of regional textile manufacture. To be part of it visitors are repeatedly encouraged to use their hands. In doing so they feel, for instance, the difference between wool, silk, cotton, linen and hemp –

why not take a trip to the ropery. It is not only long but still in operation. You can even try your hand at making rope yourself on the machines which are up to 200 years old!

on Pelion, built between 1892 and 1903. Hellenic State Railways operated the line from 1955, then handed it over to the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) which subsequently closed it. The section from

Kassel of 1912. There is a royal saloon used on the railway from Athens to Piraeus and a selection of hand-operated permanent way trolleys. The only standard gauge locomotive is a 2-6-0T from which the cylinders

being delivered to brewers. Some vehicles used in association with old methods of picking hops by hand are displayed, together with examples of the machines developed for use in harvesting. The museum

of the vast Dinorwig slate quarry. Here you can see slate-splitting demonstrations by traditional hand-craftsmen revealing the skills and artistry of generations of quarry workers. Much of the site still

and to follow the Rat Trail. There are also opportunities for prospective young engineers to get hands on experience in an effort to help provide future engineers.

tractors, sports cars and racing cars. Interactive displays and equipment let visitors learn through hands-on experience – including working models of aerodynamics and piston operation, driving simulators

representing early 20th century's state-of-the-art sewage technology. For visitors this is a first hand experience. For instance they can try the crank of the sluice gate that once launched a large water

ed ideas a high-quality piece of fabric is woven. Embroidery shows how fabrics were finished with hand embroidery machines.

precious panelled ceiling, and an interior full of blank copper brewery kettles, valves and instruments, hand wheels and shining pipelines. The bottles still carry the family coat-of-arms of the Princes of Promnitz

The Berlin underground was one of the first projects of its kind in Germany. The museum provides a hands-on experience of many historic artefacts commemorating one century of underground history. Volunteers

chapel in honour of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França, built at the end of the 17th century, and the hand-painting workshops can be visited. Also worth visiting is the factory village developed from 1824

requested to do things which are mostly strictly forbidden in museums. Visitors are asked to place their hands on straining vats, wooden barrels and many other objects, comment on them and give their opinions

an English company, The Cerain Iron Ore Company Limited. Around 1932 exploitation passed to German hands. The Germans worked the mines until 1941, and then Patricio Echeverria continued with the activity

Svedinos . The collection comprises more than a hundred motor vehicles include some heavy trucks and some hand-made cars, and about 40 aircraft. The earliest car is a Bullerbilen of 1898. There are six Model-T

course the museum also tells of the work in the local brickworks. At first everything was made by hand here. It was only in 1922 that machines began to take over production. These have all been preserved

the path of the rat offers exciting experiences for children. But there is even more to discover: a hands-on foundry where visitors can try their skills as casters and moulders, a collection of ores including

treasures. After all, as the museum's motto puts it, the most adventurous discoveries are made with your hands.

expertise on how to monitor, survey and control the London water supply network. They can also try their hand at steering a robot through pipes too small for human workers in order to find and eliminate any