helicopter – Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of a flying machine with a rotating sail. The exhibitions tell both technological and human stories. A simulator allows visitors to ‘fly’ a helicopter for themselves

sudden growth of industry there in the nineteenth century. IMI, the Interactive Museum of Industry, tells the story of its wide range of trades – leather production, weaving, pottery, iron forging, carpentry

century. The kk foundry produced cannons, machine parts and tools. The museum opened in 1998. It tells the story of iron mining in the region and displays the history, techniques and products of iron casting

the 1990's. The museum is located in the former power plant building of the iron and steelworks. It tells the story of the Silesian iron and steel industry. The focus of the exhibition entitled "The Iron [...] plans are presented on 2,500 square metres. Mementos and recorded memories of the former metalworkers tell of their hard work and how they relaxed from it. An 8-minute film presents the history and the role

1889. The old engine room and other buildings around the base of the tower are a large museum that tells the story of signalling at sea from ancient times to the present. The authoritative national collection

world population. Telemarksgalleriet and the World Heritage Center in the company town of Notodden tell this story and show art exhibitions in a monumental industrial building of the early twentieth century

Stokmarknes is a small port town in the north of Norway. The museum tells the story of the shipping route along the coast that was vitally important before good roads and aeroplanes. The steamship company

city famous for its Roman baths and Georgian architecture but it was also a working city. The museum tells the stories of its varied industries. Two thousand years of working life are on display, including

scythes, a drilling shop for making holes to fix the blades, a steam engine and stables. Displays tell visitors about how the works operated and the lives of the people who worked there. The site also

the cocoons to winding the silk from them, spinning thread and weaving textiles. Displays and videos tell visitors about the entrepreneurs and the lives of nineteenth-century factory workers. There is a shop

and its partners from the first cars of the 1880s to racing cars and limousines of the 1960s. It tells the history of motoring from bicycles to motorbikes and cars. There is also a recreation of Carl Benz’s

Estonia, making beer, cider and soft drinks. The Beer Museum is in a malt tower of 1898. Large displays tell the story of brewing from ancient times to the present and include brewing equipment and ephemera

1960s and the company still produces salt today. The old plant is now a museum. The Solana Museum tells the story of salt production from the Neolithic period to the present day. It displays ancient wooden

collection of beautiful shoes, the stories of the workers and a hall of fame of local people. It also tells the story of another local industry, making hairbrushes and fine brushes for other purposes. Close

was one of the most important coal mining areas in northern Spain. Numerous abandoned mines still tell of the former importance of this area and the old machinery and facilities form a kind of open-air

longest decorative tile picture of the Netherlands, with 30,000 inscribed and illustrated tiles telling the story of around 200 years of Maastricht ceramic production. The rest of the building is shared

an insight into state-of-the-art vehicle production at a long-established manufacturing site that tells an exciting story. Since the 16th century, the development of the city of Spandau has been shaped

street cleaning. Changing exhibitions in the listed former BSR main workshop in the Ringbahnstraße tell the story of technologies, vehicles and people involved in waste disposal.

In 2008, aviation was eventually suspended. Guided tours of Europe's largest architectural monument tell exciting and touching stories from the eventful history of the place.

walk through historic carriages. And spend time in the stables building where an attractive display tells how the railways changed society, liberated people and developed Whitehead from a sleepy hamlet into