history of mining in the Saar. Here you can take a ride into a 200 meter long mining gallery in a hands-on experience with original sound effects. At the end of the shift you can be rewarded, on request

was nationalized in 1945, then became privately owned again in 1993. It still produces high-quality, hand-made glasswares. Tours of the factory take visitors to see the glass-blowers at work in the furnace

life and operation of a coal mine. Mannequins show particular situations, such as coal-cutting by hand in narrow seams and making repairs after roof falls. The artefacts presented include roof supports

the path of the rat offers exciting experiences for children. But there is even more to discover: a hands-on foundry where visitors can try their skills as casters and moulders, a collection of ores including

return to the start of the region’s mining history when mines were small enough to get by with just a handful of pitmen. The main attraction in the engine room is one of the oldest steam engines in the region

advertising prints, toy theatre sheets, product labels and wallpaper. Today the workshop still uses hand-operated presses to produce original images. Historical equipment for stencilling, printing and p

fibres to finished paper. A waterwheel is connected to ‘Hollander beaters’ for preparing the pulp. Hand processes are demonstrated of dipping a frame of wire mesh into liquid pulp, removing the sheets and

Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works at Saint-Juéry was founded in 1824. It specialized in manufacturing steel hand-tools such as files, scythes and sickles, and later agricultural machinery and other equipment with

artists and craftspeople working in felt. Workshops give visitors an opportunity to try felt-making by hand for themselves.

in Kleinenbremen. From 1883 until the 1960s, iron ore was mined here in several shifts, first by hand and then with large machines. The mine workings were also expanded during the Second World War for

The museum is attached to a workshop that continues to make pocket knives by hand – Navallas de Taramundi. The Quintana family has made knives in the region for seven generations, since around 1700. They

countries. The museum is based in the brass-works buildings. The equipment preserved includes furnaces, hand-tools and machine tools for fabricating brass artefacts, polishing tools, laboratory equipment and

and the factory office. The subject is introduced with a video and panels and there is a display of hand tools, loom shuttles and other small objects.

The story of Carpet Manufacture in Kidderminster is told in a series of galleries through films, hands-on activities, including a design your own carpet projection, and demonstrations from volunteers with

‘Wensleydale’. The visitor centre at the creamery has displays showing how Wensleydale was made by hand in farmhouses, and how it continues to be produced in the factory. There are demonstrations of the

former railway station preserves a steam locomotive and carriages and includes displays about mining, hand-knitting and rural crafts.

the west coast of Sardinia runs right through an old metalliferous vein. Visitors experience first-hand how metal ores were mined here around the middle of the 19th century and marvel at the blossom-white

expanded with new buildings soon afterwards. It still specialises in making high-quality porcelain by hand. The museum is in a building for firing after decoration and shows the electric ‘muffle’ kiln used

an ‘L’ shape. It is built of stone with a timber structure. By 1826 it had 477 workers and operated hand looms and experimental power looms. A steam engine was installed and by 1888 it had three steam engines

several museums and exhibitions side by side. Visitors are free to collect hands-on experiences, for example by making their own hand-made paper as in pre-industrial times. The printing museum, showcasing