Regione Umbria e AIPAI per la fruizione del patrimonio documentario

The Umbria Region has for a long time initiated an activity of knowledge and enhancement of sites of industrial archaeology, recognizing its importance for culture and the development of the territory and this work was also highlighted by the publication of several volumes in the series «Regional Catalog of Cultural Heritage of Umbria». The verification of the consistency of the documentary heritage related to industrial archaeology in the region was the subject of an in-depth study carried out with the scientific collaboration of the Italian Association for Industrial Archaeological Heritage (AIPAI). The cooperation permitted to build a systematic database of the knowledge acquired so far, an essential prerequisite for designing and carrying out activities for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of this heritage. The report can be consulted on the institutional website (http://www.regione.umbria.it/...). At the same time, thanks to the systematization of studies and research carried out to date, the paper and digital archive of the documentary heritage of industrial archaeology of the Umbria Region is open to public viewing. The scientific collaboration with AIPAI, moreover, has allowed continuing the activity of updating the database, and the identification of possible itineraries of industrial archaeology, real or virtual, for scholars and citizens accessible through the regional portal www.umbriacultura.it.