Belgium, were recognised in 1158 when the Abbey of Signy gained rights to quarry there. The modern industry dates from the arrival in the village of Jean Baptist Collard in 1702. He began the open-cast working [...] did not recover its prosperity until 1930. The slate mine finally closed in 1997 and the present museum was opened in 2008 in the building from which the mines were managed, which also accommodated a power [...] Ardoise d’Ardenne organisation and the trail guide La Route d’Ardoise link Rimogne with slate-mining heritage sites at Bertrix and Alle-sur-Semois in Belgium and Haut-Martelange in Luxembourg.

the wider picture of European industrial development. more INDUSTRIAL HISTORIES YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO You like to listen to stories? Perhaps stories telling about industrial history, or about people and [...] and their working or living conditions? Here you are right ... more BROCHURE: EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE From its very beginning, industrialisation has crossed borders - it was never a purely national [...] people. Therefore, we don't present only sites, but also biographies of persons who influenced the industrial history. more VIRTUAL EXHIBITION "LINKING EUROPE" Our virtual exhibition focuses on the international

quality table glass and lighting products. The glass industry, as well as the associated coal mines and chemical plants, is well illustrated in the town museum which was established in a former elementary school

European Museums Forum. He wrote more than 50 books many of them on topics related to industrial heritage or museums but some on entirely different subjects. Amongst the most influential were Industrial Archaeology: [...] Kenneth Hudson was one of the pioneers of the study of industrial heritage, not only in his native England but across most of Europe. He was born in north London and studied English at University College [...] European Museum of the Year award in 1987. His name is retained in the Kenneth Hudson award for the most unusual and daring achievement that challenges common perceptions of the role of museums in society

Szabadteri Naprajzi Múzeum is the most 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 [...] was subsequently widened to include all the principal regions of Hungary. It includes numerous industrial history objects such as spinning and weaving shops, leather workers’ premises, wind and water mills [...] 1961-62. 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

of steel in electric furnaces and of aluminium was pioneered in the region. The principal museum of the industry is Hydrelec at Vaujany, near the plant below the Grand Maison dam, completed in the 1980s

smelter, one of seven in Norway, remains in production and is part of Norsk Hydro ASA. The industrial museum was opened by the company in 1986 and illustrates many aspects of life in Høyanger since the [...] , of which there are 1,500 in the municipality, and for its stave churches. Høyanger became an industrial town in the early twentieth century after the establishment of hydro-electric power plants in the

closure of mines and associated industries. The Carinthian Land Exhibition in 1995 attempted to revitalise the area by displaying its mining heritage and creating an open air museum to display the history of [...] after a local village. The mine’s waste tip is open to collectors of minerals. The Heft open air museum (Freilichtmuseum Heft, A-9375 Hüttenberg-Heft, Tel. +43 (0) 4263 8108) is centred on two nineteenth

The canning and printing industries are connected by the use of printed designs on cans. These two museums are operated by MUST (Museum Stavanger) and bring the subjects together in a former fish canning [...] canning factory near Stavanger harbour. The canning museum opened in 1982 and the printing in 1993. Since merging they are called ‘Iddis’ after the local word for labels on cans. In the factory, visitors follow

national de la culture industrielle/National centre for industrial culture) is a non-profit that promotes industrial culture and industrial heritage in all its forms. Based in Luxembourg, its key mission [...] consisting of museums and associations that are active in the field of industrial heritage. Another important aspect of IK-CNCI’s work is to support the creative re-use of former industrial buildings and [...] and sites, to preserve industrial heritage for future generations and to create awareness through engaging projects, events and activities. Current projects and events of Industriekultur-CNCI are announced

‘The Bulgarian Manchester’ because of the sudden growth of industry there in the nineteenth century. IMI, the Interactive Museum of Industry, tells the story of its wide range of trades – leather production [...] the industrialization of the country at the end of the nineteenth century to 1944, then during the era of socialism in Bulgaria and finally the period since 1989. The interactive parts of the museum let

Iceland was supposedly established in Siglufjördur in 1910. The Herring Era Museum illustrates the importance of the herring industry in the early and mid-20th century, and consists of three principal buildings

AB Iggesund concentrated on forest products, wood, wood pulp, paper and hydro-electric power. The museum, sponsored by present owners, Holmen AB, provides access to the well-preserved buildings of the ironworks [...] show films of the works in operations, and also illustrates present-day activities in the paper industry.

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IMPRINT Listen Copyright and legal responsibility ERIH - European Route of Industrial Heritage e.V. Dr Walter Hauser, President ERIH e.V. Office ERIH e.V. Christiane Baum Am Striebruch 42 | 40668 Meerbusch [...] United Kingdom (essay "Industrial Revolution", sites of European Theme Routes, biographies) Lorenz Töpperwien , Cologne, Germany (Achor Points, Regional Routes "Ruhrgebiet" and "Industrial Valleys", translations [...] translations English <> German) Matthias Hennies , Cologne, Germany (industrial history of European countries, history of industries, translations German > English) Dr Peter Wakelin , Llanilar, Aberystwyth, United

exploring the industrial heritage of western Leipzig. The Museum of Printing Arts, an ERIH site and always an exciting experience with its combination of a manufacturing workshop and museum, offers live [...] the Industrial Heritage Days, it turns into a stage for performing artists and musicians and at the same time serves as an exhibition and learning venue for a dynamic exchange on industrial heritage. T [...] at the heart of Leipzig's old industrial district, it is now a place for creative work and local business in a quarter in transition. Programme of the Industrial Heritage Days Leipzig

The Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway museum was opened at Erica, 8 km south of Emmen, in 1984. The objective of the museum is to preserve evidence of narrow gauge railway systems, particularly those that [...] along the border with Germany. The museum occupies a 6 ha base, from which visitors are able to take lengthy rides on both 700 mm and 900 mm gauge systems. The museum’s locomotives are for the most part

The museum gives an insight into the living conditions of working people in the new industries of Finland from around 1900 until the 1960s. The forestry and papermaking company Tornator began a factory [...] the 1960s but the river-side site with two remaining buildings was given to the city of Imatra. The museum opened in 1975. One building displays the furnished interiors of working-class homes in around 1900

This is a museum about woollen manufacture by both handlooms and machines in the towns of Mira de Aire and Minde in the 20th century. It is a small carpet factory that opened in 1933 called Tapetes Dom [...] building is in a residential district with a single storey at the front and two at the back. The museum opened in 2020. It has equipment for all stages of processing, from raw wool to finished products [...] demonstrated using small handlooms and full-size weaving machines and products are available in a museum shop. Other objects on show include pattern-books of carpet designs and the contents of a complete

areas where the snow was collected. The Heritage Champions category recognises Piotr Gerber and his Foundation for the Protection of Silesian Industrial Heritage , which was established in 2007. Its main [...] stic of Silesia, usually by converting them into museums. Two of the five museums currently being run are ERIH members: the Anchor Point Railway Museum of Silesia in Jaworzyna Śląska and the Walcownia [...] to promote one of the four award winners presented above and thus to boost industrial heritage as a whole. European Heritage Awads / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 Vote for Public Choice Award 2024