ARCHIVAL USE
MOSCHBURG DIGITAL ARCHIVES
ARCHIVAL USE
Archival Use establishes the public policies governing the documentation, correction, access, reproduction, and responsible use of records maintained through Project Atlas.
These policies explain how records are accessioned, how revisions and uncertain information are handled, how private information is protected, and how researchers, institutions, journalists, collectors, and other users may engage with archival materials.
POLICY VERSION 1.0
Effective August 2026
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy governs the public use and interpretation of records maintained through Project Atlas. It establishes the standards applied to record inclusion, accession numbering, revisions, corrections, uncertain information, private ownership data, reproduction, and archival inquiries.
Project Atlas is maintained as the digital archival framework surrounding the artistic practice of Moschburg. It is not presented as a museum, public research institution, independent authentication authority, or catalogue raisonné.
ARCHIVE STRUCTURE
Collection Records document individual physical artworks. These records may include identifying information, technical specifications, certificate data, provenance, ownership documentation, exhibition history, publication history, condition information, and related archival materials.
Historical Records document verified events associated with the practice, including publications, interviews, exhibitions, awards, lectures, major commissions, public presentations, documentary appearances, books, and institutional developments.
The two systems remain administratively separate and use independent record structures. They may be cross-referenced when a factual and documented relationship exists.
RECORD INCLUSION AND ACCESSIONING
Records are added to Project Atlas when sufficient documentation exists to identify the artwork, event, publication, exhibition, commission, or related development with reasonable clarity.
Supporting documentation may include photographs, certificates, contracts, correspondence, invoices, published articles, exhibition materials, institutional records, installation documentation, dated digital files, witness accounts, or other relevant evidence.
Inclusion is based on the relevance, reliability, and sufficiency of the available documentation. The presence of a record does not imply that every related fact has been independently verified beyond dispute.
ACCESSION NUMBERS
Each accepted Historical Record receives a permanent sequential accession number beginning with PA-001.
Accession numbers are assigned in sequence, remain attached to the published record, and are not reassigned or reused if a record is later corrected, expanded, restricted, or withdrawn from public display.
Collection Records use their own identifying and certificate systems. Historical Records and Collection Records do not share accession numbering.
CORRECTIONS AND REVISIONS
Project Atlas may correct or expand a published record when additional verified information becomes available or when an existing statement is found to be incomplete, unclear, or inaccurate.
Material revisions are documented within the affected record when the change meaningfully alters dates, attribution, provenance, ownership history, event identification, record interpretation, or other substantive information.
Minor typographical, formatting, accessibility, or technical corrections may be made without creating a separate revision notice when they do not alter the factual meaning of the record.
When a published record requires temporary restriction or removal from public display, its accession number remains reserved and is not reassigned. Where appropriate, an archival notation may remain in place to explain the record’s status.
INCOMPLETE AND UNCERTAIN INFORMATION
A published record may remain incomplete when relevant documentation has not yet been located, verified, or made available for public use.
Information that remains uncertain, disputed, approximate, or dependent on a single source should be identified as such within the record rather than presented as established fact.
The absence of an artwork, event, publication, exhibition, commission, or other development from Project Atlas does not establish that it did not occur. It may indicate that the material has not yet been accessioned, sufficiently documented, reviewed, or approved for public disclosure.
PROVENANCE AND OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Provenance and ownership information may be included when sufficient documentation exists and publication is appropriate.
Relevant documentation may include certificates, invoices, contracts, correspondence, exhibition records, photographic evidence, transfer records, statements from authorized parties, or other materials reasonably connected to the work.
Project Atlas records the strongest available documentation at the time of review. Inclusion of provenance or ownership information does not constitute an independent forensic, legal, financial, or title determination.
Provenance claims that remain uncertain, incomplete, disputed, or dependent on limited evidence should be identified accordingly rather than presented as conclusively established.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR INFORMATION
The identity, location, contact information, transaction details, and other private information of collectors or owners are not published without authorization or a clear archival reason that is consistent with applicable privacy obligations.
When public identification is unnecessary or unauthorized, ownership may be described in general terms, such as “private collection,” without disclosing the collector’s identity or location.
Certain ownership, transaction, conservation, condition, insurance, shipping, or security information may remain restricted even when a related Collection Record is publicly accessible.
Project Atlas may remove, generalize, or restrict published ownership information when privacy, security, contractual, legal, or documentation concerns require greater control.
IMAGES, TEXT, AND REPRODUCTIONS
Unless otherwise identified, the images, written descriptions, record texts, page designs, and related archival materials published through Project Atlas remain subject to applicable copyright and other intellectual-property rights.
Public availability through the archive does not, by itself, grant permission to reproduce, publish, distribute, modify, sell, license, or commercially exploit archival materials.
Ownership of a physical artwork does not automatically include ownership of the copyright or reproduction rights associated with that artwork. Any transfer or license of such rights must be established separately.
REFERENCE AND LIMITED USE
Researchers, journalists, educators, institutions, collectors, and members of the public may reference publicly available factual information from Project Atlas when the source is identified accurately and the use does not misrepresent the record.
Nothing in this policy determines whether a particular use qualifies as fair use or another legal exception. Such determinations depend on the specific facts and applicable law.
Archival images or text should not be altered, cropped, detached from their identifying information, or presented in a manner that creates a false attribution, misleading chronology, inaccurate provenance claim, or distorted record.
REPRODUCTION REQUEST
Requests to reproduce archival images or substantial portions of written material for publication, exhibition, broadcasting, commercial use, documentary production, or other public distribution should be submitted through the designated contact pathway.
Some records may contain material credited to photographers, publishers, institutions, journalists, collectors, or other third parties. Project Atlas cannot grant rights that it does not own or control. Users are responsible for obtaining any additional permissions required from the relevant rights holder.
Submission of a reproduction request does not guarantee approval. Permission may be limited by ownership, privacy, contractual restrictions, image availability, record status, or the rights of third parties.
RESEARCH AND ARCHIVAL INQUIRIES
Researchers, institutions, journalists, publishers, curators, collectors, and other qualified parties may submit inquiries concerning publicly available records, related documentation, reproduction requests, or materials that may not yet be available through the public archive.
Responses are provided according to available documentation, staff capacity, privacy obligations, rights restrictions, record condition, and the relevance and clarity of the request.
Requests should identify the relevant artwork, record, accession number, event, publication, or subject as specifically as possible and should explain the intended research or publication use when applicable.
FACTUAL CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
Individuals or organizations possessing relevant documentation may submit factual corrections, clarifications, or additional materials for review.
Correction submissions should identify the affected record and provide supporting evidence whenever possible, such as dated photographs, published sources, certificates, contracts, correspondence, institutional documentation, or other materials directly connected to the proposed correction.
Submitted information is reviewed for relevance, reliability, consistency, and documentary support. Submission does not guarantee that a record will be changed, expanded, or published.
Project Atlas may retain a record’s existing language when the available evidence remains conflicting, incomplete, unverifiable, or insufficient to support a material revision.
CONTACT PATHWAY
Archival inquiries, correction submissions, and reproduction requests should be directed through the official Moschburg contact page and identified clearly as relating to Project Atlas.
INTERPRETATION AND RECORD INCLUSION
Inclusion in Project Atlas indicates that a record has been accepted into the archival system on the basis of available documentation, relevance to the artistic practice, and the applicable record standards.
Inclusion does not, by itself, constitute a declaration that an artwork, event, publication, exhibition, commission, or other development is historically significant, culturally important, critically acclaimed, institutionally endorsed, or independently authenticated.
Statements concerning importance, critical reception, institutional recognition, market standing, or historical significance should be attributed to the relevant external source when such claims are included in a record.
Project Atlas documents the record of the practice. It does not exist to manufacture critical consensus, market value, institutional endorsement, or historical status.
OMISSION FROM THE ARCHIVE
Omission from Project Atlas does not establish that an artwork, event, publication, exhibition, commission, or other development did not occur, lacks relevance, or has been rejected.
Material may be absent because it has not yet been identified, sufficiently documented, reviewed, accessioned, cleared for public disclosure, or incorporated into the current version of the archive.
Project Atlas should therefore be understood as an active and developing archival record rather than an exhaustive account of every aspect of the artistic practice.
POLICY REVIEW AND REVISION
This policy may be reviewed and revised as Project Atlas develops, archival procedures change, or additional operational requirements become necessary.
Material policy revisions should be identified by a new version number and effective date. Minor typographical, formatting, accessibility, or technical corrections that do not change the policy’s substantive meaning do not require a new policy version.
CURRENT POLICY VERSION
VERSION 1.0
Effective August 2026
CLOSING NOTE
Project Atlas is maintained as an active archival framework. Its purpose is to preserve a clear, documented, and revisable record of the artistic practice while protecting the integrity of the records, the privacy of individuals, and the rights associated with archival materials.
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