Industry
- Danish Distilleries, Aalborg.
During the ongoing change to an economy based on information and telecommunication traditional industrial production has increasingly become a thing of the past, both in Denmark and in the rest of Europe. Factories and shipyards are being closed down, and industrial ports converted into fashionable office and residential areas.
The Heritage Agency have for a number of years been focusing on industrial heritage in order to ensure that this important part of Danish history will not just vanish, but become part of our collective memory and used as a resource.
Results
The Heritage Agency has supported the industrial heritage work of a number of museums and municipalities via a special appropriation from the Danish Parliament, and via the funds allocated to museum projects every year. This effort has created a greater knowledge of industrial environments and heritage.
25 industrial heritage sites of national significance and 161 industrial sites af regional significance have been selected.
Guides for reusing of industrial plants and harbour areas as a resource have been published.
Current work
In 2010 and 2011 the Heritage Agency is especially supporting the use of industrial heritage in education, the integration of industrial heritage and especially the 25 industrial sites of national significance into local planning and the further promote the values of the Danish industrial heritage.