The town of Seydisfjordur (until recently spelt Seydhisfjordur) lies 400 km north-east of Reykjavik. The technical museum that illustrates many aspects of the history of the region has three principal [...] Scotland and the rest of the world. Much of the original equipment remains, and displays illustrate the epic task carried out by a labour force of some 300 men of constructing a line of 14,000 telegraph poles [...] exhibits that relate to the industrialheritage. The mechanical engineering workshop of Johann Hansson was established in 1907 and used hydro-electric power for the operation of its machine tools. It was
visits to industrial monuments in Berlin wrap up the programme. The Summer School is a programme of ERIH in cooperation with the Berlin Centre for IndustrialHeritage and the Berlin University of Applied [...] disciplines. Among other things, they will be instructed to introduce the other participants to an industrialheritage site - preferably an ERIH member from their respective native region - visited in the run-up
territory of the Geo-mining Park of Sardinia. The CMSB Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the tangible and intangible mining heritage, offering hikers a unique opportunity to discover the history of the miners [...] identity. The CMSB Foundation is founder and member of the European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation, a network dedicated to promoting mining heritage across Europe. The Federation promotes routes that [...] provide a unique opportunity to discover the rich industrial mining heritage in a sustainable way, immersing visitors in the history and culture of the mining communities that shaped these landscapes
historical heritageof AEM (The Electric Municipal Company of Milan), one of most important energy companies in Italy, instituted in 1910 by the Municipality of Milan. Beyond the protection of its industrial [...] a journey of discovery of the extraordinary history of AEM from the origins of public lighting to the transformation into “Life Company” and its fundamental role for the industrialization of Milan, in [...] preserved in the old Piazza Trento Power Station, one of the most important place for the industrial history of AEM and great symbol of modernity of Milan.
Legazpi, 45 km south-west of San Sebastian, is the main town of the Urola-Garaia region. Ironmaking has a long history in the area, but the industry was of particular importance from the mid-nineteenth [...] was formally constituted in 1997. Its objectives are to promote research into the industrial and ecological heritageof the region, and to promote its interpretation, both to those who live there and to [...] display is the Basque Iron Museum housed in a former iron foundry in Legazpi, where the history of iron is interpreted in technological, ecological and social contexts. The museum is also the starting point
The museum and its current exhibition reopened in 2018 following a project of co-creation with the community of Mallorca to identify what they wanted from their heritage. It won the European Museumof the [...] producer of shoes and several factories are still important employers. The Museumof Footwear and Industry of Inca is housed in an army barracks built in 1910. There is a comprehensive collection of the specialist [...] to the Museum by local businesses and private individuals. Each one of them tells a true personal story that is closely linked to the identity of those who have made footwear their actual way of life. The
set within an expanse of woodland. Then, suddenly a red gorge appears: The Falun Mine. Once the world’s largest copper mine and today the heart of a unique historic industrial landscape, which was designated [...] designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. A path meanders around the mine and passes some cabins, which are dangerously close to the edge of the abyss, and were formerly used to drag the ore with a [...] a rope winch to the surface. More than one thousand years of the mine’s history are displayed in the local mining museum. Most spectacular is the coin cabinet with probably the heaviest and largest coins
criteria more closely to key aspects ofindustrialheritage, such as conservation and conversion. How can sites steeped in industrial culture become the cradle of a new age of economic activity and production [...] suggestions, an appreciation of the work of pioneers and the establishment of new networks in the region and beyond. As always, the event is hosted by the Berlin Centre for Industrial Culture (bzi). This year [...] the support of ERIH, online guests will be able to benefit from an English interpretation of lectures and discussions. The excursion on Saturday will take participants to industrialheritage sites in Berlin
change is now the greatest threat to our cultural heritage. Numerous concepts and framework agreements such as the European Green Deal or the Cultural Heritage Green Paper call for CO2 neutrality by 2050 (already [...] In view of these challenges, it is crucial to go beyond mere rhetoric and develop concrete strategies that lead to genuine environmental sustainability. Whereas "sustainability" used to be more of a buzzword [...] a demanding, sometimes exhausting, but indispensable process. What does all this mean for industrialheritage sites? How can the major framework concepts be broken down into manageable local or regional
using working equipment of yarn preparation, handloom weaving and mechanised weaving. Many earlier examples of equipment are also preserved in the museum. Displays show the impact of the industry on the landscape [...] factory from the early 20th century in the small town of La Bâtie-Montgascon. It tells the story of silk weaving for over 200 years in the Duphiné region of south-eastern France, especially in the Rhône valley [...] landscape and the history of the exploitation of silk from the silkworm to the finished fabric and from China to Europe. A wide selection of products made from silk is also on display, including Damask
packing and dispatch. An association to preserve the shirt-making heritageof the town was started in 1982 and the museum opened with the help of the local authority in 1993. [...] famous brands such as Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior. The museum is in Brillaud’s factory on the bank of the river Creuse: a U-shaped complex of three and four storeys with a garden in the centre. The [...] parts – one about the history of men’s clothing since the Middle Ages and the other about shirt-making. A complete workshop with videos and photographs shows the stages of manufacture, from pattern-making
to the board of the sponsoring association, Geowelt Fortuna e. V., "whose commitment and passion made Fortuna Mine what it is today." The mine's outstanding value for industrialheritage is enhanced by [...] the cultural heritage for the region and for the whole of Hesse in the long term. On our way to becoming an information and documentation centre for Hesse's iron industry, however, a lot of money will still [...] Highlights of the site such as the ride in the pit cage, the mine train and numerous original machines provide visitors and students with exciting impressions and experiences. A large part of this is due
This brick warehouse is one of the prestigious museums in the Ironbridge World Heritage site. It was built in 1840 by the Coalbrookdale company to store iron products ready for shipment down the River [...] public showpiece for the iron company in the Gothic Revival style. The museum is increasingly affected by floods and a scale model of the Severn Gorge has been removed for safekeeping. Following conservation [...] naturally navigable river was a vital trade route, connecting the Shropshire coalfield to the Atlantic port of Bristol and the national canal system. Iron goods were carried from the ironworks to the warehouse
photographs and examples of costumes made from silk and fabrics designed for the fashion houses of Paris. Part of the museum is devoted to the history of the Charlieu corporation of weavers, which is now [...] The two museumsof Charlieu are housed in the former Hôtel-Dieu de Charlieu hospital, built in the 18th century. One is the Hospital Museum, which displays the historical men's ward, operating theatre [...] In 1992 the former women's ward became the Silk Museum. The town has been a centre for making high-quality silk fabrics since the 18th century. The museum includes several working textile machines for silk
and the wider picture of European industrial development. more INDUSTRIAL HISTORIES YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO You like to listen to stories? Perhaps stories telling about industrial history, or about people [...] sites, but also biographies of persons who influenced the industrial history. more VIRTUAL EXHIBITION "LINKING EUROPE" Our virtual exhibition focuses on the international links of industrialisation and de [...] people and their working or living conditions? Here you are right ... more BROCHURE: EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALHERITAGE From its very beginning, industrialisation has crossed borders - it was never a purely national
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south-west of Ukraine, about 100 km from the borders of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. This small railway museum among the ridges of the Carpathian mountains aims to save surviving elements of the T [...] Transcarpathia railway heritage. The museum consists of a single train with an operating steam locomotive and ten cars. The exhibits tell the story of the development of narrow-gauge railways in the region [...] rescued. Around the museum is the open-air village museum, which preserves over 20 buildings, among them a forge house of the 1930s, a carpenter’s workshop, a house filled with examples of traditional weaving
REGIONAL ROUTES OPEN UP THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF A REGION Listen In many European regions there are few industrialheritage sites with touristic potential. Each of this regions has its own specialisms [...] European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet, for example. Or South Wales, a key region in the "world's first industrial nation". Both these areas comprise a number of less significant industrial monuments [...] the times of Austria-Hungary in the 19th century and still today is one of the ... more Regional Routes in Finland Berlin At the beginning of the 20th century, Berlin had evolved into one of the largest
monuments from the time of the Industrial Revolution, but also artefacts that are much older or younger. It thus offers a diverse picture of the industrialheritage so typical of the region. [...] n region was industrialised already during the times of Austria-Hungary in the 19th century and still today is one of the most important industrial areas in Central Europe with its coal mining, iron and [...] evidence of the region's rich industrial and technical history on the ERIH Regional Route 'TECHNOTRASA'. The virtual route leads to more than 30 technical objects connected with the tradition of mining,
