The development of industry had been more than a century in Kaohsiung and Kaohsiung was also where the labor movement started in Taiwan. After World War II, Kaohsiung was well known for heavy industries, ship-disassembling and export processing zones. So, … Continue reading →
Jamtli’s history began in 1912, when the open air museum was inaugurated. But the roots go farther back. Jämtland läns Fornminnesförening (The Cultural Heritage Foundation of Jämtland County) was established as early as 1886. In 1908, the handicraft oriented Jämtslöjd … Continue reading →
The German Mining Museum was founded in 1930 by the Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse and the town of Bochum and is a centre of research into mining and metallurgy. Its research activities have been supported since 1977 by federal and local government. … Continue reading →
The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, is based in the historical Finlayson cotton mill area right in the heart of Tampere. At Werstas, you can visit the Textile Industry Museum, the Steam Engine Museum as well as the Labour Museum’s changing … Continue reading →
Up until the 1970s, District Six was home to almost a tenth of the city of Cape Town’s population. In 1965, the apartheid government, as it had done in Sophiatown in 1957, declared District Six “white”. More than 60,000 people … Continue reading →
Das Dokumentationszentrum Alltagskultur der DDR (The Daily Life Documentation Center of the GDR) ist das Museum für die Alltagsgeschichte und Alltagskultur im Osten Deutschlands. 1993 gegründet, dokumentiert es die lebensweltlichen Dimensionen der Geschichte der DDR, die Sicherung der Alltagskultur zum … Continue reading →
The Maritime Culture Centre – a new branch of the Polish Maritime Museum Soon construction work will begin on a modern museum facility – the Maritime Culture Centre. It will be the next branch of the Polish Maritime Museum. The … Continue reading →
Die Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) ist eine nicht rechtsfähige Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts mit Sitz in Dortmund und Standorten in Berlin und Dresden sowie einer Außenstelle in Chemnitz. Sie untersteht als Bundesoberbehörde unmittelbar dem Bundesministerium für Arbeit und … Continue reading →
The “Baruther Glashütte” has been a glass factory since 1716. In 1980 the glass production was shut down suddenly, because the building was in danger of breaking down. In 1991, an association was founded and renovated the main building and … Continue reading →
Amsab-ISH is an officially recognized Flemish cultural heritage institution engaged in archiving documents and other items of progressive social movements and persons. We preserve and collect records from the 19th century onwards. Materials are related to the history of socialist … Continue reading →
