glam/schemas/20251121/linkml/modules/classes/ConservationLab.yaml
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# 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