tie specialist knots. Nearby, the residence of the naval commanders houses a branch of the National Marine Museum. [...] became an interpretation centre for the sea. The main part of the ropeworks was renovated in 2017. The museum explains the importance of rope in the navy, how the hemp plant was made into yarn and how strands

again in 2015 alongside an exhibition of brewing. The site is a national historical monument and branch of the National Agricultural Museum. The beautiful copper brewing equipment made by Škodawerke in Plzeň [...] Znojmo Castle was started in 1720 and rebuilt in 1885. Privatisation in 1993 was followed by international mergers and production ended in 2005. However, the brewery was then bought by the town council

and its breathtaking Stazione Centrale, begun in 1906 and completed in 1931. The Leonardo da Vinci Museum is located in a former convent, and covers many aspects of the history of science and technology

The Finnish Museum of Car and Road Mobilia is the national museum responsible for its special field, roads and road traffic. The museum is located by Lake Längelmävesi in Kangasala, about half an hour's [...] exhibitions include a permanent exhibition on the construction and use of Finnish roads, the Rally Museum, an open-air exhibition on the use of emergency labour in road construction, an annual main exhibition [...] France in 1898, a Mercedes-Benz Waxemberger and many cars made in the Soviet bloc before 1990. The museum has strong links with motorsport and enthusiasts who collect particular marques, and has an ambitious

The glassworks museum is the historical site of a complete glassworks in the countryside in the centre of the Czech Republic, 85 km south-east of Prague. The Jakub glassworks was founded by Ferdinand Čapek [...] workshops with roof vents to remove the heat surround a tall brick chimney. The oldest buildings at the museum date from the 1820s. The site was further developed by the Rückel family from 1844 and then by the [...] the Císař brothers from 1928. Restoration was begun in 2004 and the site was designated a National Cultural Monument in 2014. A small glass furnace is operated for events or group visits where glassmakers

Correspondingly there is a huge range of goods boasting the label “Made in Sheffield”. The Kelham Island Museum, housed on the site of a disused generating station, is an impressive presentation of the city’s [...] These were the forgers, grinders and toolmakers who turned the term “Made in Sheffield” into an internationally famous trademark.

and enamels. These were exported and shown in international exhibitions. In 1845 the factory employed 220 people, rising to 400 by 1895. It was nationalized in 1945, then became privately owned again in [...] was rebuilt after a fire in the 1940s, and glass-cutters in the cutting room opened in 1895. The museum was created in the manager’s house in 1994. The displays include thousands of fine glass products

The Museum of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment is a branch of the National Museum of Agriculture at Čáslav, east of Prague. It is open from April to October. The focus of the displays is the development