a general idea of Leipzig's industrial heritage and its interconnections is to book a guided tour on a historic e-carriage. Along the way, the tour covers everything from the industrial pioneer Dr Carl [...] solid briquettes are all part of the exciting guided tour. The Museum of Printing Arts , on the other hand, revives several centuries of printing and media history with some 100 fully functional machines [...] open their doors for a close-up look behind the scenes. Since Leipzig's industrial heritage is part of Central Germany, some of the event venues are located in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. As always,

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

environments react to the opening up of the huge open spaces that are typical for traditional airports? This event is being organised on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Tempelhof Airport, which opened [...] among others: Which typologies of construction and materials have emerged and how have these developments stimulated each other worldwide? What successful examples of re-use concepts exist across Europe [...] Thanks to the cooperation with ERIH, online guests will be able to use simultaneous English translation of lectures and discussions. The excursion on 25.09.2023 in cooperation with KulturerbeNetz.Berlin will

from a wide range of fields related to the management of industrial heritage and infrastructure, local development and tourism, community social engagement, urban regeneration, and education and culture [...] resources. This makes the industrial legacy highly appropriate as an experimental environment for new jobs, tourism, leisure, new forms of production and work, and new ways of life. We invite speakers from [...] focus on local and regional projects, as it is particularly on this level that a high degree of participation of the respective communities can be achieved. That said, industrialisation provides excellent

Along with the re-certification, the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) issued recommendations to provide guidelines for ERIH until its [...] , slavery heritage linked to industrialisation, etc. Enhance the strategic development of tourism through closer cooperation between National Coordinators and the ERIH Board. The creation of specific a [...] Cultural (Industrial) Tourism is suggested. ERIH President Professor Dr Meinrad Grewenig and Board Member Peter Backes presented the ERIH network to the EPA Governing Board in Luxembourg in May as part of the

the source material from which the industrial heritage in Middle Hesse emerged: iron. Of particular importance for the region's industrial development is Leica, one of the leading companies in the optical [...] Tradition and Innovation" at the Ernst Leitz Museum in Wetzlar. The Middle Hesse Industrial Heritage Days were initiated by the Middle Hesse Industrial Heritage Working Group, which is celebrating its tenth [...] century, and the 1910 pumping station with its historic water trail are examples of the vibrant industrial heritage of Central Hesse. Another example is the smelting and forging day at the Fortuna visitor

set against a spectacular industrial scenery. Exciting exhibitions and guided tours at ERIH locations include "Steel Giants in Twilight" at the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum, "Night Owls" with walk acts

theme of this year's edition of the festival is "Art (in) Industry". Indeed, INDUSTIRADA draws many exciting connections between the two sectors. One of the outstanding architectural achievements of the [...] which is also part of the ERIH network. Another ERIH site, the Museum of Metallurgy in Chorzów, provided the inspiration for Adolph von Menzel's socio-critical painting "The Iron Rolling Mill", completed [...] completed in 1875, which, with its realistic depiction of the hardships of this kind of work, questions the unlimited faith in technical progress. Representing industry serving art is the Artistic Casting Department

social media campaign and organising the video contest of the dance videos submitted by all participating locations. ERIH locations that want to be part of the event can register now. For those who are "still [...] 'Frost E' is currently composing the WORK it OUT Song 2023 and the 'Center of Dance' in Berlin, itself a participant in WORK it OUT from the beginning, is developing the choreography. ERIH is again supplying

support the teams of the various industrial monuments and museums in their work and helps to increase public interest in industrial heritage. Visits to a number of member sites were also part of the agenda. [...] the Asturian Museum of the Steel Industry in Langreo, the Samuño Valley Mining Ecomuseum in Ciaño and, of course, the two Anchor Points of the Regional Route, the Asturian Railway Museum in Gijón and the [...] meetings cannot provide this kind of support. In Asturias, talks were held with the Deputy Minister of Tourism Graciela Blanco Rodríguez, Cristina Álvarez, Solis Head of the Tourism Department and Langreos´

visitor mark with even more events than in the years before. The aim of the festival is to connect the past and present and rediscover stories of people and places in the region. Since the third edition, every [...] Light, energy, water, labour, women in industry, nature in industry and art in industry are just some of them. This year's event visual features elements from all previous festivals in one motif on the t

the historic pithead of Fürst Leopold in Dorsten. Another highlight of ExtraSchicht are the "forbidden" places that reveal some of their secrets on the "Night of Industrial Heritage". For example, ERIH [...] 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 Gelsenkirchen. ERIH [...] locked rooms of the Ewald mine. The Henrichshütte Ironworks in Hattingen also opens its doors for night-time explorers. Music attractions - such as "Back to the 80s" at ERIH Anchor Point LWL-Museum Zollern

experiences of regeneration projects carried out through the creation of industrial heritage routes. Alessio Zoeddu mentioned the "public history" routes, which offer visitors a fresco of the former Bologna [...] project on production and labour sites as cultural heritage through memories, interviews and company stories, collected by the Museum of Industrial Heritage . Another example was provided by René Capovin from [...] evolution of places and build a "sensitive city". Environmental regeneration is certainly one of the features of the "Open Your Mine" project presented by Commissioner Elisabetta Castelli of the Geomining

and social media provide real-time coverage of each dance performance. A competition features monetary awards for the dance groups achieving the highest number of likes. Many ERIH sites have WORK it OUT fixed [...] 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 [...] CET. This is where the organising team will introduce themselves and explain the idea and objectives of the festival as well as providing practical information. Registration for both the dance festival and

that bear witness to almost 100 years of industrial production in various sectors (railway, agriculture, aviation, food machinery). They tell the story of what was at times the fourth largest factory in Italy [...] 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 aimed at driving new sustainable [...] enables the general public to participate in the restoration of memory. This is why historical reappraisal and participation are key topics of discussion at the ERIH Italy meeting, whether in person or online

offering exciting guided tours of the quarter. A number of further ERIH sites each shed light on specific aspects of Berlin's industrial history. The Herzberge Boiler House Museum , for example, represents [...] Berlin Airlift era - is 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 [...] numerous 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 School [...] SummerSchool is organised by ERIH, the Berlin Centre for Industrial Heritage and the Department of Culture and Design at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin). The application portal is [...] Network. The programme is aimed at students from various disciplines, including museum studies, cultural studies, history, industrial archaeology, cultural and tourism management, sociology, architecture and

Chairwoman of the Foundation, emphasises with confidence that Sayner Hütte is the first and only monument in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate to be part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage: [...] joined the ranks of ERIH World Heritage Sites such as Völklingen Ironworks and the Zollverein Mine and Coking Plant." ERIH President Prof. Meinrad Grewenig, also Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Sayner [...] 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

Chairman of the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. Grewenig continued, "It is not enough for young people to understand the idea of industrial heritage [...] participants included up to 40 industrial heritage sites from 9 to 15 European countries. At the heart of the event are the dancers, their performances garnering an audience of some thousand people and over [...] "Industrial heritage must appeal to the younger generation and the heirs of our culture," ERIH President Prof Dr Meinrad Maria Grewenig stated at the award ceremony hosted by Julien Vuilleumier from S

another attraction of the Luxembourg mining and steelmaking district: the coexistence of industrial heritage and nature worth protecting. Highlight of the ERIH Anchor Point National Museum of Iron Ore Mines [...] Minette, the lingo of French miners for the bright red iron ores in Lorraine and Luxembourg, have lent their name to "De Minett" industrial landscape in the very south of the Grand Duchy. This is where [...] where the heart of Luxembourg's coal and steel industry throbbed for decades, making the small country in the early 20th century one of the world's ten largest producers of pig iron and iron ore and, in 1951