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06/10/2026

Industrial Heritage in a United Europe: Law and Practice in the Protection of Industrial Heritage in European Countries

📅 18–20 October 2026
📍 Warsaw Gasworks Museum, Warsaw, Poland

Co-hosted by TICCIH Poland, this international conference will explore legal and practical approaches to industrial heritage conservation across Europe, including the potential development of European-wide policies for industrial heritage preservation.
The programme will also examine how future restrictions on fossil fuel supply may affect operational industrial, technical and mobile heritage.
Presentations will feature conservation projects related to railways, mining and mechanical heritage. Marking the centenary of Polish State Railways (PKP), the conference will also highlight significant projects preserving historic railway lines and infrastructure, including bridges, viaducts and traffic control systems, in Poland and across Europe.

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05/10/2026

The conservation of iron and steel industrial heritage requires a balance between corrosion protection and preservation of historical appearance. While pigmented coatings provide effective protection, they can significantly alter colour, texture and patina; transparent or unpigmented coatings offer an alternative, allowing the historic surface to remain visible while providing corrosion protection.
Transparent coatings—including lacquers, natural oils and waxes—may, however, present greater vulnerability to UV radiation and generally have a shorter lifespan than pigmented coatings. Recent developments are improving their performance, while regular maintenance can significantly extend their effectiveness.
The article argues that coating choices should therefore consider not only durability but also the ethical value of preserving the material evidence of industrial use and ageing. A shift from conventional repainting towards carefully maintained transparent coatings may, in some cases, provide a more appropriate conservation strategy for historic industrial structures and machinery.

Photos of Roman Hillman, author of the article, UNESCO World Heritage site Zollverein, Coking Plant, Pre-coolers, viewed from the southwest, June 2020, and viewed from south after refurbishment, November 2024.

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28/09/2026

The 28th edition of the INCUNA Jornadas—themed "De la Fàbrica al Proyecto" (From Factory to Project) this year—concluded on Saturday with a program of excursions. Here are some photos featuring members of the TICCIH Board, ranging from the conference opening and presentations to the final excursions. See you all in Gijón next year!

21/09/2026

The remains of the El Refugio sugar mill in Jalisco, founded in the nineteenth century, reflect more than a century of industrial, economic, and social history. Oral testimonies reveal the organisation of labour, technological modernisation, community bonds, and the mill’s central role in local life. Despite its productive capacity, the mill closed in 1985 following industrial restructuring, and its machinery was dismantled and sold as scrap in 2007. Its surviving structures, including two chimneys, preserve the memory of labour culture, technical knowledge, and collective identity. Today, restoration efforts highlight the challenge of conserving Mexico’s industrial heritage and recognising its cultural and social value.

Photo: The remains of the old sugar mill in El Refugio are a living memory of the agro-industrial heritage in Mexico, Luis Antonio Ibáñez.

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14/09/2026

"2026 International Forum on Taiwan Cultural Heritage" has come to a successful close.🌏✨

Ahead of the forum, international experts and scholars embarked on a field site visit to key industrial heritage sites, including Shuinandong, Jinguashi, Jiufen, Houtong, the New Pingxi Coal Mine Museum, and the National Railway Museum.

From mining landscapes and community memories to artistic interpretations, the site visit demonstrated dynamic ways history connects with contemporary society.

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31/08/2026

TICCIH Bulletin No. 113, 3rd Quarter 2026, is out!
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Ticcih News
TICCIH YOUTH – EARLY CAREER NETWORK. STRENGTHENING A NEXT GENERATION OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ADVOCATES - Mirhan Damir
LAUNCH OF THE NEW TICCIH–AIPAI INITIATIVE: THE MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK ON INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE (MEDNIH) - Mirhan Damir & Edoardo Currà
THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: A NEW REGIONAL STUDY FOR UNESCO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TICCIH AND ISC20C - Miles Oglethorpe
FROM THINGS TO PEOPLE: FIFTY YEARS OF TICCIH AND THE CHANGING MEANING OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE - Massimo Preite

Heritage in Danger
THE END OF MINING ON SVALBARD AND HOW TO DEAL WITH ITS LEGACY - Ulrich Schildberg

Worldwide
SYMBIOSIS OF MINING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE IMPERIAL VILLA OF POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA: HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS - Ana Patricia Huanca Paco
FROM DIGITAL ARCHIVES TO IMMERSIVE NARRATIVES: A MULTIMODAL RECONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN NORTHEAST CHINA - Qiangqiang Fan & Erli Zhou
EL REFUGIO IN MEXICO: A PAST OF IRON AND SUGAR, LIVING MEMORY OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE - Nerina Karen Aguilar Robledo
THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE NUCLEAR SCIENCES CAMPUS AT GHENT UNIVERSITY (BELGIUM) - Pieter R. Gurdebeke
SUSTAINABILITY IN CERAMICS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN EL CARMEN DE VIBORAL, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA - Luz Dinora Vera A.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TOURIST NARRATIVES IN MINING HERITAGE: THE CASE OF THE DOSSENA MINES IN ITALY - Walter Balicco
ICOMOS MEXICANO RECOGNIZES THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE AND MINING MUSEUM - Belem Oviedo Gámez
THREE NEW SITES TIED TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ADDED TO THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST - Bart Vanacker

Preserving Industrial Heritage
ARTICLE SERIES: COATING INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE – NAVIGATING TECHNICAL AND ETHICAL OPTIONS - Roman Hillmann

Book reviews & Releases
TRACKS MEMORY. INDUSTRIAL MEMORY AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE - Humberto Morales Moreno
TICCIH-BRASIL’S “NOVAS PERSPECTIVAS”: BRINGING INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RESEARCH TO PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING READERS - Eduardo Romero de Oliveira
COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRY: MANAGEMENT, VALUATION AND COMMUNITIES - Belem Oviedo Gámez

Obituaries
SIR NEIL COSSONS, OBE (1939-2026) - Miles Oglethorpe
PROFESSOR DR RAINER SLOTTA (1946-2026) - Ulrich Schildberg

Conference Reports & News
THE COMPANY WE KEEP - CARING FOR CORPORATE HERITAGE
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MINING AND UNDERGROUND MUSEUMS 2026 (ICMUM), WIELICZKA AND TARNOWSKI GORY, POLAND - Miles Oglethorpe
ASIA PACIFIC RAILWAY HERITAGE WEBINAR AND VIETNAM VISIT
SIXTH IRON & STEEL PRESERVATION CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP (ISPC&W) IN MICHIGAN - Vern Mesler

Photo Focus on Industrial Heritage
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND - Francesco Antoniol

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11/08/2026

The images of the photo column in the TICCIH Bulletin n. 112 are from Anatoliy Novak who is a well-known extreme photographer in Kryvyi Rih. He has travelled extensively and hitchhiked across Ukraine and beyond. He has been engaged in photography for over 14 years, focusing on industrial, nighttime, and extreme themes, especially in Kryvyi Rih, and shooting from unique angles using a drone. He also studies Kryvyi Rih and conducts guided tours of its industrial heritage and industrial sites. Explore his work on Youtube, here: www.youtube.com/

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Photo: operating equipment at the Malyshevske deposit of zircon-rutile-ilmenite ores in the Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, photographed by Anatoliy Novak in August 2021.

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04/08/2026

Industrial heritage linked to Venezuela’s oil industry remains largely overlooked despite its decisive role in shaping the country’s twentieth-century economy, territory and society. Petroleum extraction generated extensive infrastructures, oil camps and cultural landscapes that transformed settlement patterns while reflecting technological modernisation, social inequalities and foreign economic dependency. These landscapes embody the contradictions of extractive modernity, representing both industrial progress and environmental, political and economic fragility. Recognising them as industrial heritage does not celebrate exploitation but enables a critical interpretation of the historical processes that produced them. The Venezuelan case illustrates the broader challenge of interpreting industrial landscapes in the Global South, where modernisation is deeply intertwined with resource extraction and unequal development.

Photo: Early oil drilling towers in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, early 20th century. The expansion of petroleum extraction transformed the Maracaibo basin into the core of Venezuela’s oil industry (photo in public domain, Colección “Leonor Hall”, Wikimedia).

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21/07/2026

The revitalisation of Blast Furnace A at the Pokój Steelworks in Ruda Śląska is a landmark example of industrial heritage transformation, redefining the city’s spatial identity while preserving a unique national monument. Originally built in 1968, the furnace became a symbol of the city’s industrial development and was listed as a historic monument in 2012 before its acquisition by the municipality in 2018. The project combines conservation with new public functions, including a viewing platform, educational pathway, museum spaces, and contemporary architecture that respects the historic structure. Extending to the surrounding post-industrial area, it integrates green infrastructure and cultural, educational, and recreational uses, strengthening urban regeneration. As a carrier of collective memory, the blast furnace is being reinterpreted as a cultural and educational centre, demonstrating how industrial heritage can drive long-term spatial, social, and economic renewal.
Photo: Sandra Pichlak-Czop.

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16/07/2026

🚋TICCIH Webinar - Save the Date & Meet The Speakers!🚋
Historic Trams at Risk: Academic and Community Approaches from Alexandria and Kolkata - An Experience Exchange Webinar
Woven into daily routines and neighbourhood identities for generations, trams are more than just old vehicles running on tracks. Long a living part of the cities they move through, they carry with them the collective memories of the people who have relied on them, and when a tram line disappears, it is not just a mode of transport that is lost; it is a piece of a city's story that cannot easily be replaced. Historic tram systems around the world are facing serious threats like devaluation, neglect, replacement, and demolition. In Alexandria, Egypt, the City Transformations Lab at Alexandria University and Cluster Cairo Lab have already been exploring this through their Summer School, examining historic trams as living elements of urban geography and memory. In Kolkata, India, the stakes feel even more urgent as the Calcutta Tram Users Association is on the ground fighting to protect one of the world’s last remaining historic tram networks through powerful grassroots advocacy and community mobilisation.
That is exactly why we are bringing people together. This upcoming TICCIH Webinar connects voices from Egypt, India, Australia, and beyond for an open and honest conversation about what it takes to protect historic tram heritage. We will be hearing from Melbourne’s TramJatra solidarity initiative, special remarks from Fedecrail’s representative at the City of Gothenburg, and much more. This is a conversation for everyone: heritage professionals, researchers, transport enthusiasts, students, community organisers, or simply anyone who has ever looked out of a tram window and felt something. This webinar is supported by partners including ICOMOS India, Fedecrail, APHTRO, ANIH, and NUDISUR.
📌Format: Online Webinar · Date: 18 July · Time: 4 pm (IST) · Duration: 3 hours
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