Gabriel Maria Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes was one of the business people responsible for the growth of the iron and steel industries in the Basque Country. He had diverse commercial interests in bank

Juan Maria Ybarra Gutiérrez de Cabiedes was one of the people responsible for the growth of the iron and steel industries in the Basque Country. He had diverse commercial interests in banking, mining

along with a true-to-life ‘tunnel experience’ and famous rail travellers on the ‘Train of Destinies’. ERIH aricles in 'Industriekultur' (de): Einst Strom und Wärme, heute Wissen. Das Kulturzentrum EC1 in Lódź

many as 3 Anchor Points. In 2019, ERIH obtained the certification of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, which was confirmed by recertification in June 2023. ERIH Conference 2024 [...] questions we will jointly seek answers to when meeting in Łódź – says Dr. Adam Hajduga, Vice President of ERIH . During the three days of the event, nearly 100 participants from several European countries will [...] processes - both architectural and social - using our institution as the example. And during the ERIH conference, we will organize an audiovisual panel, debating the presence of film techniques in po

impressive spatial effect, albeit horizontal, is achieved by the Hall of the Century Bochum . Today's ERIH site made its glamorous debut in 1902 at the Düsseldorf Industry and Trade Exhibition. Decorated with [...] innovative enough for Kaiser Wilhelm II to attend the inauguration ceremony in 1899 in person. Today, the ERIH Anchor Point offers vivid insights into inland shipping and the canal system of the last 100 years [...] mines in the world entered the stage of the Ruhr region. Not long after its demise in 1986, today's ERIH Anchor Point began its unprecedented transformation into what is now one of the key monuments of

Once again, the Summer School was jointly hosted by ERIH, the Berlin Centre for Industrial Heritage (bzi) and the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin. The participants came from a wide range of [...] students such a fruitful experience and enables the results of the Summer School to be applied in ERIH's work. This year, interesting ideas emerged for a more targeted way of communicating. These include [...] to their natural state – a project that is likely to underpin one of the workshops at this year's ERIH Annual Conference, deals. Another Summer School project group explored ways to raise awareness among

region and offers several routes to explore the site. Today, the Henrichshütte is just as much an ERIH Anchor Point as the Zollern Colliery , which was built between 1898 and 1904. The magnificent model [...] Thyssen had built in Duisburg's Meiderich district from 1901. One of the distinguishing features of this ERIH Anchor Point is the transformation of the massive former industrial site into a unique landscape park [...] Europe's largest indoor diving centre and many other attractions. The Hansa Coking Plant , another ERIH site, is representative of the many large-scale facilities constructed throughout the Ruhr region

Two of the winners, both in the category "Conservation and Adaptive Reuse", are ERIH sites: Ignacy Historic Mine in Rybnik, Poland : Decay and demolition of one of the oldest mines in the country after [...] 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 zinc rolling [...] Choice Award. The winner of latter will be publicly voted for online – a great opportunity for the ERIH community to promote one of the four award winners presented above and thus to boost industrial heritage

up when we initiate and implement sustainability processes? We want to explore this question at the ERIH Annual Conference 2024. How do we move from "buzzwords" to concrete activities at the sites? Therefore

professionals and volunteers at the ERIH sites. They are encouraged to take an active part in discussions and projects within the ERIH network and contribute their views on sustainability, climate change [...] The " ERIH Young Professionals' Network " was created at the suggestion of participants in the Industrial Heritage Summer School . It is aimed at young people, particularly students, but also young pr [...] conditions, accessibility, digitalisation and the design of industrial heritage. On behalf of the ERIH General Assembly, the Executive Board has developed a new membership category for 'Young Professionals'

that changed the World". The potential of ERIH in supporting its members was the subject of the lecture "Industrial heritage - the power of networking" by ERIH Vice-President Dr Adam Hajduga. Also speaking [...] demonstrated by the participation of the Welsh Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden. ERIH board member John Rodgers and Ruth Taylor-Davies, National Representative for Wales, presented previous [...] seven national museums and a collections centre based in different regions of Wales, including the ERIH Anchor Points National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, World Heritage Big Pit National Coal Museum in

2000 years of iron ore mining in Hesse. Today, the former Fortuna red ironstone mine is Hesse's first ERIH Anchor Point. Highlights such as the rope ride in the pit cage to a depth of 150 metres, the ride

the mine train. At the ERIH site Tatra Truck Museum , everything revolves around lorries and chassis from one of the longest-standing car manufacturers in the world. Two further ERIH sites demonstrate that [...] First and foremost is the "Iron Heart of the Republic": the vast industrial complex and ERIH Anchor Point Dolní Vítkovice in Ostrava, the third largest city in the country, which in turn constitutes the [...] furnaces of Dolni Vitkovice were fed with coke. The nearby Michal mine in Ostrava-Michálkovice, another ERIH Anchor Point, can also boast a pioneering achievement: Following its extensive expansion and conversion

Basque Country. ERIH Regional Route Basque Country ERIH Anchor Point Añana Salt Valley ERIH article in 'Industriekultur': "Alles andere als fad: Salz dank Sonne. Die Salinen von Añana" ERIH article in 'I [...] Dolomite Museum in Karrantza featuring an exhibition on dolomite mining as of the 1950s. There are two ERIH Anchor Points on the Basque Country Regional Route that represent more peripheral industries in the [...] the Añana salt works in the province of Álava, which continues to be handcrafted to this day. As an ERIH Anchor Point, Añana Salt Valley presented on a separate page. Characteristic of Añana are the salt

are calling on all ERIH members to participate. All other European industrial heritage sites with tourist potential are also invited to take part in the survey, regardless of their ERIH membership. Please

activities to showcase their facilities and tell their stories, with water always playing a major role. ERIH sites are also taking part, such as the German Salt Museum in Lüneburg or the Kaltehofe Elbe Island

since 1998, offering space for two people plus luggage and weighing less than 600 kilograms? Three ERIH sites also feature in the Industrial Heritage Days of Northern Hesse. The Immenhausen Glass Museum

For instance, fans of industrial heritage can explore historical fountains and (spa) baths on the guided tour "Schelche, Brunnen, Badespaß" ("Bowls, fountains, bathing fun") across Rüsselsheim. Its sc

oldest mail-order house, to the Niemeyer Sphere attached to a historicist brick factory. Once again, ERIH sites are involved. The Brown Coal Processing Museum in the „Herrmannschacht“ Briquette Factory ,

VM Group could directly load waiting ships with ore using conveyor belts. The Sala silver mine , an ERIH site in Sweden, possibly represents the future of the European zinc industry. Although mining in Sweden's [...] significant, previously undetected zinc deposits. Will this be the beginning of a new mining chapter? ERIH article in IK 2.23 (German): "Ein sprödes Metall verändert die Welt. Standorte der Zinkindustrie in