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| European Network of Historic Metallurgy | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Network of Historic Metallurgy |
| Formation | 1980s |
| Type | Network |
| Headquarters | Europe |
| Region served | Europe |
European Network of Historic Metallurgy The European Network of Historic Metallurgy is a scholarly and practical network connecting practitioners, researchers, museums and heritage sites concerned with historic metallurgy across Europe. It brings together specialists from institutions such as the British Museum, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed, and Museo Nacional de Antropología to promote study of metallurgical remains, furnaces and artefacts. The network liaises with funding bodies including the European Commission, foundations like the Wellcome Trust, national agencies such as Historic England and ministries including the Ministry of Culture (France), and collaborates with learned societies such as the Royal Society, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, and the Society of Antiquaries of London.
The network evolved from regional workshops and exchanges in the 1980s and 1990s involving centres like the British Iron and Steel Research Association, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Czech National Museum, Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Swedish National Heritage Board. Early convenors drew on expertise from the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, Technical University of Clausthal, and the Ecole des Mines de Paris. Seed activities were supported by programmes linked to the Council of Europe, the European Science Foundation, and cross-border initiatives such as the Interreg programmes, resulting in formalisation of the network to coordinate conservation and research across institutions like the National Museum of Denmark and the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid).
Membership comprises museum curators, archaeometallurgists, conservation scientists and industrial archaeologists from organisations including the Ashmolean Museum, National Museum of Ireland, Museo Galileo, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Tate Modern, and the National Museum of Scotland. The network operates through national nodes represented by bodies such as the Finnish Heritage Agency, Rijksmuseum, Austrian Federal Monuments Office, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, and university departments at Uppsala University, Heidelberg University, Trinity College Dublin, Università di Bologna, and KU Leuven. Governance uses steering committees with members drawn from the European Cultural Foundation, European Heritage Heads Forum, and specialist groups affiliated to the International Council on Monuments and Sites.
The network aims to conserve metallurgical heritage held by institutions including the National Museum of Wales, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Musée du Louvre, National Archaeological Museum (Athens), and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; to disseminate research developed at centres such as the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, CNRS, Universität Hamburg, and Politecnico di Milano; and to support training delivered with partners like the Victoria and Albert Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, and the Louvre. Activities include documentation of sites related to the Industrial Revolution, mapping of remains in regions such as the Basque Country, Silesia, Catalonia, and the Ore Mountains, and promoting standards through collaboration with bodies like the International Council of Museums.
The network organises conferences and workshops hosted at venues including the British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Museo del Ferrocarril (Madrid), Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, and the National Museum of Slovenia, often in conjunction with meetings of the European Association of Archaeologists, the International Congress on the Archaeology of Iron, and symposia sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute, European Archaeological Council, and the International Committee for the History of Technology. It publishes proceedings, technical manuals and bulletins drawing on contributors from University College London, Leiden University, University of Glasgow, Catholic University of Leuven, Masaryk University, and the University of Barcelona.
Collaborative projects have included archaeometallurgical surveys in partnership with the Archaeological Institute of Catalonia, experimental reconstructions at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, metallurgical analysis with the British Geological Survey, and conservation trials supported by the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. Long-term research links exist with the European Research Council, the Horizon 2020 programme, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and national research councils such as the Swedish Research Council and Agence Nationale de la Recherche. The network has coordinated cross-disciplinary work with laboratories at the Weizmann Institute of Science, ETH Zurich, University of Helsinki, and the University of Porto.
Conservation initiatives partner with institutions such as the National Trust (United Kingdom), Historic Environment Scotland, ICOMOS, and the European Commission's Creative Europe strand to deliver training in conservation science at sites like Blaenavon and the Völklingen Ironworks. Educational resources have been developed with museums including the Science Museum (London), Musée des Arts et Métiers, Technisches Museum Wien, and the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, and outreach programmes target heritage festivals, reenactment groups, and schools via collaborations with Museum of London Archaeology, Archaeopark Vogelherd, and regional museums in Transylvania and Brittany.
The network and its members have received acknowledgements from bodies such as the Europa Nostra, the European Heritage Label, the Royal Geographical Society, and national cultural ministries including the Ministry of Culture (Spain), the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport, and the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. Individual researchers have been recognised with honours from universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, and societies like the British Academy and the German Archaeological Institute.
Category:Heritage organisations in Europe Category:Metallurgy organizations