BigStuff-Konferenz Gent 2025 wird in Australien „gespiegelt“

Für Interessenten aus dem asiatisch-pazifischen Raum wird parallel zur Konferenz in Gent vom 14. bis 17. Oktober 2025 (siehe Big Stuff 2025 in Gent/Belgien – Industriekultur) ein zweiter „Hub“ mit Übertragung der Beiträge sowie einem eigenen Rahmenprogramm organisiert. Die Australier schreiben dazu:

„The international Big Stuff Conference will take place in Belgium from October 14th to 17th, 2025. Hosted by the vibrant Big Stuff Heritage community, this event is a gathering of museum professionals, academics, consultants, volunteers, and private owners from a global community dedicated to preserving and showcasing technological and industrial heritage. The 2025 conference theme focuses on the symbiotic relationship between skills and machinery. Industrial heritage encompasses not just large-scale installations and historic machinery, but also the people, skills, and knowledge required to operate, maintain and showcase this mechanical legacy. As the generations of workers and volunteers who have learned to control, calibrate and repair these machines retire, their invaluable expertise is at risk of being lost.

To reflect these truly global challenges and opportunities in industrial heritage preservation, Big Stuff Australia is pleased to be hosting a face-to-face and online Asia-Pacific hub in Perth, Western Australia on the same dates as the main conference, to share presentations, discussions and ideas. This unique conference approach hopes to encourage engagement between Southern and Northern Hemisphere heritage machinery fans and allow for increased and responsible in-person attendance with reduced travel costs and carbon impact.

The museum and cultural heritage community of Perth looks forward to welcoming delegates and showcasing its rich and unique industrial history. The Perth program includes afternoon sessions in conjunction with the main program and activities in Gent, tours of significant collections of operational heritage in Perth and workshops hosted by museum industry professionals, as well as ample time for networking and discussions.