component of the Shine4Future project is to engage young people and encourage them to discover industrialheritage sites as places to visit or even work. Only this can ensure successful generational change
conference theme. The focus should be on how intangible industrial culture can gain greater visibility and thus increase the appeal of industrialheritage. In addition, the presentations should provide answers [...] and recipes have shaped life in industrial areas in very different ways and, in some cases, continue to do so. They all foster people's sense of connection to industrial sites and their history, and often [...] on in local networks and associations. What is the potential of this intangible legacy for industrialheritage sites? How can it be preserved and put to good use? What strategies and formats can be employed
Saxony State Association for IndustrialHeritage, Member), Timo Hauge (Team Leader, IndustrialHeritage RVR, Member), Dr Kirsten Baumann (Director LWL-Museums of IndustrialHeritage, 1st Chairwoman), Dr Walter [...] the Nuremberg Museum of Industrial Culture , they adopted the Nuremberg Declaration on German IndustrialHeritage, and one year later, at ERIH Anchor Point Zollverein World Heritage Site , they passed a [...] Regional Association (RVR), which is responsible for the IndustrialHeritage Trail in the Ruhr District. A conference on the future of industrialheritage is planned for 2027, at the end of the pilot phase.
One focus of the project activities will be the generational change in industrialheritage, which is already in full swing: many of the people who have been involved in this field since the beginning are [...] growing, as the increasing number of members indicates. Other ERIH activities like the “European IndustrialHeritage Summer School” and different research projects are aimed at collaborating with universities
significant hubs of (industrial) culture, home to a Science & Technology Center and the National Center for Film Culture, among other things. Another icon of the emerging industrial city of Łódź, the ‘White [...] Central Museum of Textiles and is considered one of the country's most impressive monuments of industrial architecture. With its extensive range of machinery and several major textile collections, it provides [...] and textile history in Łódź. A special feature of the museum is the way it combines technical and industrial history with art, design, fashion, regional history and cultural anthropology. Two intersecting
t exceed those from the industrial revolution era. This sets new goals and tasks in terms of communication and interpretation for all those dealing with the industrialheritage. At the same time, "sustainable [...] European Route of IndustrialHeritage (ERIH) is co-created by post-industrial sites from 28 European countries. The route includes over 2,300 sites, and the association itself has over 400 members. The [...] so-called “Anchor Points”. These are milestones of European industrialheritage, sites of particular historical significance for the industrial revolution, while offering visitors high-quality experiences
district's only World Heritage Site, doesn't really need much more to be said about it, considering its reputation as the ‘most beautiful colliery in the world’ and the flagship of an industrial region in transition
Once again, the Summer School was jointly hosted by ERIH, the Berlin Centre for IndustrialHeritage (bzi) and the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin. The participants came from a wide range of [...] communicating. These include, for example, a communication kit dealing with climate issues at industrialheritage sites that have been restored to their natural state – a project that is likely to underpin [...] doctoral students drew up a matrix that provides evaluation criteria for the preservation of industrialheritage sites. The hosts were impressed by the quality of the presentations and the commitment shown
portal attracted numerous visitors right from the time of its construction. As a modern site of industrialheritage, it provides not only architectural highlights but also an authentic insight into the hard [...] While the term "Ruhr area" was not coined until the 1930s, industrial pioneers such as Franz Haniel, Mathias Stinnes, Friedrich Krupp and Friedrich Harkort had collieries and blast furnaces popping up [...] the distinguishing features of this ERIH Anchor Point is the transformation of the massive former industrial site into a unique landscape park with 28 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails, climbing walls
areas where the snow was collected. The Heritage Champions category recognises Piotr Gerber and his Foundation for the Protection of Silesian IndustrialHeritage , which was established in 2007. Its main [...] to promote one of the four award winners presented above and thus to boost industrialheritage as a whole. European Heritage Awads / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 Vote for Public Choice Award 2024 [...] first structure ever to be equipped with a supporting iron frame, thereby marking, along with other industrial monuments in the region, the start of mass production and use of iron and steel. It was not until
change is now the greatest threat to our cultural heritage. Numerous concepts and framework agreements such as the European Green Deal or the Cultural Heritage Green Paper call for CO2 neutrality by 2050 (already [...] a demanding, sometimes exhausting, but indispensable process. What does all this mean for industrialheritage sites? How can the major framework concepts be broken down into manageable local or regional [...] visitors, employees and partners be involved in the change processes? What contribution can industrialheritage sites make as high-quality educational centres for sustainable development? What opportunities
In its 15th year, INDUSTRIADA boasts an impressive success story: almost 950,000 participants have already visited the festival, running up to roughly 5,000 events at 46 venues in 29 cities in total.
ExtraSchicht are the "forbidden" places that reveal some of their secrets on the "Night of IndustrialHeritage". For example, ERIH member Ewald Future Site in Herten offers access to extraordinary "lost [...] shows produce stunning light effects in the skies above the ERIH Anchor Points Zollverein World Heritage Site in Essen and LWL Museum Henrichshütte in Hattingen as well as the Westerholt Colliery in G
project on production and labour sites as cultural heritage through memories, interviews and company stories, collected by the Museum of IndustrialHeritage . Another example was provided by René Capovin from [...] interest were the experiences of regeneration projects carried out through the creation of industrialheritage routes. Alessio Zoeddu mentioned the "public history" routes, which offer visitors a fresco [...] infinite narrative possibilities of archival documentation can be used to regenerate the "immaterial heritage" in order to tell the evolution of places and build a "sensitive city". Environmental regeneration
The event aims to encourage particuarly young people to explore former industrial sites. As always, all participating dance groups – coming from schools, sports clubs, fitness studios and dance classes
coincidence. This is where company records are stored that bear witness to almost 100 years of industrial production in various sectors (railway, agriculture, aviation, food machinery). They tell the story [...] Second World War, producing mainly sugar, locomotives and dockside cranes. Today, the 26-hectare industrial site, which ceased operations in 2008, is the focus of an innovative urban regeneration programme
became the largest inner-city industrial district in the GDR. In 2009, the Industriesalon Schöneweide association came into being here, researching the local industrial history, campaigning for its p [...] one of the largest museums of its kind in Europe and interlinks Berlin's rapid technological and industrial history with its impact on urban life. A particular focus is on transport and traffic, as shown [...] aircraft. In contrast, the second Anchor Point looks into one of the darkest chapters of German (industrial) history: the Nazi system of forced labour, based on large-scale criminal enslavement and racist
Sustainable educational work, the re-use of industrial sites (heritage conservation is climate protection), new blood in cultural volunteering and soft tourism are just some of the topics that the Summer [...] are enrolled at a university. The SummerSchool is organised by ERIH, the Berlin Centre for IndustrialHeritage and the Department of Culture and Design at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW [...] aimed at students from various disciplines, including museum studies, cultural studies, history, industrial archaeology, cultural and tourism management, sociology, architecture and urban planning as well
Rhineland-Palatinate to be part of the European Route of IndustrialHeritage: "We are proud that Sayner Hütte has joined the ranks of ERIH World Heritage Sites such as Völklingen Ironworks and the Zollverein [...] will be attending the ceremony on 24 March at 3 pm as well. His keynote speech on this "jewel of industrial history" states, among other things: "The attractively restored buildings on the monument site [...] concert at 6 pm. Prior to this, the foundation invites visitors to take a free guided tour of the heritage complex. Bendorf (D). Sayner Hütte Ironworks
y. All disciplines relevant to industrialheritage are welcome, such as architecture and urban planning, cultural studies and history, heritage conservation, industrial archaeology, cultural and tourism [...] " ERIH Young Professionals' Network " was created at the suggestion of participants in the IndustrialHeritage Summer School . It is aimed at young people, particularly students, but also young professionals [...] lity, climate change, working conditions, accessibility, digitalisation and the design of industrialheritage. On behalf of the ERIH General Assembly, the Executive Board has developed a new membership
