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 industrial heritage. Here [...] Sir Henry Bessemer invented a method of mass-producing steel with his so-called Bessemer converter. Shortly after that Robert Forrester Mushet invented a new form of alloy steel, and in 1913 Harry Brearley [...] Here you can see one of the most powerful steam engines in the world. Alongside it stands a massive Bessemer converter whose invention in 1856 revolutionised steel manufacturing. “Little mesters” symbolise

the middle of the 18th century and then served primarily as a supplier of raw materials and a sales market for Russia’s first industrial plants. The modest beginnings of the large industrial districts were [...] Turkestan-Sibirian Railway (Painting by Abilkhan Kasteyev. State Art Museum of Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan was a union republic of the 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)', which was dissoluted in 1991 [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN Listen Geographically, only a small part of the country lies in Europe. The larger part lies in Asia: according to the current view, the continental border runs

Ironworks ensemble is the result of over 330 years of iron and paper industry. In 1689, Creutz was granted the privilege of building an ironworks by a mining college. At the turn of the 20th century, wood processing [...] alongside iron production, first in the form of a sawmill and later in various forms of paper processing. The history of Kauttua from the establishment of the ironworks village to the present day is presented [...] and Villa Aalto. The Ironworks have been designated as a built cultural heritage site of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.

municipal museum, the Jana Pazdura Nature and Technological Museum, that takes its name from the pioneer of Industrial Archaeology in Poland who was above all the historian of the Starapolski Industrial Region [...] remains of the ironworks the museum also displays the history of the Star Truck Co that has produced heavy motor vehicles in Starachowice since 1948. The museum also interprets the ecology of the park [...] Starachowice, 32 km north-east of Kielce, was one of the key sites in the development in the early 19th century of the Starapolski Industrial Region by Stanislaw Staszic (1755-1826). Charcoal-fired blast

how the relaunch of industrial heritage tourism in the UK is being managed. Peter Backes, speaking on behalf of the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site, illustrates the potential of cultural programmes [...] on industrial sites and other destinations, and connect with colleagues who are turning the potential of technical monuments and sites into tourism success stories. Mike Nevell, Industrial Heritage Support [...] programmes at industrial sites to attract new audiences. Jaroslav Dolina presents a current example of industrial tourism from the Karlovy Vary region and explains what factory tours at the largest Czech porcelain

"killing machine" or "factories of death" - and indeed the planned killing of some 6 million Jews could only be carried out using industrial processes. In the course of 1941, the Nazi leadership decided [...] camps perverted the idea of industrial mass production into its absolute opposite. Instead of producing products for human use, they destroyed human beings and produced ashes instead of products. Related Links: [...] ON THE DARK SIDES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INDUSTRIALISED GENOCIDE Listen The systematic mass murder of Jews and Roma and Sinti during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany is often characterised with

for the Protection of Silesian Industrial Heritage , which was established in 2007. Its main activity is the safeguarding of selected technical cultural monuments characteristic of Silesia, usually by [...] 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 mill in Katowice [...] thereby marking, along with other industrial monuments in the region, the start of mass production and use of iron and steel. It was not until 2005, after 18 years of decay, that the first restoration

The museum gives an insight into the living conditions of working people in the new industries of Finland from around 1900 until the 1960s. The forestry and papermaking company Tornator began a factory [...] activities. The houses fell out of use and most were demolished in the 1960s but the river-side site with two remaining buildings was given to the city of Imatra. The museum opened in 1975. One building displays [...] furnished interiors of working-class homes in around 1900, the 1940s and the 1960s. The other is the sauna, where visitors learn about services provided for the well-being and health of the workers.

in the field of electric measurement systems. A different kind of attraction is the guided ride in a historic e-carriage exploring the industrial heritage of western Leipzig. The Museum of Printing Arts [...] the Industrial Heritage Days, it turns into a stage for performing artists and musicians and at the same time serves as an exhibition and learning venue for a dynamic exchange on industrial heritage. T [...] is also the subject of the creative Klinge22 trading estate in Leipzig Plagwitz. Once part of Rudolph Sack's factory for agricultural machinery at the heart of Leipzig's old industrial district, it is now

unberührt. ['ERIH' - 'European Route of Industrial Heritage' ® is registered as European Union Trademark] Since 2019 ERIH is certified as a "Cultural Route of the Council of Europe" [...] Cologne, Germany (industrial history of European countries, history of industries, translations German > English) Dr Peter Wakelin , Llangattock Lingoed, Abergavenny, United Kingdom (sites of European Theme [...] IMPRINT Listen Copyright and legal responsibility ERIH - European Route of Industrial Heritage e.V. Dr Walter Hauser, President ERIH e.V. Office ERIH e.V. Christiane Baum Am Striebruch 42 | 40668 Meerbusch

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ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ICELAND Listen For a long time, this volcanic island was one of Europe’s poorest countries, as only a small portion of the land is suitable for agricultural use and Iceland [...] proliferation of firearms starting in the 14th century, as sulphur is a key ingredient in gunpowder. The sulphur trade illustrates the dominance of foreign powers over Iceland: the kings of Norway controlled [...] took it over, before the merchants of the Hanseatic League acquired the business toward the end of the 15th century. Sulphur was mined primarily in the vicinity of Lake Mývatn and in Krýsuvίk on the Reykjanes

Such mills were once a feature of the Danube and of other major rivers in eastern Europe. The museum holds a large collection of documents, photographs and of the kinds of artefact displayed in the buildings [...] important open air museum in Hungary and extends over 63 ha. It opened in 1967, becoming an independent museum from 1972. It was originally intended to show the folk architecture of the Kisalföld and Tisza [...] buildings, but it is also a place of great vitality where the first impression of many visitors is the aroma of freshly-baked pastries and bread.

Kenneth Hudson was one of the pioneers of the study of industrial heritage, not only in his native England but across most of Europe. He was born in north London and studied English at University College [...] European Museums Forum. He wrote more than 50 books many of them on topics related to industrial heritage or museums but some on entirely different subjects. Amongst the most influential were Industrial Archaeology: [...] European Museum of the Year award in 1987. His name is retained in the Kenneth Hudson award for the most unusual and daring achievement that challenges common perceptions of the role of museums in society

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 INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE From its very beginning, industrialisation has crossed borders - it was never a purely national

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recycling plant and other industrial facilities to theatre plays and film screenings, and of course also include museum exhibitions. With a few exceptions, all offers are free of charge. Week van de Ind [...] advantage of its wide range of businesses, excellent infrastructure on land, on water and in the air, a powerful digital performance and the diversity of living and working environments in a metropolitan [...] connecting the port of Amsterdam westwards with the North Sea at IJmuiden. The 43-kilometre canal, designed for seagoing vessels, makes Amsterdam and its port a leading European industrial hub. It takes advantage

large transport museum at Ferlach in the south of Austria. It is one of a network of heritage projects by the non-profit organisation Die Nostalgiebahnen in Kärnten (Nostalgia Railways of Corinthia). The [...] The many exhibits are housed in an open-plan exhibition space of 4,700 square metres in a former factory building. They represent most modes of transport in Austria, including horse carriages, bicycles, trams [...] aeroplanes. All kinds of specialist vehicles are included, such as fire engines, rescue vehicles, police cars, buses, lorries, vans and tractors. The motorcars and motorbikes range from some of the earliest made

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

was the son of a military officer, was educated at the University of Uppsala and gained his first employment as a teacher. In 1869-71 he was involved with the production of a dictionary of the Swedish [...] views of the past, similar to those of contemporary composers and poets, with practical abilities and political insights that enabled him to achieve so much. He collected buildings from all parts of Sweden [...] mid-19th century. As a museologist Hazelius has had a powerful influence on the presentation of the industrial heritage throughout Europe that extends to the present day.