The Association for Industrial Archaeology

For the last three centuries industry has had a major influence on the society, environment and landscape in which we live and its remains provide a link with the past that can also serve the future. The AIA brings together groups and individuals with an interest and expertise in identifying, recording, preserving and presenting the remains of our industrial past.

Uniting individuals, local societies, academics and field professionals we:

Pool knowledge and set standards for recording
Represent industrial archaeology by membership of national and international bodies
Support local and special interest societies
Monitor planning applications to alter or demolish industrial sites and buildings

And through our programme of awards and grants we:

Sponsor research and reward excellence
Assist preservation and restoration
Encourage research and publication

But we need your support. Help give our past a future: Join Now

Young Members Board

The AIA have formed a Young Members Board to help deliver the aims of the Association by engaging with people of mid-career age and younger. There are still vacancies for people wishing to serve on the board. Are you interested ? Get more details

Diary Dates

All AIA events, those of our Affiliated Societies and others of IA interest can be found on the Events Diary page

As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic we regret to announce:

We are unable to run a ‘Practical Weekend’ this year
The planned Spring tour to Poland has been postponed
The planned location for our Annual Conference, Hope University, Liverpool, has cancelled all events until at least the end of August. Instead of a face-to-face event we have decided to develop an entirely virtual conference, spread over a number of dates in the Summer and we will inform members by email of these as soon as details are available.

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