impact of Covid and extended periods of closure. The conference will also explore ways to mitigate against wider and long-term impacts on the protection and promotion of our industrial heritage. We are [...] at the ERIH Anchor Point, Museum of Industry, Ghent, Belgium and online. A decision on whether the in-person part of the event will be able to take place will be taken by end of August 2021. The closing [...] successfully rise to the challenge of the “new normal” with imaginative and effective responses which can provide inspiration for all concerned with the future of the heritage sector. At present, it is proposed

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

n and presentation of Europe's industrial heritage. This funding has enabled the production of this brochure, which aims to encourage ERIH sites to present the European dimension of industrialisation to [...] visitors are still 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 [...] readers to focus on the transnational aspects of Europe's industrial heritage and to provide ideas for incorporating the international story into the presentation of sites. This brochure is a first step in

n and presentation of Europe's industrial heritage. This funding has enabled the production of this brochure, which aims to encourage ERIH sites to present the European dimension of industrialisation to [...] visitors are still 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 [...] readers to focus on the transnational aspects of Europe's industrial heritage and to provide ideas for incorporating the international story into the presentation of sites. This brochure is a first step in

enrichment of the European industrial landscape to this day. Some of the very first industrial breweries still exist today, either fulfilling their original function or not. The majority of breweries can [...] BREWING OF BEER Listen Beer has been an enjoyable part of social interaction since ancient times and this fact is, naturally, reflected in the cultural landscape of Europe. In the Early Middle Ages, it [...] in volume; in fact, the remnants of beer production can be found in some monasteries still today. Later, at the end of the Middle Ages, in connection with the founding of royal towns, royal breweries, burghers’

slave trade. He also supported the creation of a hospital and theatre for the fast-growing city. His home, Soho House, hosted meetings of the influential group of scientists known as the Lunar Society, which [...] The name Boulton & Watt is among the most famous of the industrial revolution. The company was a partnership between the inventor and steam-engine designer James Watt and the businessman and inventor Matthew [...] in 1796 they opened a specialist foundry to make the engines themselves. Boulton’s vision of the potential of steam power and his funding for development led to further advances, notably rotary motion

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

president of the national institute of industry in the 1970s he led more than 200,000 employees. His family ran a hardware store in Barcelona. After graduating from the school of industrial engineers in [...] Villalonga became one of the outstanding business leaders of the late-twentieth century in Spain, a technocrat ‘trouble-shooter’ and moderniser who managed enterprises in all sectors of Spanish industry. As [...] in business development, education, training and museums. He argued for the importance of generalist technocratic leaders who brought together a range of skills to work alongside technical specialists.

and early 19th century when the working of shallow coal seams and the vents of industrialization turned this area black. All the buildings of the open-air museum are original and have been moved here to [...] mines. Since then the immense industrial plants have largely disappeared. Only the award-winning Black Country Living Museum is still deeply rooted in Victorian times. The Museum effortlessly transports visitors [...] It was in the 1830s when the heavy industry conquered the area north and west of Birmingham. At that time, the Black Country already was known for its vast, partly near-surface coal layers. Now, iron mills

kind of blueprint for the Oberhausen site. The technical monuments of both regions turn stories like this into ever new and exciting moments. They enable visitors to explore the entire history of industry [...] exactly at the crossroads of the Ruhr region and southern Westphalia. Its information point with walk-in map, touch-screen monitors and diversely designed panels on the wall of the blower house are an excellent [...] excellent starting point for industrial heritage enthusiasts and steel time travellers! Steel Time Travel in the Ruhr Area and South Westphalia

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

interest in Industrial Archaeology developed in the 1970s under the influence of the historian Maurice Daumas (1910-84). He began to advocate in use of field evidence in the study of industrial and economic [...] responsible for the fourth meeting of The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) at Lyon and Grenoble in 1981 which led to the setting up of a group responsible for es [...] national inventory of industrial heritage at the Ministry of Culture in 1984. He actively promoted research at the EHESS where he developed links with Francophone communities in other parts of the world, pa

In the old Diesel Power Station the Baía do Tejo Industrial Museum is installed. The museum houses a significant collection of industrial equipment of various kinds, explains the former CUF manufacturing [...] opposite Lisbon was the largest chemical industrial center of one of the biggest Portuguese business groups in the 20th century. The construction of the industrial complex began in 1907 and the first factory [...] occupying a considerable area of Barreiro with different types of buildings associated to the existing industrial activities. Over the years, to accommodate the growing number of workers, the company built

The Scotsman John Baildon was one of the pioneers of industrial development in Upper Silesia, now in Poland but in Baildon’s lifetime part of Prussia. He was born at Larbert in Stirlingshire and studied [...] and 1812, as was Reden, in the construction of the 46 km Kłodnica Canal built 1792-1812 from Kózle on River Oder to Gleiwitz, primarily for the conveyance of coal and metallic ores. In 1798 he was appointed [...] mechanics in his youth before working at the Carron ironworks. He went to Silesiain 1793 at the invitation of Count Friedrich von Reden (1772-1815). His first task was to build coke-fired blastfurnaces at Gleiwitz

weighing less than 600 kilograms? Three ERIH sites also feature in the Industrial Heritage Days of Northern Hesse. The Immenhausen Glass Museum is holding a glass and porcelain flea market and is also hosting [...] Hessen's industrial heritage. As always, the factory tours of operating companies are well booked. What is the process for getting mineral water from the well into the bottle and beer from Hessen's first [...] Thonet Museum in Frankenberg, which documents the transition from craftsmanship to industrial mass production in the 19th century, draws visitors to its factory outlet with a large selection of Thonet

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN Listen The industrial history of Azerbaijan is largely a story of petroleum. Although the earth beneath this nation also holds iron, copper and other ores, their [...] construction of a large hydroelectric plant at Mingǝçevir Reservoir in 1948 led to the founding of the city of the same name, which became a centre of light industry, primarily the production of construction [...] from Europe’s booming industrial nations rushed into the country, and Baku saw the emergence of the legendary “Black City”, a cluster of oil refining operations. On the “white” side of the booming metropolis

Laakirchen Museum of Papermaking and Print can see its replica in action. The technical relic is part of an exciting trip exploring the history of paper production - from the forerunners of paper to the [...] by making their own hand-made paper as in pre-industrial times. The printing museum, showcasing machines that are still functional, offers the opportunity of operating a toggle press dating from 1878, while [...] audiovisual interpretation and tells, among other things, the story of the factory workers. A special museum deals with the history of local fire brigades, and the "ALFA" convention centre houses small

Atkinson was the founder-director of Beamish, the museum’s inspiring genius, and an influential advocate over many years for the conservation of the industrial heritage of North-East England. He was born [...] Yorkshire, the son of a plumber and grandson on both sides of his family, of miners. He was an enthusiastic collector from an early age, and at the age of 16 determined to follow a career in museums. He studied [...] the University of Sheffield, after which he was employed for a time in a coke works before obtaining a job at the museum at Wakefield. In 1952 he embarked on a tour of open air museums in Scandinavia and

bibliographic heritage related to the history of the Olivetti Company and the Olivetti family. This unique collection consists of millions of documents, letters, books, magazines, posters, drawings, p [...] Piedmont and the Aosta Valley of the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage. The Association is committed to collecting, organizing, preserving, studying, and promoting the extensive documentary and [...] The Olivetti Historical Archive was founded in 1986 at the initiative of Paolo Mancinelli, then Secretary General of Olivetti, in collaboration with the Adriano Olivetti Foundation. On March 12, 1998,

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ARMENIA Listen Civilisation in Armenia is thousands of years old, but the high mountains and deep valleys of the Lesser Caucasus are a major obstacle to economic development [...] 1960s. The Museum of Science and Technology in Yerevan documents these pioneering achievements. In order to remedy the greatest weakness of the Armenian economy, the Soviet leadership had a number of new thermal [...] was a union republic of the 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)', which was dissoluted in 1991. Therefore, for completeness, also read our articles on the industrial history of the other former soviet