ERIH is happy to 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 [...] 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

Architecture of high quality characterised the industrial history of Germany in the twentieth century and the acknowledged symbol of that quality is the Turbinenfabrik (turbine factory) in Huttenstrasse [...] machining of the component parts. AEG products made in the Turbinenfabrik are displayed in the Deutsches-Museum in Munich, and elsewhere. The building was originally 123 m long, 25 m high, and 25 m wide, but was

1910 by the Municipality of Milan. Beyond the protection of its industrial heritage, Fondazione AEM supports scientific researches for energy sustainability and recycling, cultural and charity projects, [...] Fondazione AEM was established in 2007 in order to preserve the historical heritage of AEM (The Electric Municipal Company of Milan), one of most important energy companies in Italy, instituted in 1910 [...] region. Headquarter of Fondazione AEM is an old electric substation in Milan transformed in a dynamic heritage hub open to citizens of all ages dedicated to corporate history, culture and sustainability. AEMuseum

more than 2,000 industrial monuments and museums in all European countries is proof of the lasting impact of 200 years of Industrial Revolution. Accordingly, the development of industrial society and the [...] the resulting industrial culture are a fundamental part of Europe's self-perception. Towards the end of the 20th century, this resulted in a growing interest in industrial heritage and its significance for [...] European continent as a unity in its diversity? If so, industrial heritage will play a major role in it. Over the past twenty years, former industrial sites have often become symbols of change and have adapted

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is one of Britain’s most atmospheric industrial heritage sites. It was a water-powered works for making steel scythes – essential tools for cutting crops by hand. The site was

south of the border. The silk museum was established in 1953 in a seventeenth century lakeside reeling mill and has some claim to have been the first museum of industrial archaeology in Italy. It was [...] section on new research that is continually being carried out on silk. The museum is linked with other silk-working sites and museums around Lake Como, where silk has been made since the early fifteenth century [...] silk garments. Silk is now silk imported from China and Brazil, but the mulberry groves around the museum at Garlate are a reminder that it was once produced from silk worms raised in the locality.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the sea. It houses a unique collection on shipbuilding, fishing and port history. It is also the only museum in the UK dedicated [...] dedicated to the oil and gas industry. The highlight of the exhibition is the true-to-scale and detailed reproduction of the Murchison oil drilling platform.

ERIH - YOUR GUIDE TO EUROPE'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE Listen ERIH IN BRIEF ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage , is the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe. The network is [...] l historical significance in terms of industrial heritage which also offer a high quality visitor experience. Regional Routes take a closer look at the industrial history of landscapes that have been [...] Routes , representing branches of industry and illustrating the diversity and - together with more than 270 biographies - the interconnectedness of European industrial history and its common roots. The

was confined to a wheelchair but nevertheless continued to fly. Since 2008 the museum has held the Swedish military heritage collection. Aircraft on display include Draken and Viggen fast jets and several [...] Aeroseum, located in what was once a secret underground military base dating from 1955, is principally a museum of military aircraft of the Cold War period but it includes some exhibits relating to civilian air

network for industrial tourism and is particularly interested in sites still largely unknown. El Generador, a Basque tourism provider and host of the International Industrial Tourism Fair B-Industrial, develops [...] ideas and solutions in the travel and cultural sector while also focusing on industrial heritage projects. Turismo Industrial de S. João de Madeira designs and organises tours to historic and contemporary [...] the respective region. El Generador and Turismo Industrial de São João de Madeira have already expressed their interest in including industrial heritage packages in Italy in their programmes. Following

The Ahlström works in Noormarkku is an industrial heritage site since 1806, offering a variety of services for tourists throughout the year. The history of the village of Noormarkku dates to the 15th century [...] century. The operation of the Makkarakoski sawmill, now functioning as a sawmill museum, began in 1753. The machinery and equipment of the current sawmill are mostly from the 1880s. The Ahlström family [...] Ahlström family and the Ahlström companies. The company's story is a significant part of Finnish industrial, architectural, art, and design history. The best way to explore it is through the Ahlström Voyage

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 energy [...] of heavy Russian machinery. The museum presents a wide range of exhibits on the production and use of peat, as well as the history and development of the peat industry. The environmental management of [...] of peatlands is also addressed. Outside the museum, around sixty machines related to peat production are located in the woodland, the oldest of which date back to the 1940s. The landscape created by peat

Albaola the Maritime Heritage Factory is a shipyard-museum dedicated to the promotion and development of Basque maritime heritage. It focuses particularly on the construction of historic boats and ships [...] accommodate a collection of boats of heritage value gathered by the Diputación Foral of Gipuzkoa. In 2014, after two years of adaptation, Albaola the Maritime Heritage Factory opened its doors to the public

The museum is based in the large railway station in the village of Bergün. The Albula narrow-gauge line is part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) and is a World Heritage site. It was completed in 1903/4 after [...] tunnels. It was built at a gauge of 1,000mm with steam locomotives but it was electrified in 1919. The museum, which opened in 2012, tells the story of the construction of the railway using maps, plans, photographs

interpret the area’s industrial heritage was launched in the mid-1990s whose objective was ‘to recognise, research, preserve and celebrate the rich mining heritage of Allihies’. A museum was opened by the [...] their ancestors. One section of the museum deals with emigration to the United States after the mine closed in 1885. Allihies is set in one of the most evocative industrial landscapes in Europe. There are

to Seville; the mining museum revitalising the former compressor house with infinite audio-visual installations illustrating historical modes of extraction; and the mercury museum in a warehouse of 1941 [...] The "Sistine Chapel" of mining heritage lies 50 metres below the surface of Almadén: the gallery of San Andrés. Visitors of the Mining Park are able to reach it by taking a miner's cage down into the former [...] ce of mercury by offering interactive experiments. Even the Miners’ Hospital of 1752 partly is a museum today while the other part hosts the archives of the mines.

year has been assigned a guiding theme. 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

(or tourist) industry, hotels, wayside inns, motorway service stations, are readily recognised as part of the industrial heritage. One of the most significant innovations in the industry in the twentieth [...] The museum in the castle has displays on the history of the youth hostel movement, but also on the geology and history of the region, including its industrial history. The entrance to the museum lies [...] lies 300 m from the Deutsche Drahtmuseum (German wire museum).

dressing plant. The museum is the starting point for trails exploring the Grosse Pinge , which take in a powder house, headstocks and other evidence of Altenberg’s mining heritage. The museum is part of the [...] by the collapse of mine workings, about 12 ha. in area, 450 m. in diameter, and 150 m. deep. The museum is located in a large Pochwäsche building, used for crushing, washing and concentrating tin ore, [...] mill, of the kind depicted in Georgius Agricola’s De re metallica . The building was opened as a museum in 1957, alongside a small show tunnel in a former mine gallery. The whole complex was closed in

the Rhineland Industrial Museum. The Museum of Heavy Industry opened its doors in 1997. Oberhausen, a traditional iron and steel town, is the ideal site for such a museum. Currently the museum is closed for [...] what a grinding job it was to operate the powerful hammer. Indeed the museum, one of the six sites of the Rhineland Industrial Museum, has a huge collection of discarded steel-making machines in its collection: [...] Heavy industry is heavy labour – for man and machines. A very clear example is the ten metre high steam forging hammer dating back to 1900, which stands in a museum on the site of the Altenberg zinc factory