Located in the Maurienne valley in the French Alps, this museum is devoted to the production and use of aluminium. Maurienne was once called the ‘valley of aluminium’ due to its six production plants opened [...] opened between 1892 and 1907 using hydroelectric power. The museum, which opened in 2007, occupies a new building in the centre of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne. The first floor traces the discovery of aluminium [...] to the finished product. The second floor explores the evolution of working conditions and the industry’s impact on health and the environment. The collection includes art, toys, household appliances and

The museum at Amberley illustrates the history of industries of many kinds from south-east England, but it is particularly important for the evidence it provides of lime production, road transport and [...] and industrial railways. The museum occupies a 14.5 ha site that was once used from the 1840s by Pepper & Co for the quarrying of chalk that was burned in kilns to produce lime, that was used in agriculture [...] oldest of which dates from 1908, carry visitors on circuits round the museum, and make occasional appearances at events elsewhere. The museum also holds a substantial archive of documents relating to the Southdown

block was reserved for use as a museum. Earlier there had been proposals for an open air museum in Tampere but it was decided that it would be more appropriate to create a museum within a block of existing [...] Tampere is the principal industrial city in Finland which prospered in the nineteenth century with the growth of the textile industry. Amuri is a working class district in the city which in 1900 had a

special historical importance in terms of industrial heritage which also offer a high quality visitor experience. They are the milestones of European Industrial Heritage. Acceptance as an Anchor Point is a seal [...] the complete range of European industrial history. After that, they tell tourists what they can see at a local level. Visitors of all ages can relive their industrial heritage through fascinating guided tours [...] site’s own history and visitor offers - other (industrial-) tourism attractions in the region - the work and offers of local/regional industrial heritage networks - the ERIH networkservice information

son Pau Xavier founded Andorra’s first, albeit short-lived, museum in Ordino in 1903. Tobacco farming emerged as a further important industry at the end of the 17th century, not least on account of the [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ANDORRA Listen The Principality of Andorra boasts a unique economic history. On account of its inaccessible location high in the Pyrenees, far from any trade routes, and with [...] opened in the 1840s and closed in 1876 when the Andorran iron mines ceased production , is today a museum. The Areny family has also been active in the iron business since the 17th century. The family estate

port of Vigo where it opened a museum in 2004. Its purpose is to develop awareness of seafood and to show the significance of the canning industry in Galicia. The museum has four main sections. The first

This industrial museum occupies a huge complex of red-brick buildings that cross to an island over rapids on the river Kymijoki. It was built as a mill for manufacturing cardboard in 1872. It became a [...] a museum in 1997. The most important exhibit is the original continuous board mill, the first in Finland, which was made by Heinrich Füllner in Lower Silesia and continued in operation until 1978. The machine [...] Visitors also see the hydroelectric plant completed in the 1920s with its original turbines. The museum highlights the stories of nine individual people who worked at the plant. Models, photographs and

as a miner. This former industrial valley has been reclaimed by nature, and you can explore the trails in the extensive country park, and enjoy far-reaching views. In the heritage centre, you can learn about

are a dream for fans of industrial history. Even though they have been considerably renovated everywhere, the town on the River Weser still exudes the charm of its past industrial history. As early as the [...] thereby introducing a „wool-spinning“ industrial revolution to Verviers shortly after 1800. Around 1850 there were roughly 18,000 workers employed in the wool industry! And by 1854 there were 212 steam engines [...] 143 of which were in the wool industry! The factories in Verviers were widely acknowledged as a stronghold in introducing technical innovations into the wool cloth industry: indeed they were regarded as

was closed in 1982 it mainly supplied water to the neighbouring industrial plants. In 1992 the RWW opened the Aquarius Industrial Museum in the redesigned tower and since then it has received several awards [...] polluted. That is easy to forget. But not if you pay a visit to the Aquarius Water Museum in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The museum is housed in a listed redbrick water tower in the suburb of Styrum. Two lifts take

of the Val di Cornia and aims to give visitors an understanding of mining and the metallurgical industries from the Etruscan era to the present. The mines in the region principally extracted lead ores but [...] but also some copper and silver. The park incorporates an archaeological and mineralogical museum. Visitors can walk 360 m into the Miniera del Temperino, and see varied rocks and minerals as well as traces

The Metallurgy Museum explores the heritage of the Ardennes mountain range as a former heartland of the iron industry. Opened in 1986, it occupies a large factory built in 1884, which produced nuts, bolts [...] bolts and fittings for the railway industry. The museum takes visitors on a journey through the evolution of iron making, beginning in the Middle Ages, when nails were forged by hand on the banks of the [...] steam hammer are also on display and photographs, models and digital animations help reconstruct the industry. From the twenty-first century, visitors see the new world of 3D printing with the demonstration

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 [...] Moscow intensified the mining of copper and molybdenum in Alaverdi, and established a diversified industrial landscape in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor: chemical combines sprang up, factories for mechanical [...] in Yerevan developed into one of the largest European producers of aluminium foil. By the 1930s, industry was already generating most of Armenia's economic output. From the 1950s onwards, electrical engineering

5th floor of the former arms factory 'Aguirre y Aranzabal' the museum gives visitors an insight into the evolution of the town's industrial past and technological developments dating from the 14th century [...] to the present day. Among the exhibits on display in the museum are an extensive collection of arms originally housed in the Armoury School museum and a wide variety of products manufactured in Eibar like

of Shrewsbury. Armstrong`s first experimental hydraulic machine is displayed in the Museum of Science and Industry at Newcastle.

most striking elements of the museum. The underwater mine continued working until the Cantabrian Sea partially flooded it in 1915. Currently, visitors can enjoy a museum with modern exhibition facilities [...] mine's vaulted brick galleries. In the surroundings, workers' houses and facilities connected to the industrial past of the location are preserved, together with a historic zinc plant, which is still active

areas. Although industry is the main activity, and its industrial heritage is wide, As Pontes features a large variety of natural, cultural and heritage resources. The town's industrial heritage can get known [...] walking or cycling an itinerary along the most representative points of the industrial landscape: the 'Ruta de la experiencia industrial' offers a short circular route (1 hour walking) and a slightly longer [...] Pontes is the venue of the biggest power production in Spain and consequently makes it a significant industrial core. To generate energy, the thermal power plant used lignite, which was extracted from the n

Although today gold is still being mined using industrial methods (in both Bueinás/Boinás, council of Belmonte de Miranda and in Carlés, council of Salas), the sport of gold panning is becoming increasingly [...] of this activity are exhibited in two charming facilities: the Museo del Oro de Asturias, the gold museum in Navelgas (Tineo), located in the old Casona Capalleja, enabling visitors to appreciate how gold

mining regions in Spain and the museum at El Entrego, 3 km south of Langreo, provides evidence of the role of the mining industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum is located in a spectacular series

the mid-19th century until the closing years of the 20th century. The Museum of the Steel Industry (MUSI) complements the mining museum at El Entrego (MUMI) and uses a variety of modern techniques to demonstrate [...] collections of minerals and many spectacular engravings and photographs of the industrial concerns in the area. The museum acts as a focus for trails through which visitors can explore the housing, schools [...] producer of steel, but also mined more coal than any other company in Spain. Visitors enter the museum through a reception area in a 45 m high cooling tower (refrigerante), where they can examine displays