Industrial heritage, cultural resources of current industries and creative pioneers – utilizing Industrial Culture in Central Europe
With InduCult 2.0, we want to revive the cultural spirit of long-standing industrial regions in Central Europe.

Industrial Culture is a young member of the European culture family: It reaches beyond heritage preservation and utilization by including contemporary or upcoming cultural and creative resources. In this sense, Industrial Culture is a dynamic concept interwoven with the ongoing transformations of industrial economy and society.

This cultural approach is especially suitable for regions mono-focussed on industrial production - a spatial type found throughout Central Europe. InduCult 2.0 brings together such regions and applies there the outlined concept: The partners utilise the tangible and intangible cultural assets of their industrial past, present and future in a synergetic way for positioning their regions as attractive places for working, living and recreation. Together with local stakeholders, they rediscover and develop the positive elements of industrial communities. Specifically, the partnership intends to:
- promote and establish the idea of Industrial Culture in Central Europe;
- strengthen the distinct culture of industrial regions and utilise it as location factor;
- empower industrial regions by re-activating their pioneer spirit.

InduCult 2.0 organizes transnational benchmarking, peer work and exchange on pilot actions. Scientists support and reflect these activities. Apart from other joint core products, a CE network of regional coordinators - backed by a strategic memorandum - as well as a series of transnationally linked public events will popularise Industrial Culture.

Methodologically, cross-sectoral cooperation between museums (representing the past), companies (representing the presence), schools as well as creative communities (representing the future) is at the core of the project. Further on, it relies on a Learning Network approach.