Nous vous rappelons que 2015 est l’année du patrimoine industriel. En Flandre, ils ont compris avant nous et quelques réalisations exemplaires ont été faîtes.
Vous regarderez aussi le site de E-FAITH (voir le lien plus bas)
En 1975 déjà, le premier site de patrimoine industriel obtenait un statut de protection. Peu de temps après naissait une association flamande dont le coeur d’action était la préservation de cette importante histoire sociale. Quarante ans plus tard, lors de l’année européenne du patrimoine industriel et technique, une exposition célèbre les histoires remarquables des bâtiments et des machines reconverties
En anglais :
http://www.flanderstoday.eu/living/forty-years-industrial-heritage-flanders
Et voici quelques magnifiques reconversions en matière de patrimoine industriel et qui ont fait l’objet d’articles ou de recommandations ou de prix : des idées de reportages pour les journalistes de l’AJP
En anglais :
12.06.2013: MIAT wins Museum Prize in Flanders. The Museum of Industrial Heritage and Textiles (MIAT) in Ghent is the winner of this year’s Museum Prize for Flanders. The museum tells the story of the city’s industrial past from 1750 onward through ancient machinery, replications of streets and shops, stories of local labour movement and photography.
08.11.2013: Port of Antwerp wins European heritage award. The theme of this year’s awards was Heritage. The harbour of Antwerp boast rich collections of industrial and other heritage, including equipment, buildings and monuments. They are used in an innovative manner not just to explain a port’s history but also to make the connection with present and future development.
13.01.2014: Frietkoten recognised as cultural heritage. Flemish culture minister Joke Schauvliege has added the region’s frieten, or french fry, culture to the government’s list of intangible cultural heritage.
28.08.2014: Antwerp Central one of “world’s most beautiful stations”. The popular New York news site Mashable put Antwerp’s Central train station at the top of its list of 12 of the world’s most beautiful railway stations
26.09.2014: Jenever Museum re-opens to celebrate the past and present of staple Hasselt drink. The Jenever Museum in Hasselt recently re-opened its doors after being closed for 10 months and undergoing a complete transformation. The result is a fresh, modern, interactive attraction that seeks to educate and entertain, while honouring its history and looking towards the future.
27.11.2014: Flanders gets its first beer museum, finally. The most surprising thing about the new Bruges Beer Museum is that it’s the first of its kind in Belgium. How is it possible that a country with such a rich beer culture and a worldwide reputation for brewing didn’t have a museum dedicated to its most beloved beverage?
12.06.2015: Diamond workshop brought back to life in Nijlen. The story of a diamond cutting workshop which is being restored. Diamond cutting was a home industry in the Kempen – but little is left. Fortunately this workshop has been legally protected as a historic monument. Once the restoration is complete and the machines are ready for use again, it will even be possible to cut diamonds again in the ‘Slijperij Liekens’.
25.06.2015: Firm hatches unique residential concept for one-of-a-kind factory. The factory, built in 1909 to produce chocolate bars and peperkoek (gingerbread), was in operation until 1934, when the company went bankrupt. Soon she will be transformed into lofts. Between now and the start of construction, the site will host an impressive variety of events and activities.
10.07.2015: Baasrode museum tells history of once-thriving shipyard. The East Flemish town of Baasrode was once the main shipyard on the river Scheldt. But over time, demand for small river boats collapsed, and many local shipyards started closing their doors. Some local residents, however, fought to preserve their piece of industrial heritage.
05.08.2015: Forty years of industrial heritage in Flanders. Back in 1975, the first industrial heritage site in Flanders was granted protected status. It was followed shortly by the formation of a Flemish association with preservation of this important social history at its heart. Four decades later, in the European Year of Industrial and Technical Heritage, an exhibition celebrates Flanders’ remarkable buildings, machinery and stories;
L’exemple du musée du genièvre de Hasselt
Une installation de distillation datant du XIXe siècle et encore fonctionnelle, 2150 bouteilles en verre, 750 cruches et pichets en pierre, plus de 1230 petits verres à genièvre et 400 verres à liqueur, 200 objets en céramique, 540 affiches, 380 pancartes et près de 9500 étiquettes, voilà ce que représente la collection du Musée du Genièvre en chiffres. L’installation de distillation datant du XIXe siècle, ayant appartenu à la distillerie H. Servais (Géromont-Malmédy) et rachetée par le musée en 1981, constitue le pivot de la production de genièvre au musée.
Mais ce que vous voyez au musée ne représente que la partie visible de l’iceberg. Le musée est également chargé de l’inventaire, de la gestion et de l’examen de la collection de manières systématique et réfléchie. Le plan de la collection [pdf] donne un bon aperçu des collections partielles et des actions qui seront prochainement entreprises dans le cadre de la gestion de la collection et des recherches y consacrées.
TOUT SAVOIR SUR LES EVENEMENTS DE CETTE FIN D’ANNEE 2015 :
http://www.industrialheritage2015.eu/