National Mining Day, promoted to spread the value and cultural significance of mining tourism, has reached its sixteenth edition this year, registering growing interest across the entire national territory. The initiative, organized by REMI , ISPRA SNPA, with MASE , AIPAI , ANIM , ASSORISORSE , G&T and the patronage of Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologi , EuroGeoSurveys e Primavera della Mobilità dolce involves the organization of dedicated events throughout the national territory and the creation of a "national calendar" with all the initiatives promoted by the Sites/Museums and Mining Parks.
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The ReMi Network participates in the thematic workshop "The Pitch stone and its use: historical and geological memory of Sicily." The coordinator of the Network Agata Patanè will speech at the event
The conference will be an opportunity to analyze the role of Geosites, of abandoned mining sites in protected areas and inland ones, to address the issue of local museums and geo-cultural itineraries as a resource for sustainable tourism. It will also be an opportunity to exchange experiences and proposals relating to the evolution of geoscience dissemination and communication techniques
The ReMi network will be present at the 2nd International Conference of Mining and Underground Museums (ICMUM2023) - Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka represented by Tommaso Beltrami (Darzo mines) and Dario Milani (Piani Resinelli & Cortabbio Prima Luna mines), both ReMi members and Italian delegation.
On the occasion of the XV National Mining Day, the Municipality of Allumiere and the A. Klitsche de la Grange Archaeological Naturalistic Mining Museum, in collaboration with the National Network of Italian Mining Parks and Museums – Re.Mi. of ISPRA and the Geodiversity and Natural Monuments Area of the Lazio Region Environment Directorate, organize 3 study days on the Geo-mining Park.
A three-day conference to talk about landscapes transformed by mining activities. The Argentario Ecomuseum, a member of the ReMi network, is organising, from 10 to 12 May, three study days dedicated to the "Mining landscapes of the Alps. History, society and the environment".
This year's ERIH Italia Meeting will take place on 21 April in Prato at the Museum. The decision to hold the annual meeting in Prato was taken in conjunction with an important conference, scheduled by the Municipality of Prato in collaboration with the Tuscany Region, on "Industrial tourism in Tuscany".
The presentation of the monograph "The devil's gold - History of sulfur and its extraction in Sicily" will be held on Saturday 15 April at 10:00 in San Cataldo (CL).
On Friday 16 December 2022, the members of the National Network of Mining Parks and Museums will meet at the Saline di Volterra for the six-monthly meeting to discuss the activities of the Network. After the presentation of the new members, the progress of the projects in progress and the new activities that will start in the coming months will be discussed.