On April 10-11, 2025, the international conference “European Steel and Coal Heritage” was held in Katowice with a strong participation of CoalHeritage Polish partners GIG-PIB and KOMAG. Key topics for discussion included the preservation and continued use of mining heritage as a vital means of documenting and presenting coal’s central and historic role during the “Industrial Revolution”. It aims to be a platform to specify topics crucial for the practical protection of fossil-fuel heritage, including coal. The outcome of the conference was the identification of goals and methods of protection, as well as pathways for implementation, thereby ensuring that the rich achievements of European technology and industry can be properly and meaningfully preserved and made accessible to future generations.
One of the discussion panels was attended by dr. Sylwia Jarosławska-Sobór, from Central Mining Institute-National Research Institute, presenting the CoalHeritage project as an important element in the process of preserving mining heritage.
Conference has been organized by Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, National Heritage Institute, TICCIH Committee, Working Industrial and Mobile Heritage Platform [WIMH] and Foundation for the Protection of Industrial Heritage on Silesia. Honorary Patronage took the Polish presidency of the Council of the UE, Polish Ministry of Industry, Marshal of Silesia and Europa Nostra.
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