id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/conservation-lab name: conservation_lab_class title: ConservationLab Class imports: - linkml:types - ./ReconstructedEntity - ./CustodianObservation - ./ReconstructionActivity - ../slots/accepts_or_accepted_external_work - ../slots/has_or_had_accreditation_body - ../slots/conservation_specialization - ../slots/equipment_type - ../slots/has_climate_control - ../slots/has_deacidification_facility - ../slots/has_fume_hood - ../slots/has_imaging_equipment - ../slots/is_accredited - ../slots/lab_description - ../slots/lab_id - ../slots/lab_name - ../slots/safety_certification - ../slots/specificity_annotation - ../slots/staff_count - ../slots/template_specificity - ../slots/was_derived_from - ../slots/was_generated_by - ./SpecificityAnnotation - ./TemplateSpecificityScores prefixes: linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/ hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/ schema: http://schema.org/ org: http://www.w3.org/ns/org# dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ crm: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/ prov: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# aat: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/ classes: ConservationLab: is_a: ReconstructedEntity class_uri: org:Site description: "Conservation or restoration laboratory of a heritage custodian.\n\n**DEFINITION**:\n\nA ConservationLab\ \ is a specialized facility where conservation professionals\nperform preventive conservation, remedial treatment, and\ \ restoration of\nheritage materials. These labs require specialized equipment, climate control,\nand safety features\ \ for working with collection objects.\n\n**GETTY AAT ALIGNMENT**:\n\n`aat:300263557` (conservation laboratories) -\ \ \"Laboratories where objects,\ndocuments, works of art, or specimens are examined, tested, and treated\nfor preservation\ \ or restoration.\"\n\n**DISTINCTION FROM OTHER AUXILIARY PLACE TYPES**:\n\n| Type | Primary Function | Staff |\n|------|------------------|-------|\n\ | **ConservationLab** | Object treatment/preservation | Conservators |\n| ResearchCenter | Academic research | Researchers\ \ |\n| Storage | Collection housing | Collections staff |\n| AdministrativeOffice | Back-office operations | Admin staff\ \ |\n\n**TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS**:\n\n- **Specialized equipment**: Microscopes, fume hoods, treatment tables\n- **Climate\ \ control**: Precise temperature/humidity for materials\n- **Safety features**: Ventilation, chemical storage, fire\ \ suppression\n- **Restricted access**: Conservation staff only (hazardous materials)\n- **Documentation systems**:\ \ Treatment records, imaging equipment\n\n**CONSERVATION SPECIALIZATIONS**:\n\nLabs may specialize in specific material\ \ types:\n- Paper/book conservation (archives, libraries)\n- Paintings conservation (museums, galleries)\n- Textile\ \ conservation (costume, ethnographic collections)\n- Objects conservation (3D artifacts, sculpture)\n- Photographic\ \ conservation (film, prints, negatives)\n- Digital preservation (born-digital materials)\n\n**USE CASES**:\n\n1. **Museum\ \ Conservation Department**:\n ```yaml\n ConservationLab:\n lab_id: \"https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/aux/rijksmuseum-conservation\"\ \n lab_name: \"Rijksmuseum Conservation Studio\"\n conservation_specialization:\n - \"Paintings\"\n \ \ - \"Works on paper\"\n - \"Furniture\"\n has_imaging_equipment: true\n is_accredited: true\n ```\n\ \n2. **Archive Paper Conservation**:\n ```yaml\n ConservationLab:\n lab_name: \"Nationaal Archief Restauratie\ \ Atelier\"\n conservation_specialization:\n - \"Paper\"\n - \"Parchment\"\n - \"Seals\"\n \ \ has_deacidification_facility: true\n ```\n\n**CIDOC-CRM ALIGNMENT**:\n\nConservation activities map to:\n- `crm:E11_Modification`\ \ - Physical changes to objects\n- `crm:E14_Condition_Assessment` - Documentation of condition\n- `crm:E79_Part_Addition`\ \ / `crm:E80_Part_Removal` - Treatment actions\n" exact_mappings: - aat:300263557 close_mappings: - org:Site - schema:Place - crm:E27_Site related_mappings: - crm:E11_Modification - crm:E14_Condition_Assessment - schema:ResearchOrganization slots: - accepts_or_accepted_external_work - has_or_had_accreditation_body - conservation_specialization - equipment_type - has_climate_control - has_deacidification_facility - has_fume_hood - has_imaging_equipment - is_accredited - lab_description - lab_id - lab_name - safety_certification - specificity_annotation - staff_count - template_specificity - was_derived_from - was_generated_by slot_usage: lab_id: slot_uri: dcterms:identifier description: 'Unique identifier for this conservation lab. Format: URI following NDE Heritage Custodian ontology conventions. ' range: uriorcurie required: true identifier: true examples: - value: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/aux/rijksmuseum-conservation description: Rijksmuseum conservation studio lab_name: slot_uri: skos:prefLabel description: 'Name of this conservation laboratory. SKOS: prefLabel for preferred name. Common naming patterns: - "[Institution] Conservation Studio" - "[Institution] Restauratie Atelier" - "[Institution] Preservation Lab" ' range: string required: true examples: - value: Rijksmuseum Conservation Studio description: Museum conservation lab - value: Nationaal Archief Restauratie Atelier description: Archive restoration workshop - value: KB Preservation Laboratory description: Library preservation lab lab_description: slot_uri: dcterms:description description: 'Free-text description of this conservation laboratory. Include: - Specializations and capabilities - Notable equipment or facilities - Access restrictions - History of the lab ' range: string examples: - value: State-of-the-art conservation studio specializing in 17th-century Dutch paintings. Features advanced imaging suite for technical art history research. description: Paintings conservation lab conservation_specialization: slot_uri: schema:knowsAbout description: 'Material types or conservation specializations of this lab. Schema.org: knowsAbout for areas of expertise. Common specializations: - Paper, Parchment, Books - Paintings, Works on paper - Textiles, Costume - Objects, Sculpture, Ceramics - Photographs, Film - Metals, Arms and armor - Furniture, Woodwork - Digital preservation ' range: string multivalued: true examples: - value: Paintings description: Paintings conservation - value: Works on paper description: Paper conservation - value: Furniture description: Furniture conservation equipment_type: slot_uri: schema:usesDevice description: 'Types of specialized equipment available in this lab. Schema.org: usesDevice for equipment. Common conservation equipment: - Stereomicroscopes - X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Infrared reflectography - UV imaging - Suction tables - Ultrasonic humidifiers - Leaf casters ' range: string multivalued: true examples: - value: Stereomicroscope description: Magnification equipment - value: X-ray fluorescence spectrometer description: Material analysis - value: Suction table description: Paper conservation equipment has_imaging_equipment: slot_uri: schema:amenityFeature description: 'Whether lab has specialized imaging equipment for documentation. Imaging equipment includes: - High-resolution digital photography - Infrared reflectography (IRR) - X-radiography - UV fluorescence imaging - Multispectral imaging ' range: boolean examples: - value: true description: Has imaging suite has_climate_control: slot_uri: schema:amenityFeature description: 'Whether lab has precise climate control systems. Conservation labs typically require: - Temperature: 18-22°C (±1°C) - Relative humidity: 45-55% (±5%) - Air filtration ' range: boolean ifabsent: 'true' examples: - value: true description: Climate controlled has_fume_hood: slot_uri: schema:amenityFeature description: 'Whether lab has fume extraction hoods for chemical work. Required for: - Solvent cleaning - Adhesive application - Chemical treatments ' range: boolean examples: - value: true description: Has fume hoods has_deacidification_facility: slot_uri: schema:amenityFeature description: 'Whether lab has mass deacidification capability. Relevant for paper/book conservation: - Bookkeeper process - Wei T''o process - Battelle process ' range: boolean examples: - value: true description: Has deacidification safety_certification: slot_uri: schema:hasCertification description: 'Safety certifications held by this laboratory. May include: - Fire safety certification - Hazardous materials handling - Occupational health and safety ' range: string multivalued: true examples: - value: ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety description: Safety certification is_accredited: slot_uri: schema:isAcceptingNewPatients description: 'Whether lab holds professional conservation accreditation. Accreditation bodies include: - AIC (American Institute for Conservation) - ICON (Institute of Conservation, UK) - VeRes (Dutch Restorers Association) ' range: boolean examples: - value: true description: Professionally accredited has_or_had_accreditation_body: slot_uri: schema:recognizedBy description: 'Organization that accredited this conservation lab. Schema.org: recognizedBy for accrediting body. ' range: string examples: - value: VeRes - Vereniging van Registerloodsen Restauratoren description: Dutch accreditation - value: ICON - Institute of Conservation description: UK accreditation staff_count: slot_uri: schema:numberOfEmployees description: 'Number of conservation staff working in this lab. Schema.org: numberOfEmployees for staffing level. ' range: integer examples: - value: 8 description: Medium-sized conservation team accepts_or_accepted_external_work: slot_uri: schema:makesOffer description: 'Whether this lab accepts conservation work from external clients. Some institutional labs provide services to: - Other museums/archives - Private collectors - Commercial clients ' range: boolean examples: - value: true description: Accepts external commissions - value: false description: Internal collections only was_derived_from: slot_uri: prov:wasDerivedFrom description: 'CustodianObservation(s) from which this conservation lab record was derived. PROV-O: wasDerivedFrom for observation provenance. ' range: CustodianObservation multivalued: true required: false was_generated_by: slot_uri: prov:wasGeneratedBy description: 'ReconstructionActivity that generated this conservation lab record. PROV-O: wasGeneratedBy for generation activity. ' range: ReconstructionActivity required: false specificity_annotation: range: SpecificityAnnotation inlined: true template_specificity: range: TemplateSpecificityScores inlined: true comments: - ConservationLab models specialized preservation/restoration facilities - Getty AAT 300263557 for conservation laboratories - Distinguished from ResearchCenter by focus on object treatment vs. academic research - Requires specialized equipment, climate control, and safety features - May specialize in specific material types (paper, paintings, textiles, etc.) see_also: - http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263557 - https://www.culturalheritage.org/ - https://icon.org.uk/ examples: - value: lab_id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/aux/rijksmuseum-conservation lab_name: Rijksmuseum Conservation Studio lab_description: State-of-the-art conservation studio specializing in Dutch Golden Age paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts. conservation_specialization: - Paintings - Works on paper - Furniture - Metalwork equipment_type: - Stereomicroscopes - X-ray fluorescence spectrometer - Infrared reflectography system - High-resolution digital imaging has_imaging_equipment: true has_climate_control: true has_fume_hoods: true is_accredited: true accreditation_body: VeRes staff_count: 12 accepts_or_accepted_external_work: false description: Major museum conservation studio - value: lab_id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/aux/na-restauratie lab_name: Nationaal Archief Restauratie Atelier lab_description: Paper and parchment conservation workshop serving the national archives. Specializes in historical documents, maps, and seals. conservation_specialization: - Paper - Parchment - Seals - Maps and plans equipment_type: - Leaf casting machine - Suction tables - Book presses - Ultrasonic humidifiers has_climate_control: true has_fume_hoods: true has_deacidification_facility: true staff_count: 6 accepts_or_accepted_external_work: true description: Archive paper conservation workshop