component of the Shine4Future project is to engage young people and encourage them to discover industrialheritage sites as places to visit or even work. Only this can ensure successful generational change
first water-powered cotton-spinning factories. Industrial settlements associated with him are inscribed in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site. He grew up in Derbyshire in central England, where his [...] During the British Industrial Revolution Jedediah Strutt was among the fathers of the factory system. After making innovations in knitting stockings he worked with Richard Arkwright to build the first
Chicago for the International Electrical Congress. Meeting Thomas Edison and observing American industrial methods made strong impressions on him. As a result he remained in the United States and for a [...] a leader in typewriters, calculators and computers and is still a global brand. Ivrea is a World Heritage site, where both the Laboratory-Museum and the Olivetti Historical Archive present Olivetti’s story
conference theme. The focus should be on how intangible industrial culture can gain greater visibility and thus increase the appeal of industrialheritage. In addition, the presentations should provide answers [...] and recipes have shaped life in industrial areas in very different ways and, in some cases, continue to do so. They all foster people's sense of connection to industrial sites and their history, and often [...] on in local networks and associations. What is the potential of this intangible legacy for industrialheritage sites? How can it be preserved and put to good use? What strategies and formats can be employed
Cultural and Environmental Heritage. The Association is committed to collecting, organizing, preserving, studying, and promoting the extensive documentary and bibliographic heritage related to the history [...] permanent exhibition Olivetti #StoriaDiInnovazione. The exhibition aims to showcase Olivetti's industrial project, which was focused on innovation and technological excellence while paying close attention
located in various European mining regions, 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 [...] by miners during the great mining epic. Walking along this Trail, you will encounter mines and industrial archaeological sites from the Sardinian mining era. The Santa Barbara Mining Trail, in italian [...] 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 and their cultural identity
only 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. [...] important industrial areas in Central Europe with its coal mining, iron and steel production and vehicle industry. ‘Moravian-Silesian Tourism' highlights the evidence of the region's rich industrial and technical
Saxony State Association for IndustrialHeritage, Member), Timo Hauge (Team Leader, IndustrialHeritage RVR, Member), Dr Kirsten Baumann (Director LWL-Museums of IndustrialHeritage, 1st Chairwoman), Dr Walter [...] the Nuremberg Museum of Industrial Culture , they adopted the Nuremberg Declaration on German IndustrialHeritage, and one year later, at ERIH Anchor Point Zollverein World Heritage Site , they passed a [...] Regional Association (RVR), which is responsible for the IndustrialHeritage Trail in the Ruhr District. A conference on the future of industrialheritage is planned for 2027, at the end of the pilot phase.
One focus of the project activities will be the generational change in industrialheritage, which is already in full swing: many of the people who have been involved in this field since the beginning are [...] growing, as the increasing number of members indicates. Other ERIH activities like the “European IndustrialHeritage Summer School” and different research projects are aimed at collaborating with universities
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 [...] 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 that the so-called "final solution" [...] approximately 1.1 million people died in Birkenau. The railway connection, which was essential for industrial facilities, was a decisive criterion in the construction of further extermination camps. As was
significant hubs of (industrial) culture, home to a Science & Technology Center and the National Center for Film Culture, among other things. Another icon of the emerging industrial city of Łódź, the ‘White [...] Central Museum of Textiles and is considered one of the country's most impressive monuments of industrial architecture. With its extensive range of machinery and several major textile collections, it provides [...] and textile history in Łódź. A special feature of the museum is the way it combines technical and industrial history with art, design, fashion, regional history and cultural anthropology. Two intersecting
neoclassical architect Denis Antoine on the Quai de Conti. It is part of the Banks of the Seine World Heritage site. The 177-metre building that faces the quay contained the offices, while courtyards behind [...] s give visitors opportunities to touch artefacts, hear experts talk and even see and smell the industrial processes of carving, stamping and casting.
Located just off the Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais is part of the 'Banks of the Seine' World Heritage site. It was built for the Paris world’s fair of 1900: the Exposition Universelle. Following an [...] art but the Exposition Universelle was an influential showcase for technological innovations and industrial products, including optics, escalators and moving pavements, trolleybuses, diesel engines, electric
t exceed those from the industrial revolution era. This sets new goals and tasks in terms of communication and interpretation for all those dealing with the industrialheritage. At the same time, "sustainable [...] European Route of IndustrialHeritage (ERIH) is co-created by post-industrial sites from 28 European countries. The route includes over 2,300 sites, and the association itself has over 400 members. The [...] so-called “Anchor Points”. These are milestones of European industrialheritage, sites of particular historical significance for the industrial revolution, while offering visitors high-quality experiences
district's only World Heritage Site, doesn't really need much more to be said about it, considering its reputation as the ‘most beautiful colliery in the world’ and the flagship of an industrial region in transition
Once again, the Summer School was jointly hosted by ERIH, the Berlin Centre for IndustrialHeritage (bzi) and the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin. The participants came from a wide range of [...] communicating. These include, for example, a communication kit dealing with climate issues at industrialheritage sites that have been restored to their natural state – a project that is likely to underpin [...] doctoral students drew up a matrix that provides evaluation criteria for the preservation of industrialheritage sites. The hosts were impressed by the quality of the presentations and the commitment shown
portal attracted numerous visitors right from the time of its construction. As a modern site of industrialheritage, it provides not only architectural highlights but also an authentic insight into the hard [...] While the term "Ruhr area" was not coined until the 1930s, industrial pioneers such as Franz Haniel, Mathias Stinnes, Friedrich Krupp and Friedrich Harkort had collieries and blast furnaces popping up [...] the distinguishing features of this ERIH Anchor Point is the transformation of the massive former industrial site into a unique landscape park with 28 kilometres of hiking and cycling trails, climbing walls
'My day at work', where ERIH site staff present their day-to-day work and raise interest in industrialheritage as a potential career option. Young Professionals also attend ERIH Board meetings as advisors
areas where the snow was collected. The Heritage Champions category recognises Piotr Gerber and his Foundation for the Protection of Silesian IndustrialHeritage , which was established in 2007. Its main [...] to promote one of the four award winners presented above and thus to boost industrialheritage as a whole. European Heritage Awads / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 Vote for Public Choice Award 2024 [...] first structure ever to be equipped with a supporting iron frame, 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
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 [...] 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 [...] visitors, employees and partners be involved in the change processes? What contribution can industrialheritage sites make as high-quality educational centres for sustainable development? What opportunities
