Every conservator knows the frustration: the last treatment report on a piece is a PDF buried in an email from 2011. Aurelian is art conservation software that keeps the condition record, treatment history, materials used, and before/after imaging attached to the work itself — retrievable in seconds, decades later.
What it does
Structured condition notes with severity, location on the work, and photograph reference. Baseline captured once, updates logged over time.
Every treatment logged with date, conservator, materials used, techniques applied, and outcome. Full history retrievable in one view.
High-resolution imaging attached to each treatment stage. UV, IR, and raking-light images supported as attachments.
Every conservation material used on a work recorded — solvent, consolidant, varnish, retouching medium — with product name and batch.
Full condition and treatment history exportable as a PDF dossier for insurance claims, museum loan requests, and buyer diligence.
Who uses this
Every commission logged with condition, treatment plan, materials, and before/after imaging. Client dossiers generated on delivery.
Every work's condition captured on intake. Changes logged over time. Insurance claims defensible with full history.
Cross-work conservation calendar. Treatment history preserved across conservators and decades.
Questions
For institutional conservation departments running Spectrum or CIDOC-CRM workflows, no. For private studios, galleries, and collectors, Aurelian's structured condition and treatment ledger is a substantial upgrade over PDF-and-email.
Yes. External conservators can be granted scoped access to specific works and add treatment records without seeing the rest of the workspace.
High-resolution image attachments are supported. Native IIIF publishing is on the roadmap.
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