building designed by Joan de Villanueva, that has been described as ‘one of the most emblematic industrial buildings in Europe’. In subsequent years La Granja produced Venetian-style glass of exquisite [...] Fondacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio (National Glass Foundation) was established in 1982 and the present museum was opened in 1991. Its most important exhibits are the buildings of the late eighteenth century

Docks houses the National Waterways Museum. Artificial waterways. Central England is full of canals. They were the most important transport arteries in the early industrial era and at their heart were the [...] Gloucester Docks. The freight boats did not simply move around of their own accord. A visit to the museum will reveal a lot about the arduous lives of the boatmen. Here, for example, you can find out what

Gnosjö Industrimuseum (Gnosjö Industrial Museum) is the collective name given to the museums and conserved monuments relating to metal-working around the small town of Gnosjö, 65 km south-west of Jönköping [...] the municipality of Gnosjö and the two principal museums. The Töllstorp open air museum includes a farmstead and a working corn mill, but its industrial focus is a series of wire mills most of which have [...] one of the largest industrial concerns in Sweden, manufacturing a variety of wooden, metal and leather products. The factory at Gnosjö closed in 1974, and was conserved as a museum by the Stiftelsen J

The Goytre Wharf Visitor Centre provides information on the industrial history of the area and the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site. [...] a vital link to the industrial development of the area. There are restored limestone kilns with interpretation telling of the roasting of limestone for agricultural and industrial purposes. The site now

acquired the colliery in 1810. Today, Grand Hornu is a true gem of European industrial heritage as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major attraction for visitors from all over the world thanks to [...] to its "Centre for Innovation and Design" (CID) and the Contemporary Art Museum (MACS) of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Located just off the Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais is part of the 'Banks of the Seine' World Heritage site. It was built for the Paris world’s fair of 1900: the Exposition Universelle. Following an [...] art but the Exposition Universelle was an influential showcase for technological innovations and industrial products, including optics, escalators and moving pavements, trolleybuses, diesel engines, electric

François Laurent, worked with an association of enthusiasts to save the complex as a monument to industrial heritage. It opened for visitors in 2004. The factory is in an attractive position on a wharf beside

thousand people were mining graphite in the region. The industry contracted in the 20th century, and the last mine to work in the area is now a museum, where visitors, after donning protective clothing and [...] 5-level bridge of 1765 connects the castle with a monastery. The town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992, and has undergone extensive restoration since the ‘velvet revolution’. The area has

documents and examples of the many uses made of malt. The town museum occupies part of the ground floor and includes displays on local industries.

station at Temple Meads, Bristol, are the subject of a UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination, under preparation by English Heritage. A large collection of Great Western locomotives and rolling stock, together [...] The Great Western Railway was the largest British railway company before the industry was re-organised by the government in 1923, with radial routes from London to Penzance and through Birmingham to Birkenhead

view of the historic town and Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds from the brewery roof. Starting from the Museum, you tour the Brewery before tasting the different beers at the Brewery Tap. After your tasting, [...] Sons Limited in 1887. A typical ´common brewer´, Greene King sold beer direct to publicans. Large industrial conurbations developed during the early nineteenth century and here beer consumption reached high

accessories, and other artefacts that offer insight into the rich heritage of this two-wheeled mode of transport. Additionally, the museum complex offers a Bed & Breakfast accommodation, providing a convenient [...] The Grom Motorcycle Museum in Vransko is a captivating destination for motorcycle enthusiasts and those interested in the history and development of motorcycling. Vransko, 40 km north-east of Ljubljana [...] located in the valley of "green gold," a reference to hops fields planted in the surrounding area. The museum is home to a remarkable private collection showcasing the evolution of motorcycling not only in Slovenia

2011. It shows current developments in the city of Hanau as a site of research and industry as well as its industrially influenced past. Historical machines made by the company Josef Bautz, scythes, a mobile [...] The Großauheim Museum has been housed in the former power station and in the historical bathhouse since 1983. It has been fundamentally overhauled and its contents given a new direction in the past few [...] Groكauheim, and painter August Peukert, originally from Hanau. The newly-designed exhibition on industrial history has been on show in the halls of the former power station and fire brigade since December

the Swedish National Museum, KF and the municipality of Varmdo came to an agreement by which the collection of Gustavsberg porcelain that had been displayed in the company museum should pass to the state [...] as the producer of high quality table wares and figurines. The company was acquired in 1937 by KF Industri Nordico, the Swedish co-operative union, who began the manufacture of sanitary wares and plastics [...] state through the National Museum. This mean that the collection could remain intact and that it could still be displayed at Gustavsberg. It comprises a remarkable range of wares manufactured between 1825

nineteenth century sailors, and the role of the fishing industry on the west coast of Sweden. The principal architectural feature of the museum, the Maritime Tower, commemorates the 690 Swedish sailors [...] The maritime museum in Goteborg was founded in 1913 by the city’s Nautical Society, and presents detailed pictures of many aspects of the relationships between the city and the sea from the seventeenth [...] h century to the present. The history of shipbuilding is described in some detailed. The museum is located in an area where wooden ships were constructed until 1893 when the last of the yards, Varfret

Göttelborn created under the aegis of a company called the "IndustrieKultur Saar GmbH". Projects are developed in a new building, the "industrial heritage workshop"; and the adjacent guesthouse, "Flöz", offers [...] latest state of technology; yet it has already taken on a museum function. On the other hand the housing settlement that looks like an open air museum is still a part of everyday life. The rise of the Göttelborn [...] offers guests overnight accommodation right in the midst of this industrial environment and growing trading estate. Right through the middle runs the "mining tip circular trail" that leads walkers up to "Heaven´s

systems and, of course, factories and power plants: 112 historic industrial sites and museums join the seventh "Days of Industrial Heritage on the Waterfront" for guided tours and demonstrations, visits [...] Tunnel in Hamburg's St. Pauli district – another new entry in the programme of this year's industrial heritage festival. These few examples reveal the diversity of the attractions on offer, covering a wide [...] with water always playing a major role. ERIH sites are also taking part, such as the German Salt Museum in Lüneburg or the Kaltehofe Elbe Island Water Art . Another exciting discovery is the Ewer "Margareta"

outpost of the air museum at le Bourget airport. It is designated as an historical monument, and was inscribed on the French tentative list for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. After

form after a fire in 1702, still stand on the quay, and have been designated a World Heritage Site. The Hanseatic Museum, which dates from 1872, comprises a house on the waterfront and a warehouse at the

commercial port of modern times and the modern industrial port. On the upper floor a rich collection of ship models is presented. At anchor are three museum ships: the three-master "Duchesse Anne", the lightship [...] The harbour museum is housed in a former tobacco warehouse dating from 1869 on the Quai de Citadelle at the Bassin de Commerce. It tells of the herring fishery of the Middle Ages, the naval wars during [...] lightship "Sandettie" and the inland waterway vessel "Guilde". The museum also includes a lighthouse of 66m hight that offers a fantastic view and an exhibition on navigation.