Feast of St Barbara in Nikiszowiec, Katowice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XybuGLu37qQ On 4th December Miner’s Day Barbórka (St Barbara’s Day) celebrations take place in mining communities across Poland. Katowice’s Nikiszowiec is an unique mining district and one of the best places to appreciate Barbórka, where each year its celebration is an all-out community event. Traditional Barbórka festivities in Nikiszowiec start early on…
Seminar on Coal Mining Heritage and Innovation
📅 On November 7, 2024, ITG KOMAG hosted a scientific seminar where groundbreaking project work, including the CoalHeritage Project, was presented.🎤 Kamil Szewerda delivered a fascinating presentation titled:”Protection and Promotion of Coal Mining Heritage as the Cultural Legacy of the EU – the CoalHeritage Project”💡 Highlights included:🕶️ The use of…
Historic Mine Guido Guides visit Barbara Experimental Mine
🌍✨ Historic Mine Guido Guides Visit the Barbara Experimental Mine! ⛏️💡📅 November 8, 2024 – The Central Mining Institute-National Research Institute welcomed a group of guides from the Historic Guido Mine to the Barbara Experimental Mine in Poland, a key partner in the #CoalHeritage project. 🤝🏛️ The Historic Guido Mine,…
CoalHeritage at KOMTECH – Summary
🎓⚙️ CoalHeritage at KOMTECH 2024! 🏛️✨📅 November 4-6, 2024 – The KOMTECH International Scientific and Technical Conference was held in Szczyrk, Poland, organized by the KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology.⛏️💡 On November 5, a special session was dedicated to the #CoalHeritage project:🕒 14:30–16:00 | Hybrid format (in-person & online with…
CoalHeritage at KOMTECH
📢 Join us tomorrow at the KOMTECH Conference! 📅 Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024🕝 Time: 2:30–4:00 PM CET📍 Hybrid Mode: Attend in person or join us online via MS Teams! We’re thrilled to announce that CoalHeritage will be part of a session at KOMTECH, highlighting the legacy and impact of…
Ignacy Historic Mine Wins European Heritage Award
🏆✨ Big News! The Ignacy Historic Mine has been honored with The European Heritage Awards Europa Nostra! 🏅👏🗓️ On 7th October 2024, the historic Ignacy Mine in Rybnik, Poland, won in the Conservation and Adaptive Reuse category. 🚂🏛️ This incredible site, founded in 1792 and one of Poland’s oldest coal…
Traditional holiday “Gwarki”
🎉 From the 6th to the 8th of September in Tarnowskie Góry, the traditional holiday ‘Gwarki’ was celebrated! 🎉Tarnowskie Góry is an ancient city where for centuries silver and lead were mined. One of the key events of the celebration was a popular-scientific conference titled “Industrialists of Tarnowskie Góry in…
GIG welcomed Mr. Bernard Bay!
📅✨ On July 18, 2024, Glowny Instytut Gornictwa – Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Bernard Bay at the Barbara Experimental Mine! Mr. Bay is the director of the Superior Art School of Tournai in Belgium and a specialist in industrial and mining photography 📸⛏️.During his visit,…
Coal Regions in Transition in Velenje
Annual Political Dialogue of #CoalRegionsinTransition in Velenje On Thursday, July 11, and Friday, July 12, Velenje, Slovenia, hosted the 5th Annual Political Dialogue of Coal Regions in Transition within the EU. This event, organized by the European Commission, the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development of Slovenia and the Municipality…
