Sardinia. The CMSB Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the tangible and intangible mining heritage, offering hikers a unique opportunity to discover the history of the miners [...] identity. The CMSB Foundation is founder and member of the European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation, a network dedicated to promoting mining heritage across Europe. The Federation promotes routes that [...] provide a unique opportunity to discover the rich industrial mining heritage in a sustainable way, immersing visitors in the history and culture of the mining communities that shaped these landscapes

historical heritage of AEM (The Electric Municipal Company of Milan), one of most important energy companies in Italy, instituted in 1910 by the Municipality of Milan. Beyond the protection of its industrial [...] a journey of discovery of the extraordinary history of AEM from the origins of public lighting to the transformation into “Life Company” and its fundamental role for the industrialization of Milan, in [...] preserved in the old Piazza Trento Power Station, one of the most important place for the industrial history of AEM and great symbol of modernity of Milan.