will be held on Thursday 7th October 2021 as a hybrid event; in-person at the ERIH Anchor Point, Museum of Industry, Ghent, Belgium and online. A decision on whether the in-person part of the event will

insights into industrial heritage, the agenda includes work in a restoration workshop and in museums: how are museum objects restored, what stories do the objects tell and how can they be turned into an exhibition

TrattoPunto describes itself as an Italian network for industrial tourism and is particularly interested in sites still largely unknown. El Generador, a Basque tourism provider and host of the Interna

of monuments and museums that recount the success of railway transport in the 19th century as well as its further development. The České Budějovice (Budweis) horse-drawn railway museum in the Czech Republic [...] early indication that this was imperative is the DB Museum in Nuremberg, Germany, which dates back to 1882 and is considered to be the oldest railway museum in the world. [...] early days when rail vehicles still relied on horsepower, even for long distances. At Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry , located in the world's oldest surviving passenger station of 1830, the

have more to offer than mining history is revealed by places like the German Museum of Watchmaking in Glashütte or the museum in Schlettau Castle , which explores, with its passementerie workshop, a very [...] elements indium and germanium were discovered in the 19th century. The Freiberg Municipal and Mining Museum reveals the interconnections involved and highlights the remains to be experienced. Many sites in [...] address specific aspects of the region's mining history and thus create a diverse mosaic. Saigerhütte Museum , with its six-tonne, operational wrecking hammer, is all about copper processing, including the

industrial culture help to create answers and find solutions? Can industrial heritage sites and museums be more than places of memory, focusing on the past? In what way can they provide a space to discuss [...] provide stimuli for a reimagined industrial culture. In addition to the presentation and mediation in museums in the light of digitalisation, participants will also discuss the question of what role art can [...] games, will be on display at the media art festival. They draw on the history of the 16 industrial museums operated by the two regional associations LWL and LVR and deal with topics such as power generation

Other museums are in preparation, including the Silesian Porcelain Museum in Tułowice near Opole, the Museum of Agricultural Techniques in Piotrowice Śląskie near Świdnica, the Railway Museum in Dzierżoniów [...] is mainly carried out by converting the object in question into a museum. Currently, the Foundation operates the Silesian Railway Museum in Jaworzyna Śląska - an ERIH anchor point - established in 2005 [...] Dzierżoniów as a branch of the Museum in Jaworzyna Śląska, and the former Hilbert flour factory in Dzierżoniów. The Silesian Cultural Award has been bestowed by the federal state of Lower Saxony since 1977

and other industrial facilities to theatre plays and film screenings, and of course also include museum exhibitions. With a few exceptions, all offers are free of charge. Week van de Industriecultuur

recalling the long port history of this part of the city. The Blohmstrasse Culture Kiosk in the Harburg Museum Harbour is another venue celebrating its debut at the Days of Industrial Culture. The "Trinkhalle [...] and Kiel will also be taking part. The detailed programme on all the industrial heritage sites and museums in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region as well as further information on industrial history are available

structures atop the barrage of the Eder reservoir. A fascinating trail that starts at Kassel City Museum illustrates why the city's greater area is a centre of mechanical engineering today. How, apart from

anything other than narrow-gauge railways. This can be experienced on an almost five-kilometre-long museum train ride between Azpeitia and Lasao. Until most connections were closed down, the railway remains [...] armaments, consumer goods and cement industries. This is reflected, for example, in the Basque Iron Museum in Mirandoala Iron Valley , located in a former iron foundry in Lagazpi and illustrating the history [...] history of iron in respect of industrial, ecological and social aspects. At the same time, the museum is the starting point for several trails that take visitors to the monuments of industrial heritage. The

as a finale, provide a music parade to explore the opulent oeuvre of the Beatles. Bochum's railway museum is focusing on a slower pace this year, combining beer garden ambience with illuminated installations

agents won the first Tour de Nice in 1899 in a vehicle named after his daughter. The Mercedes-Benz Museum displays a collection of 175 cars, the earliest of them a Karl Benz patent vehicle and a Daimler

ocuments provide evidence about the life and work of the Greg family and their workforce. 3. A Living Museum Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate is still a working Cotton Mill producing over 9,000m (10,000 yards)

and signalling, and since its re-opening has been part of the London Overground circuit. The Brunel Museum was established in 1961, in a building that housed the tunnel’s drainage pumps. It includes the Grand [...] Brunel later organised fairs and banquets there and it currently served as a performance space. The museum provides a full history of the tunnel and visitors are encouraged to travel by boat, train or on

slate tiles on almost every roof in Britain had been mined and cut by Welshmen.The National Slate Museum in Llanberis gives visitors a vivid impression of their masterly skills. It is located in the Victorian

the furnace pond had its use. It drove the furnace blowing engine via a waterwheel. Visitors to the museum can see for themselves - live - how this worked. An ancient steam engine is also still in operation

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).

present day. The German Wire Museum exists since 1965. It was originally housed in a part of the mediaeval Altena Fortress but this was soon bursting at the seams. Since 1999 the museum has found a new home in [...] wire or wire netting you’re in for a huge and very pleasant surprise when you visit the German Wire Museum in Altena in the Sauerland region, south of the Ruhr. Here you can see everything which has been [...] measure extremely high temperatures and loads with the help of wire. It is no surprise that this museum is located in Altena. The industrial history of the town is brimming over with wire-drawers. Not

and it is regularly opened. The textile museum is on the most important museum of this kind in Italy. Covering an area of 2,400 square metres, the Textile Museum displays an extensive range of textiles [...] trading in 1994. The work of the factory rehabilitation begun in 2000. In May 2003 Prato Textile Museum (just operating since 1975) has been definitively housed in the converted Campolmi textile mill.