BS EN 15999-1:2025

This standard BS EN 15999-1:2025 Conservation of cultural heritage. Guidelines for design of showcases for exhibition and preservation of objects is classified in these ICS categories:

• 97.195 Items of art and handicrafts. Cultural property and heritage

This document specifies general requirements for showcases for safe and secure display of cultural heritage objects complying with the requirements for preventive conservation. This document focuses on so-called passive showcases, those with unpowered climate conditioning systems. The role a showcase plays in preventive conservation is determinable via a site-specific risk assessment of relevant factors, which are mentioned in this document.