How a Museum in Mexico Is Making 'Jaw-Dropping' Science
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How a Museum in Mexico Is Making 'Jaw-Dropping' Science
World Monuments Fund - Empire State Building
Join us for a presentation on Fundidora Park, an industrial archaeology museum and public park in the heart of Monterrey, Mexico-one of nine recipients of a grant from American Express for sites on the 2014 World Monuments Watch.
Founded in 1900, the Compañía Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S. A. heralded the industrialized production of steel in Latin America. The foundry was known as "La Maestranza"-derived from maestro, or teacher-as it was the training site for the first generations of ironworkers and technicians in Monterrey. After many years of production, the industrial site closed in 1986, reopening in 1988 as a public park that serves a recreational and educational purpose for the city and its visitors.
World Monuments Fund - Empire State Building
Join us for a presentation on Fundidora Park, an industrial archaeology museum and public park in the heart of Monterrey, Mexico-one of nine recipients of a grant from American Express for sites on the 2014 World Monuments Watch.
Founded in 1900, the Compañía Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S. A. heralded the industrialized production of steel in Latin America. The foundry was known as "La Maestranza"-derived from maestro, or teacher-as it was the training site for the first generations of ironworkers and technicians in Monterrey. After many years of production, the industrial site closed in 1986, reopening in 1988 as a public park that serves a recreational and educational purpose for the city and its visitors.