The March #HeritageChat tackled a number of questions around the topic of Industrial Heritage. It was led, on 15 March, by Dr Nicola Palmer – @NicolaPalmer19 – from the Doctoral School at Sheffield Hallam University, alongside @HeritageChat .
The conversation touched on questions of sustainable management and reliance on volunteers, alternative modes of engagement with industrial heritage (from urban exploration to steampunk), and existing and potential future collaborations between industrial heritage sites and industrial bodies. Participants discussed the impact of such initiatives as the Brownfield Registers for unidentified industrial heritage, Industrial World Heritage status and the opportunities arising from the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage.
The full discussion can be found on Storify.
The next #HeritageChat will be on 19 April, 13.00-14.00 on a ‘digital’ theme. Follow @HeritageChat to take part or see the Heritage 2020 website for how to get involved, http://www.heritage2020.net/get-involved/heritage-chat/ .