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Konservation

Konservation (Creative Content & Cultural Preservation) — sub‑module under Kreative.
Implements five core services with named code‑functions, backed by dedicated models and frozen parameters.

1) Functional Services (and expected files)

Code‑names follow the v14 inventory and map 1:1 to service modules.

Display name Code name / service Purpose / behavior Likely file or module
Digital Archives digital_archive_management Ingest, store, and retrieve digitized artworks and heritage media; handle provenance and rights metadata. kreative/services/digital_archive.py
Virtual Exhibitions virtual_exhibition Build interactive online galleries/VR rooms from curated sets; enforce per‑room capacity; publish exhibits. kreative/services/virtual_exhibition.py
Documentation Base archive_documentation Manage bios, provenance notes, and supplemental documents attached to artworks/galleries. kreative/services/archive_documentation.py
AI‑Enriched Catalogue ai_enriched_catalogue Auto‑classify artworks, generate tags/labels and fill style/medium using ML; writes to tagging/metadata. kreative/services/catalogue_ai.py and kreative/tasks/ai_enrichment.py
Cultural Partners Integration cultural_partner_integration Import/sync collections from partner museums/heritage systems; map external metadata to local schema. kreative/services/partner_integration.py and kreative/tasks/partner_ingest.py

Mapping guidance (“each code name maps to a service module”) per the Functional Code‑Name Inventory.

2) Backend Functionalities

  • Artwork & media lifecycle. Upload, validate, and persist artworks; generate multiple image renditions for fast delivery; enforce upload size and allowed media types.

  • Curation & exhibitions. Curators assemble Galleries (ordered sets) and publish Virtual Exhibitions with capacity limits per room.

  • Tagging & discovery. Global Tag vocabulary with many‑to‑many mapping to artworks; AI service can propose tags and styles.

  • Heritage submissions. Community submits TraditionEntry items (media + description + region) to the archive; moderator approval workflow.

  • Rights, privacy, and moderation. NSFW flag on upload; shared moderation policies across modules; provenance and creator attribution preserved.

  • API & stack. Exposed via Django REST Framework to the Next.js frontend; object storage for media; background workers for image/AI pipelines.

3) Database Models (OLTP)

Canonical tables for Konservation content and curation.

Table / Model Purpose Key fields (excerpt)
KreativeArtwork A single artwork or creative work (image/video/audio/other). id, artist (FK User), title, description, media_file, media_type (ENUM), year, medium, style
Tag Global tagging vocabulary reused by artworks (and other content). id, name (unique)
ArtworkTag Join table linking artworks ↔ tags (M2M; unique per pair). id, artwork (FK), tag (FK)
Gallery Curated collection or exhibition container. id, title, description, created_by (FK User, nullable), theme, created_at
GalleryArtwork Through‑table to place artworks in a gallery with order. id, gallery (FK), artwork (FK), order
TraditionEntry Cultural heritage submission for long‑term archive. id, title, description, region, media_file, submitted_by (FK, nullable), submitted_at, approved (bool), approved_by (FK, nullable), approved_at

Models live under the Kreative app (e.g., kreative/models/artwork.py, gallery.py, tradition.py).

4) Supporting Configuration (frozen)

Operational parameters and invariants affecting Konservation features.

  • ARTWORK_MAX_IMAGE_MB: 50 MB — upload limit for image media.

  • ARTWORK_RESOLUTIONS: [256, 1024, 2048] px — renditions generated on ingest.

  • VIRTUAL_GALLERY_CAPACITY: 24 artworks / room — enforced by virtual_exhibition.

  • NSFW_FLAG_REQUIRED: boolean (default False) — surfaced in upload form and display gates.

  • MEDIA_ROOT: /app/media/ — single bucket mount for all modules (shared invariant).

5) Routes & Ownership (UI)

Top‑level navigation and page ownership for this sub‑module.

  • /kreative — Creativity Hub (tabs: Gallery, Incubator, Virtual Exhibitions).

  • /art/[id] — Artwork Sheet (details, comments, metadata).

  • /archive — Konservation Archive (Heritage, Partners).

6) DevOps & Tasks

  • Image pipeline. Celery task generates ARTWORK_RESOLUTIONS on upload; stores renditions alongside originals in object storage.

  • AI enrichment. Scheduled worker applies ai_enriched_catalogue to new/updated artworks (tags, style/medium suggestions).

  • Partner ingest. Periodic sync jobs fetch external collections and map metadata via cultural_partner_integration.

  • Publishing. Exhibition build step compiles gallery selections into front‑end consumables (JSON descriptors / assets), respecting capacity limits.

Summary

Konservation provides digital archiving, virtual exhibitions, documentation, AI‑assisted cataloguing, and partner integrations via the five services above, grounded in the KreativeArtwork, Gallery, Tag/ArtworkTag, and TraditionEntry models and governed by fixed upload, rendition, and exhibition parameters.