# Heritage Auxiliary Place Type: ConservationLab # Represents a conservation/restoration laboratory of a heritage custodian # Specialized facility for preservation and treatment of collection materials id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/conservation-lab name: conservation_lab_class title: ConservationLab Class imports: - linkml:types - ./ReconstructedEntity - ./CustodianObservation - ./ReconstructionActivity 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. **DEFINITION**: A ConservationLab is a specialized facility where conservation professionals perform preventive conservation, remedial treatment, and restoration of heritage materials. These labs require specialized equipment, climate control, and safety features for working with collection objects. **GETTY AAT ALIGNMENT**: `aat:300263557` (conservation laboratories) - "Laboratories where objects, documents, works of art, or specimens are examined, tested, and treated for preservation or restoration." **DISTINCTION FROM OTHER AUXILIARY PLACE TYPES**: | Type | Primary Function | Staff | |------|------------------|-------| | **ConservationLab** | Object treatment/preservation | Conservators | | ResearchCenter | Academic research | Researchers | | Storage | Collection housing | Collections staff | | AdministrativeOffice | Back-office operations | Admin staff | **TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS**: - **Specialized equipment**: Microscopes, fume hoods, treatment tables - **Climate control**: Precise temperature/humidity for materials - **Safety features**: Ventilation, chemical storage, fire suppression - **Restricted access**: Conservation staff only (hazardous materials) - **Documentation systems**: Treatment records, imaging equipment **CONSERVATION SPECIALIZATIONS**: Labs may specialize in specific material types: - Paper/book conservation (archives, libraries) - Paintings conservation (museums, galleries) - Textile conservation (costume, ethnographic collections) - Objects conservation (3D artifacts, sculpture) - Photographic conservation (film, prints, negatives) - Digital preservation (born-digital materials) **USE CASES**: 1. **Museum Conservation Department**: ```yaml ConservationLab: lab_id: "https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/aux/rijksmuseum-conservation" lab_name: "Rijksmuseum Conservation Studio" conservation_specializations: - "Paintings" - "Works on paper" - "Furniture" has_imaging_equipment: true is_accredited: true ``` 2. **Archive Paper Conservation**: ```yaml ConservationLab: lab_name: "Nationaal Archief Restauratie Atelier" conservation_specializations: - "Paper" - "Parchment" - "Seals" has_deacidification_facility: true ``` **CIDOC-CRM ALIGNMENT**: Conservation activities map to: - `crm:E11_Modification` - Physical changes to objects - `crm:E14_Condition_Assessment` - Documentation of condition - `crm:E79_Part_Addition` / `crm:E80_Part_Removal` - Treatment actions 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: - lab_id - lab_name - lab_description - conservation_specializations - equipment_types - has_imaging_equipment - has_climate_control - has_fume_hoods - has_deacidification_facility - safety_certifications - is_accredited - accreditation_body - staff_count - accepts_external_work - 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_specializations: 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_types: 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_hoods: 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_certifications: 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" 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_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 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_specializations: - "Paintings" - "Works on paper" - "Furniture" - "Metalwork" equipment_types: - "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_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_specializations: - "Paper" - "Parchment" - "Seals" - "Maps and plans" equipment_types: - "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_external_work: true description: "Archive paper conservation workshop" # Slot definitions (basic - detailed in class slot_usage) slots: lab_id: description: Unique identifier for conservation lab range: uriorcurie lab_name: description: Name of conservation lab range: string lab_description: description: Description of conservation lab range: string conservation_specializations: description: Material/object specializations range: string multivalued: true equipment_types: description: Specialized equipment available range: string multivalued: true has_imaging_equipment: description: Has imaging documentation equipment range: boolean has_climate_control: description: Has precise climate control range: boolean has_fume_hoods: description: Has fume extraction hoods range: boolean has_deacidification_facility: description: Has mass deacidification capability range: boolean safety_certifications: description: Safety certifications held range: string multivalued: true is_accredited: description: Has professional accreditation range: boolean accreditation_body: description: Accrediting organization range: string accepts_external_work: description: Accepts external conservation work range: boolean