“Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days”: Kick-off event and guided tour at GSI/FAIR
23.09.2024 |
This year, the organizers of the “Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days” held their kick-off event at GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt. Interested persons also had the opportunity to get to know the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future international accelerator center FAIR, which is currently being built at GSI, during a public tour.
The “Industrial Heritage Days” are organized annually by KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain gGmbH, an association of more than 50 cities and municipalities, districts and the regional association with the aim of connecting the diverse local and regional culture and promoting inter-municipal cooperation. Together with its members, the non-profit organization presents projects and provides impulses with the “Industrial Heritage Days” on changing topics to bring places of industrial culture to life. GSI and FAIR took part again this year, both as hosts of the kick-off event and with a guided tour for interested citizens.
The event days this year focused on the topic “Full of Energy”. A focus that fits well with GSI/FAIR: The particles that race through the accelerator facilities at close to the speed of light are also full of energy. KulturRegion Managing Director Dr. Jennifer John emphasized at the launch event: “GSI reflects our focus topic perfectly.” The opening event on the GSI/FAIR campus was attended by representatives of the visit points of the “Industrial Heritage Days”, the working group for the Route of Industrial Heritage, and mayors, district administrators and cultural representatives from the partner municipalities. They were welcomed by Jörg Blaurock, Technical Managing Director of GSI and FAIR, who picked up the current motto “Full of Energy” in his welcome address: “Not only do we move particles with the highest energies on the campus: All colleagues are actively realizing the integrated FAIR/GSI campus with full energy and spirit.” The guests then had the opportunity to get informed about the current scientific activities at GSI and the progress of the FAIR accelerator center during a tour.
During the “Industrial Heritage Days”, GSI/FAIR was also able to give another 50 interested citizens a comprehensive insight into the research and future plans of the worldwide unique accelerator center. On a guided tour, the guests were given information about the running accelerator facilities and those presently under construction, as well as scientific achievements such as the tumor therapy with heavy ions developed at GSI.
The “Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days” once again offered a wide range of events this year, focusing on the region's impressive industrial heritage. In addition to GSI/FAIR, numerous other institutions throughout the Rhine-Main region provided exciting insights into the diversity of industrial culture. (BP)
