What is BS EN 16141 - Preservation and management of cultural heritage about?
BS EN 16141 is a European standard that is the European Standard that discusses the preservation and management of cultural heritage.
BS EN 16141 defines the characteristics of specific areas dedicated to the preservation, storage, management of, and access to collections. It lists the considerations that should be taken into account to achieve optimum storage and accessibility.
Who is BS EN 16141 - Preservation and management of cultural heritage for?
BS EN 16141 on the preservation and management of cultural heritage is useful for:
- Architects
- Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Heritage management department
- Cultural heritage owners
- Cultural heritage conservation authorities
Why should you use BS EN 16141 - Preservation and management of cultural heritage?
As a source of identity, heritage is a valuable factor for empowering local communities and enabling vulnerable groups to participate fully in social and cultural life. Therefore, BS EN 16141 provides guidelines for the preservation and management of cultural heritage.
The aim of cultural heritage management is to ensure the optimum preservation of cultural heritage buildings and collections and to provide human comfort. BS EN 16141 helps in improving the management of cultural heritage by assessing the results of the condition survey, measurements of the air exchange rate, and assessment of the environmental conditions which address the risk of poor management.
BS EN 16141 is intended to aid institutions by describing the common best practice in the design and function of such facilities. BS EN 16141 is used for designing new open storage facilities or for the improvement of existing storage facilities. Open Storage Facilities have four main purposes:
- To fulfil the requirements of conservation
- To facilitate access to the collections
- To allow for the management of collections
- To provide a secure place for the safekeeping of collections
