his collection to the Ateneum museum in Helsinki. The development of the Gosta Serlachius Museum of Fine Arts was encouraged by his son R Erik Serlachius (1901-80). The museum was opened in 1945 at the family [...] Gösta Serlachius was one of the leading Finnish entrepreneurs of the first half of the 20th century, an important figure in politics and military affairs, and a connoisseur of the arts whose collections [...] a succession of mergers in the late 20th century and is now part of the Metsa-Serla group. The White House in Mantta, its headquarters building of 1934, now houses the G A Serlachius Museum that interprets

state development of the region, parts of the plant were closed down in 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 [...] the 19th century todays Chorzów was one of the hot spots of the Industrial Revolution. Königshütte/Kościuszko ironworks was put into operation in 1802. It was one of the first steam-powered steelworks on [...] 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 of iron and steel in building today's

agricultural equipment, industrial machinery, safes, enamel ware and commercial vehicles among other products. Ferreira had an important influence on the history of the town of Tramagal, which itself became [...] became a brand name. The museum opened in 2017 in the former MDF factory in Tramagal. The museum follows the history of the MDF company from when it was established in 1879 to its break-up in 1994. Beautifully [...] these are examples of the great diversity of products it made: steel ploughs, domestic enamel wares, olive oil mills and other equipment, manh carrying the iconic company symbol of a butterfly.

other things. The location of the ERIH site Mining Museum in Landek Park combines the nature of the protected former Landek industrial area with collections from the beginning of the 20th century, which are [...] the place the reputation of a "town of millionaires". Where there is a lot of hard work, there is beer. The ERIH site Radegast brewery in Nošovice, just 16 kilometres south-east of Ostrava, benefited in its [...] the "Iron Heart of the Republic": the vast industrial complex and ERIH Anchor Point Dolní Vítkovice in Ostrava, the third largest city in the country, which in turn constitutes the centre of this Czech industrial

a part of the municipality of Kihniö around 100 km north of Tampere, houses the only museum which exhibits the history of industrial-scale peat production in Finland. The extraction and use of peat for [...] in the production of peat were first tested here. This also includes some not so successful methods, including the use of heavy Russian machinery. The museum presents a wide range of exhibits on the production [...] production and use of peat, as well as the history and development of the peat industry. The environmental management of peatlands is also addressed. Outside the museum, around sixty machines related to

Corporation and opened as the city’s industrial museum in 1982. Visitors to the museum can see an array of textile machinery used and made in Leeds, together with their sources of power, a working water wheel [...] There is a collection of narrow gauge and standard gauge steam locomotives, many of which were built in Leeds, and a display of the products of John Fowler (1826-64) pioneer of steam ploughing, whose [...] The best known product of the city’s printing industry is the board game Monopoly developed by John Waddington from 1922. The museum also displays examples of the products of the city’s extensive leather

"killing machine" or "factories of 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 [...] camps perverted the idea of industrial mass production into its absolute opposite. Instead of producing products for human use, they destroyed human beings and produced ashes instead of products. Related Links: [...] 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

Automuseum in central Germany is one of the most comprehensive collections of cars in the world. It incorporates more than 50 brands and 150 cars across a span of more than 130 years, from rare prototypes [...] spaces for changing exhibitions. The main building was part of the workshops of the boiler manufacturer Omnical and displays introduce local industrial history. A curving ramp is a centrepiece to display competition [...] and everyday vehicles. The collection was created by the industrial entrepreneur Dr Friedhelm Loh and opened to the public in 2023. The museum is a university campus for courses in car design and conservation

include a number of ERIH members on the Regional Route of Silesian Industrial Monuments, including the ERIH Anchor Points "Guido" Coal Mine and Queen Louise Adit in Zabrze, the Brewery Museum in Zywiec and [...] Katowice, the Bread and School Museum in Radzionków and the Ignacy Historical Mine in Rybnik. All visitors are invited to join in discovering the secrets of the world of technology: its developments,

Such mills were once a feature of the Danube and of other major rivers in eastern Europe. The museum holds a large collection of documents, photographs and of the kinds of artefact displayed in the buildings [...] important open air museum in Hungary and extends over 63 ha. It opened in 1967, becoming an independent museum from 1972. It was originally intended to show the folk architecture of the Kisalföld and Tisza [...] buildings, but it is also a place of great vitality where the first impression of many visitors is the aroma of freshly-baked pastries and bread.

Zeeland Industrial Museum reveals that the sunniest region of the Netherlands also has a lot to offer in terms of industry. Who would have thought, for example, that the glass on the façades of the skyscrapers [...] that Zeeland plays a central role in the development of bioenergy? Sweets such as Mentos mints also come from here. It is no coincidence that the museum, which includes a steam turbine and a Art Nouveau-style [...] Nouveau-style switchgear at its heart, is located in an old sugar factory. A special feature of the place are the many objects that you can and are encouraged to touch. For example, horseshoes from the largest

Felt Museum opened in 1987 and was redeveloped in 2012. It occupies a former stables in the centre of the town of Mouzon in north-east France. A pioneering factory for the industrial production of felt [...] hair. The museum shows examples of felt products from different cultures, especially nomadic people in central Asia, including rugs, wall-coverings and clothing. It explains the processes of making felt

claims to be the birthplace of the industrial production of spectacles when, in 1796, a nail-maker called Pierre-Hyacinthe Ceaux used wire to make frames for lenses. The history of metalworking at Morez since [...] beautiful new building of glass, the museum explains the technologies for making frames and the history of the workers in this labour-intensive industry. The important topic of vocational training is also [...] explored, from the first industrial college in the 19th century to the National Optical College. The fashion of French eyewear manufacturers is presented through an extensive collection of 2,500 objects. Displays

neighbouring industrial centres of a single country. International interrelations like this are one of the reasons why entrepreneurs in the Bergisches Land ("Country of Berg" or "Land of Berg") called [...] or routes. The industrialization of the 19th century entailed a concentration on a small number of industrial zones scattered all over Europe, which – a common feature of that time – resembled each other [...] l hubs of the industry meanwhile host museums devoted to cutlery, whereas new players such as Portugal did not (yet) enter this level of awareness with history. Moreover, the global pattern of the cutlery

Dimitsana is a village some 30 km north-west of Tripolis in the Central Peloponnese. The museum, a site of the Museum Network of the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Bank Group (PIOP), is close to a [...] was an important source of gunpowder for the Greeks in the War of Independence against the Turks in the early nineteenth century. All the principal structures have been restored of a tannery, including the [...] adjoins the miller’s house. The same building accommodated a fulling mill, of which some 20 fulling vats remain. A powder mill is one of many in Greece where, from the sixteenth century, villages collected and

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Listen Although Bosnia-Herzegovina is a land of fertile fields and significant natural resources, its industrial development did not commence until very [...] overpopulation, a shortage of capital and an inadequate infrastructure, the extremely low level of education also played a role: even at the end of the 1930s, close to two thirds of the Bosnian population [...] expansion of the iron works doubled the population of Zenica. Bauxite mining began in the eastern part of the country in 1959, which gave rise to a significant aluminium industry. Yugoslavia’s industrial production

specialising in the luxury product of lead crystal, and witness England as a pioneer of early industrial mass production. Some of the museums focus on the hard working conditions of glassblowers, smelters, glass [...] - the art of glassmaking spread across the continent by the end of the 16th century. One of the key criteria for establishing a glassmaking site is the availability of sufficient quantities of firewood [...] regarded as one of the best-preserved glassworks in Europe, and the Immenhausen Glass Museum . The very beginning of post-antique European glass production is marked by the Venetian island of Murano, from

ensemble of historic industrial plants in the midst of a spectacular landscape unfolds at the Geomineral, Historical and Environmental Park of Sardinia in Italy. It was here, in the mines of Montevecchio [...] developed into one of the first multinational corporations and the largest zinc producer worldwide. The fascinating story of this rise is recounted in the Vieille Montagne Museum . Other centres of the zinc industry [...] one of the oldest metal-processing plants in the city and was forced to close almost 130 years later, partly because of air and soil pollution. Today, the site is a location of the LVR Industrial Museum

power and hundreds of workers. When Brügelmann built his factory at Ratingen, in North-Rhine Westphalia in 1783-4 he gave it the name Cromford. The building is now an industrial museum. Brügelmann grew up [...] Albrecht Delius made industrial espionage visits to Britain in 1781 and 1782 to draw plans, get copies of machines and recruit a worker who could operate them. To be beyond the control of the old guilds, [...] mansion for his family in 1787-90 next to the factory, which can also be visited as part of the museum. The community of workers’ dwellings that he built also survives. In 1789, he expanded with a works for

Related Links Industrial and technical heritage on Kvarner WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Croatia World Atlas: The biggest industries in Croatia Rijeka.Tvornica (Hartera) Paper Factory Croatia was part of the 'Socialist [...] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia', 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 [...] Kingdom of Hungary to the east. Only the merchants of the medieval city of Ragusa, today Dubrovnik, largely succeeded in preserving their independence by adroitly playing the great powers off against each