Carbon Stories Project

This European development project is dedicated to exploring the history of climate change through cultural and industrial heritage education. It offers a fresh perspective on the industrial past by linking it to the origins and evolution of global warming.

Coordinated by the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas in Tampere, the Carbon Stories project brings together the Mining History Centre, the Technical Museum of Slovenia in Ljubljana and Neo Sapiens, a Spanish organisation specialising in environmental education. The project receives financial support from the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.

Launched in November 2025 for a period of two years, Carbon Stories forms part of the adult education sector. Its ambition is to renew heritage narratives. Museums often depict the industrial past as a parade of technical achievements or a happy progression towards well-being. Carbon Stories aims to develop new interpretations and educational tools that contextualise the industrial era within the broader issue of global warming. Together, the project partners will create, test and disseminate new heritage narratives and promising methods for climate education.

New climate narratives will be developed and incorporated into guided tours and workshops during the project. There will also be exhibitions and an audio guide dedicated to climate history. The results of these tests will inform the organisation of webinars, the creation of educational tools, and the holding of a final conference for education and heritage professionals. Particular attention will be paid to gathering feedback from the public to inform in-depth reflection on learning narratives and climate education in museums of the industrial era.