This museum in the north of Holland forms a twin milestone in Dutch industrial history. On the one hand it displays a huge number of original steam engines used in shipping and industry, most of which have [...] preserved thanks to the farsightedness of a private collector named Cees P. Jongert. On the other hand the old steam-driven pumping station “Vier Noorder Koggen”, with its complete inventory of machinery

version, is newly composed each year, as is the specially developed choreography, which translates the hand movements and gestures of work from the past into modern movements. Photos and videos will be taken

Alexandra Alves presents an original 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 d

know our history. For this reason, the II International Forum of Industrial Tourism aims, on the one hand, to deepen its knowledge from a cultural-heritage perspective and, on the other, to publicize experiences

Room. In the yard is the Victorian Goods Shed, a real survivor and unique to the area. There is a hand-operated crane inside for handling the wide variety of packaged cargo that one moved by rail. The

has survived as a visitor mine. Around the turn of the 20th century, iron ore was mostly mined by hand in narrow low gangways, with the help of gunpowder. The miners only began to use compressed air hammers

which can be also operated on request, are true marvels of technology, especially the “Black Giant”, a hand embroidery machine from 1860. In the rooms on the ground floor, examples of embroidery with a crochet

narrow boat cabins to experience how families lived and worked on the inland waterways, or try your hand at operating the interactive steam-powered crane. Then step back in time to visit the Victorian h

largest preserved peat excavator, whereas small tools refer to the times when peat was still cut by hand. Thus, the collection illustrates the development of regional peat mining from its origins to the

storage plant. Other museum sections are dedicated to the history of Vilnius industry as well as hands-on exhibits for children. The museum opened in 2003.

the beam engine Princess at the other. Princess was installed during the 1860s, but was then second hand, and was probably built by Bateman & Sherratt of Manchester in the 1820s. The mill was scheduled as

The Summer School combines interdisciplinary knowledge transfer with hands-on project activities and is designed for students enrolled in various disciplines. Among other things, they will be instructed

take you underground but up into the sky. For you can climb this steel colossus – under the guiding hand of experienced guides - as part of a round tour of the site. The high point is a viewing platform

commercial hand embroidery in Plauen was well-known, and in 1828 more than 2,000 people were employed in whitework embroidery. The industrialization of the craft proceeded just as quickly. The first hand embroidery

vehicles, together with children’s pedal cars, artefacts from the Second World War, such as radios and hand weapons, model cars, vehicles for the disabled and tractors. Most are from the Soviet era with some

bedroom, a laundry, a dairy and workshops for making metal and wooden tools. A gallery of original hand-tools for many purposes shows the development of different regional types. The machinery on show includes

dissertation or a film project - a wide variety of projects are supported and history is offered as a hands-on experience.

extraction and processing techniques, the life of the slate miners and local history. They include hand tools, equipment, examples of slates, photographs and a video of modern slate mining. From there,

remaining fully functional mills in the country Fellenberg bears witness to the transition period from hand work to industrial factory production. In 1797 a flour mill was set up in the town of Merzig in a [...] action as if it were a completely normal working day. But the museum does not simply bear witness to hand work on the edge of the industrial revolution. Today it presents exhibitions of paintings, photography

artists and craftspeople working in felt. Workshops give visitors an opportunity to try felt-making by hand for themselves.