ON THE DARK SIDES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INDUSTRIALISED GENOCIDE Listen The systematic mass murder of Jews and Roma and Sinti during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany is often characterised with [...] death" - and indeed the planned killing of some 6 million Jews could only be carried out using industrial processes. In the course of 1941, the Nazi leadership decided that the so-called "final solution" [...] approximately 1.1 million people died in Birkenau. The railway connection, which was essential for industrial facilities, was a decisive criterion in the construction of further extermination camps. As was
'My day at work', where ERIH site staff present their day-to-day work and raise interest in industrialheritage as a potential career option. Young Professionals also attend ERIH Board meetings as advisors
REGIONAL ROUTES OPEN UP THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF A REGION Listen In many European regions there are few industrialheritage sites with touristic potential. Each of this regions has its own specialisms [...] European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet, for example. Or South Wales, a key region in the "world's first industrial nation". Both these areas comprise a number of less significant industrial monuments [...] raw material deposits. more Industrial Valleys The slate hillsides of the Rhineland do not resemble an industrial area in the slightest. That said, it is indeed an industrial area whose economic roots
exciting excursions to industrialheritage sites in Berlin. The 'European IndustrialHeritage Summer School' is a joint program of ERIH, the Berlin Centre for IndustrialHeritage (bzi) and the University [...] How can industrialheritage sites credibly practice sustainability? 17 Students from Europe and beyond addressed this question at our 14-day European IndustrialHeritage Summer School "Industrial Heritage [...] EUR INDUSTRIALHERITAGE SUMMER SCHOOL INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND PRACTICE-ORIENTED PROJECT WORK FOR STUDENTS Listen The European IndustrialHeritage Summer School is aimed at students from
Listen The conservation and management of industrialheritage requires a wide range of knowledge and skills. Industrialheritage is more than just industrial buildings and machinery, the "tangible" remains [...] as well as sector-specific social routines and intangible heritage. But this knowledge is in danger of being lost over time. Today, heritage organisations are increasingly facing the retirement of their [...] 2020 Annual Conference in Oberhausen. Under the theme 'Keeping the wheels turning. Making industrialheritage fit for generational change' , the conference showcased practical examples of preserving and
ACADEMY OF INDUSTRIALHERITAGE ERIH'S PROJECT TO ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE TO INDUSTRIALHERITAGE AS CARIER OPTION Listen All sites in Europe face the problem of finding well-trained staff, as industrial heritage [...] history The industrial revolution and the process of industrialization or e.g. 'European IndustrialHeritage: The International Story' Overview of post-industrial sites enlisted on UNESCO World Heritage List [...] why ERIH has set up the European Academy of IndustrialHeritage with the aim of attracting young people, especially students, to European industrialheritage as a career option. In collaboration with u
Dortmund (D) Hendrichs Drop Forge LVR Industrial Museum. Solingen (D) Henrichshütte Steelworks LWL Industrial Museum. Hattingen (D) Historic Silver Mine World Heritage Site. Tarnowskie Góry (PL) Ignacy Historic [...] Königshain Granit Quarrying Museum. Königshain (D) Lage Brickworks LWL Industrial Museum. Lage (D) Le Bois du Cazier World Heritage Site. Marcinelle (B) Museum of Metallurgy. Chorzów (PL) Museum Nord. Narvik [...] 'Steaua Română' oil refinery. Câmpina (RO) Turismo Industrial. S. João da Madeira (P) Westphalian Salt Experience. Bad Sassendorf (D) World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station. Grimeton (S) ERIH Conference
(D) Hall of the Century. Bochum (D) Henrichshütte Steelworks LWL Industrial Museum. Hattingen (D) Historic Silver Mine World Heritage Site. Tarnowskie Góry (PL) Königshain Granit Quarrying Museum. Königshain [...] Königshain (D) La Encartada Fabrika-Museao. Balmaseda (E) Lage Brickworks LWL Industrial Museum. Lage (D) Le Bois du Cazier World Heritage Site. Marcinelle (B) Museum Nord. Narvik (N) Museum Oederan 'The Weaving' [...] Art Casting Museum. Lauchhammer (D) Baruth Glassmaking Village. Baruth (D) Bursledon Brick Works Industrial Museum. Southampton (GB) Centrum Kultury Śląskiej at former 'Polska' Mine. Świętochłowice (PL)
be discontinued. Priority will be given to members who have participated in ERIH projects (IndustrialHeritage Barometer, WORK it OUT, ...). Applications to participate in the exchange programme should
ERIH IndustrialHeritage Barometer 2022/23 - Questions and results ERIH IndustrialHeritage Barometer 2020/21 - Questions and results ERIH IndustrialHeritage Barometer 2019 - Results ERIH Industrial Heritage [...] network. ERIH INDUSTRIALHERITAGE BAROMETER 2022/23 Listen The online survey for the ERIH IndustrialHeritage Barometer 2022/23 was conducted from 6 March to 20 April 2023. All industrialheritage sites in [...] "ERIH INDUSTRIALHERITAGE BAROMETER" ERIH'S SURVEY OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALHERITAGE SITES Listen Since 2018, ERIH, in cooperation with the Statistics and Surveys Department of the Regionalverband Ruhr,
labour. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution Textile History - Invention of Textile The Heritage of the Textile Industry. Thematic Study for TICCIH Sites of the [...] with their rows of spinning frames and thousands of rattling bobbins heralded the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But these mills also had a darker side to their story as most of the cotton came from [...] Cromford, and soon built up an empire and became one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the industrial era. An alternative solution was offered by the spinning jenny, invented by a weaver called James
Völklingen Iron Works World Heritage Site. Völklingen (D) Westphalian Salt Experience. Bad Sassendorf (D) World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station. Grimeton (S) Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site. Essen (D) ERIH [...] following the movies of all participating sites: Blegny Mine Word Heritage Site. Blegny (B) Coal Mining Museum. Zabrze (PL) Fagus Factory World Heritage Site. Alfeld/Leine (D) Flame Gasworksmuseum of Ireland. [...] Silver Mine World Heritage Site. Tarnowskie Góry (PL) Ignacy Historic Mine. Rybnik (PL) Knappenrode Energy Factory. Hoyerswerda (D) Krenzer Hammer. Ennepetal (D) Lage Brickworks LWL Industrial Museum. Lage
productivity and a trade deficit with rapidly mushrooming foreign debt. Related Links Industrial and technical heritage on Kvarner WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Croatia World Atlas: The biggest industries in Croatia [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF CROATIA Listen For centuries, Croatia was squeezed between the expansionist Ottoman Empire in the southern Balkans, their rival, the Habsburg Empire, in the north and the Kingdom [...] which disintegrated since 1991. Therefore, for completeness, please also read our articles on the industrial history of the other states that were formerly part of Yugoslavia. Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site in Essen. It complements the multimedia information offered by the "Portal of IndustrialHeritage", which presents the "Route of IndustrialHeritage in the Ruhr Area" and [...] and other interesting industrialheritage sites in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the industrial properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List and all ERIH Anchor Points in Europe. A mobile version of [...] of industrialized regions in Europe and gives an impression of the diversity of Europe's industrialheritage. This is realized on information boards, which as examples show ERIH Regional Routes in Lusatia
and the wider picture of European industrial development. Participating sites will focus on objects that illustrate the European, and also global, dimension of industrial development. Smaller objects may [...] also be viewed in our virtual exhibition. If you have a linking Europe story to tell at your industrialheritage site and have not yet identified a potential partner site in any other European country, you [...] PROJECT SHOWING THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALISATION Listen Europe's industrial development has always been characterised by cross-border trade in raw materials and commodities
the event at 3 pm, dancing will take place in front of, in and even on imposing industrial sites, making industrialheritage an attractive place to experience. The easy-to-learn 'WORK it Out' dance can be [...] event "WORK it OUT" premiered in 2018 as ERIH's main contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage . Due to its success and popularity, it has since become an annual event. The event is aimed primarily [...] from school classes, sports clubs, dance and fitness studios...) who can consciously experience industrial culture and its sites and discover their significance for their own past, their relevance for the
"EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALHERITAGE. THE INTERNATIONAL STORY" ERIH'S BROCHURE MAKES THE EUROPEAN CONNECTIONS OF INDUSTRIALISATION VISIBLE Listen From the very beginning, industrialisation has crossed borders [...] unaware of this. The close-knit network of European industrial regions, which continue to inspire and strengthen each other, is something that most industrial monuments and attractions today do little to show [...] which recognises the network's contribution to the conservation and presentation of Europe's industrialheritage. This funding has enabled the production of this brochure, which aims to encourage ERIH sites
Brochure "European IndustrialHeritage: The International Story" Listen From the very beginning, industrialisation has crossed borders - it has never been a purely national phenomenon. From the mid-18th [...] unaware of this. The close-knit network of European industrial regions, which continue to inspire and strengthen each other, is something that most industrial monuments and attractions today do little to show [...] which recognises the network's contribution to the conservation and presentation of Europe's industrialheritage. This funding has enabled the production of this brochure, which aims to encourage ERIH sites
