Many conservation laboratories in Europe and other cultural entities from the private sector provide high resolution 3D laser scanning services to the heritage sector, including 3D laser scanning, contact free replication of artifacts, post-processing of 3D data, 3D CAD design, 3D virtual reconstruction. Scanning can be carried out either in the secure environment of a conservation laboratory of a Museum or on-site in almost any location if the object cannot be moved. All 3D data collected during the recording of an artwork can result to valuable information and side-products to be used by the art historian, the conservator, the museologist, the museum manager and finally the shop.
