lives of 5,000 miners and their families? The "Portal of Industrial Heritage" translates this history to the entire Ruhr district: multimedia stations effectively showcase 18 former flagships of large-scale [...] The past is explored by the "Heritage Trail", bringing to life the history and technology of what was once Europe's largest coal mine. What was it like when the rhythm of gigantic machines and conveyor [...] under one roof. The Ruhr Museum in the former coal washing plant focuses on even more immense dimensions. It recounts the natural and cultural history of the Ruhr area over a period of 300 million years - from

the industrial museum is that it tells the story of the light factory consistently through the eyes of the people who worked there. Thanks to its careful restoration, it is now considered a gem of Spanish [...] The Light Factory. Museum of Energy in Ponferrada, Spain, symbolises a new, promising technology: light as first application in the history of industrial power generation. Built in 1919, the thermal power [...] Spanish industrial heritage. The National Railway Museum at Lousado , Portugal, also boasts a reputation as a precious relic of Portuguese railway history. The extensive rolling stock with exhibits ranging

cultural heritage, to industrial production, from the art scene to high-tech ceramic research. At the Westerwald Ceramics Museum, visitors can learn all about the history and production of Westerwald [...] production of a grey-blue vessel. It shows how this unique product became an object of desire in the Baroque period and how the region developed into an important industrial centre with a wide range of applications [...] ceramics. On the upper floor, a variety of displays illustrate the importance of ceramics in contemporary art. Visitors can get creative themselves in the museum's workshop.

pigeons in Silesian industrial towns? The Industrial Monuments Route Festival – the largest of its kind in Poland – has long since become a well-established part of the calendar of events in the Silesian [...] Louise Adit in Zabrze, the Historic Silver Mine World Heritage Site in Tarnowskie Góry and the Brewery Museum in Żywiec . A total of 41 monuments and museums in 25 different locations are involved, offering [...] history of a local Tychy brewery, with the finale being a spectacular fire theatre on the town square of Pszczyna. Visitors can easily reach the various venues by free public transport. Programme of INDUSTRIADA

deputy head of industrial heritage at Historic Environment Scotland, which includes a number of sites that hold ERIH membership. The position of ERIH Coordinator for England is now in the hands of Dr Mike [...] an industrial and landscape archaeologist with more than 30 years of experience in the heritage sector, helped to set up the first ERIH networks in the UK and more recently, as Industrial Heritage Support [...] for England’s industrial heritage sites and the organisations that run them. In this role, on behalf of Historic England, he has already worked closely with Jonathan and took advantage of existing synergies

and management of industrial heritage requires a wide range of knowledge and skills. Industrial heritage is more than just industrial buildings and machinery, the "tangible" remains of industry. It also [...] knowledge of how to operate and maintain machinery, a wide range of techniques and skills, as well as sector-specific social routines and intangible heritage. But this knowledge is in danger of being lost [...] over time. Today, heritage organisations are increasingly facing the retirement of their first generation of professionals and volunteers - people who experienced life in these industrial communities at first

Atkinson was the founder-director of Beamish, the museum’s inspiring genius, and an influential advocate over many years for the conservation of the industrial heritage of North-East England. He was born [...] Yorkshire, the son of a plumber and grandson on both sides of his family, of miners. He was an enthusiastic collector from an early age, and at the age of 16 determined to follow a career in museums. He studied [...] the University of Sheffield, after which he was employed for a time in a coke works before obtaining a job at the museum at Wakefield. In 1952 he embarked on a tour of open air museums in Scandinavia and

remain the topics of digitisation and sustainability. To this end, ERIH is in constant dialogue with the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) and the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. Further [...] One focus of the project activities will be the generational change in industrial heritage, which is already in full swing: many of the people who have been involved in this field since the beginning are [...] the topic, to promote the attractiveness of the sites as a place to work and visit, and to effectively organise the transfer of knowledge. The current shortage of skilled workers and labour does not make

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 [...] sites of exceptional 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 [...] interconnectedness of European industrial history and its common roots. The site presentations are complemented by articles on the industrial history of the countries of Europe and the development of the industries

theme of this year's edition of the festival is "Art (in) Industry". Indeed, INDUSTIRADA draws many exciting connections between the two sectors. One of the outstanding architectural achievements of the [...] which is also part of the ERIH network. Another ERIH site, the Museum of Metallurgy in Chorzów, provided the inspiration for Adolph von Menzel's socio-critical painting "The Iron Rolling Mill", completed [...] completed in 1875, which, with its realistic depiction of the hardships of this kind of work, questions the unlimited faith in technical progress. Representing industry serving art is the Artistic Casting Department

dealing with industrial heritage. more LINKS Our link list: websites from all over Europe which present the industrial heritage of a country or a region – most of them from a tourism point of view. more [...] has been conducting surveys of industrial heritage sites in Europe in partnership with the Regionalverband Ruhr. more EXPERTS DATABASES Following you will find a selection of links to expert databases and

The buildings of the hospitality (or tourist) industry, hotels, wayside inns, motorway service stations, are readily recognised as part of the industrial heritage. One of the most significant innovations [...] statue in the centre of Altena. 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 [...] vision of youth hostels in 1907, and opened the first of them in Burg Altena in 1912. After serving in the German army during the First World War he founded the German national organisation of hostels

Francesco Antoniol, head of the Italian Network "Tratto Punto", illustrates a proposal for a “Grand Tour” of the Italian industrial heritage, which integrates the visit of industrial heritage sites with other [...] project, called “Industrial Tourism” and launched in 2012, that makes S. João da Madeira, a Portuguese city of approximately 22,500 inhabitants, a pioneer in the development of industrial tourism. This project [...] destinations of traditional cultural heritage. In this context, tourists will be able to benefit from an in-depth visit promoting values linked to the industrial past, combined with other attractions of the region

networks dealing with industrial heritage as well as websites, which present the industrial heritage of a country or a region – most of them from a tourism point of view. Links of single sites have deliberately [...] An exception was made for industrial UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which you can find on top of the list. Numerous links can also be found on single sites or thematic pages of our web presentation.

the face of Europe. It has left us with a rich industrial heritage. A vast network of sites spread across Europe. It just needs to be brought back to life - and that is what the European Route of Industrial [...] Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is doing. Join us on an exciting journey of discovery through the most important sites of Europe's industrial history. Read more about ERIH and it's (virtual) route system of Anchor [...] SYSTEM: YOUR GUIDE TO EUROPE'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE Listen Where was the first factory in the world? Where was the biggest steam engine built? And where was the most modern colliery of its time? Industrialisation

visit the Museum of Mining Heritage at the village of Katydata you must make an appointment at least one day before. The museum is in an old court-house near the church of St John. It shows samples of minerals [...] Route is a self-drive itinerary of copper-mining heritage. Cyprus was the largest supplier of copper to the ancient world. Even the word ‘copper’ comes from the name of the island. One large mine is still [...] the Skouriotissa copper mine of the Hellenic Copper Mines company. The itinerary begins at either Lemesos or Larnaka and crosses the island to Katydata. The landscape is full of ancient spoil heaps and opencast

address its idea of a "Grand Tour" of Italy's industrial heritage. This tour is meant to include all ERIH sites and link their visit with further cultural and historical highlights of the respective region [...] potentials of the featured tourist options. The aim of the online meeting is to specify some of the proposals in detail so that they can be displayed at the B-Industrial fair in June. Programme of the online [...] 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

state of Hesse and the city of Darmstadt acquired the building from the company Donges Stahlbau GmbH. After renovation work was carried out, it was opened in 1996 as a house of industrial heritage by the [...] (1895-1985) in Frankfurt am Main. The museum demonstrates developments in the printing industry from the beginning of the 19th century right up to the mid-1970s with the help of printing workshops and numerous [...] exterior on an industrial scale. The company Alter, which was also to make a name for itself in aircraft and railway carriage construction, was forced to go into liquidation after the Crash of 1929. Adam Opel

Vatican City History of Industries Agriculture Application of Power Brewing of Beer Chemistry Communication Cutlery Housing Industrial Architecture Industry and War Iron and Steel Industrial Landscapes Mining [...] Heritage Barometer Exchange programme "ERIH on TOUR" European Academy of Industrial Heritage European Industrial Heritage Summer School Succession Planning and Knowledge Transfer News & Events News from ERIH [...] SITEMAP Home I want to go there! How it started The Industrial Revolution in Europe Industrial History of European Countries Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina

allow visitors to easily check in and out on site. If you plan well, you can soak up a lot of industrial heritage at former blast furnaces, collieries, breweries and gasometers from Waltrop to Hagen and [...] the foundry and, 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 [...] The programme pairs brightly illuminated industrial monuments with a rich and diverse cultural programme featuring music, lectures, guided tours and rather offbeat events such as longboard dancing in the