Funded projects

The main goal of the project was to create a joint tourist product based on the development and promotion of the post-industrial heritage of H. Silesia and Cieszyn Silesia as a unique cross-border tourist product. Improving the situation in the cross-border labour market, which is associated with the service of more intensive tourism. Adapting post-industrial sites. Removing cross-border spatial barriers, connecting post-industrial elements of cultural heritage on both sides of the border.

History

Two piston blowers (from 1938 and 1948) were installed in the building, weighing a total of 900 tons. The blowers were powered by blast furnace gas and produced air for Blast Furnace No. 1. They were manufactured in Vítkovice under a license from Erhard and Semmer. The temperature of the air when passing through the expansion vessel into the pipes and then into the heaters was 60 to 80 degrees Celsius. Finally, the hot air was released into the blast furnace, where it supported combustion.

Current Use

The two giant blowers in the Little World of Technology U6 remain, now surrounded by more than a hundred interactive exhibits that entertainingly explain science and technology. Between the historical blowers (once referred to as the "lungs of the steelworks") and the moving exhibits, visitors unravel technical mysteries. Since the end of October 2022, the Little World of Technology U6 has been closed, and extensive reconstruction of the exhibition has begun. The architectural design of the exhibitions was developed by a team of experts from nodum atelier, s.r.o. from Jablunkov, and the contractor for the new exhibition is AVT Group a.s.

The exhibitions are inspired by Jules Verne and his famous novels. A unique exhibition incorporated into the heart of the industrial facility VI. energy central in Dolní Vítkovice. Inside, there are technical inventions that allow visitors to walk through the history of technological progress from the industrial revolution to the present.

The grand reopening of the Little World of Technology U6 will take place on 23 June 2023 and is associated with the event Industriáda, which is organized to support industrial monuments in the border region.

The renovation of the Little World of Technology U6 is being carried out thanks to the project Post-Industrial Heritage of the Border Region. The project is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg V-A Czech Republic – Poland programme. As part of this international Czech-Polish project, a joint tourist route called the Coal and Steel Trail has been created, featuring destinations linked to industrial history.

The main goal of the project is to create an inclusive environment in the Little World of Technology U6 in Dolní Vítkovice accessible for people with disabilities, seniors, and families with children. The implementation of the project includes three key activities: 1) the construction of a new barrier-free entrance for visitors with disabilities, families with children, and seniors from the original technical entrance to the building, including lockers, the renewal of the entrance and exit doors of the exhibition, and the installation of a platform according to the requirements for barrier-free use of buildings and Regulation No. 398/2009 Coll., 2) the purchase and installation of a ticket vending machine, turnstiles, and a camera system for monitoring visitor numbers, 3) the placement of an LCD screen with current information about the exhibition of the Little World of Technology U6 and the Dolní Vítkovice area.

The aim of the project was to make accessible an unused building and enhance another part of the historic industrial complex of Dolní Vítkovice. The project addressed the deteriorating and unused control room of the coke plant, which had been neglected for 20 years. The project planned both the reconstruction of the existing building and the expansion and enhancement of the tour route. Thanks to the implementation of the project, the use of the building changed, gaining a new educational function that will lead to increased interest from both professionals and the general public in this cultural monument.

The aim of the project was to modernise the technical and technological facilities of Blast Furnace No. 1, to make previously inaccessible parts of the monument accessible, and to enhance another part of the historic industrial complex of Dolní Vítkovice. As part of the project, the technologies of both lifts were repaired/modernised, steel and concrete structures were restored, and the tour route through the blast furnace was expanded. Thanks to the implementation of the project, interest from both professionals and the general public in the cultural monument has increased.

The subject of the project was the removal of the emergency technical condition of coke battery No. 5 and its integral components. The aim was to make another part of the area of the National Cultural Monument "Důl Hlubina and Vysoké pece and the coke plant of Vítkovice Ironworks" accessible to the general public, in the form of a tour route that includes an introduction to the production process of the coke plant operation. The accessibility also included the restoration of the exterior and interior of the monument and the enhancement of the monument's protection and security.