Ziyi Liu, Qi Guan, Haili Zhang, Lan Cui

Lan Cui

May 06, 2026

Digital twin technology, Preventive conservation of cultural relics, Intelligent monitoring, Digital preservation.

At present, China's cultural relics conservation is transforming from salvage-based conservation to preventive conservation. However, grassroots cultural and museum institutions are generally confronted with practical challenges such as high technical requirements, heavy reliance on manual labor, and inefficient data utilization. Meanwhile, the traditional conservation model can no longer meet the public's cultural needs, making it urgent to introduce new technologies to drive the transformation and upgrading of conservation work. This paper aims to explore the system construction of an intelligent monitoring system for the preventive conservation of cultural relics from the perspective of digital twin, so as to provide references and feasible approaches for the digital conservation practice and humanistic value interpretation of cultural heritage. By reviewing the current status of relevant research at home and abroad, and applying the theories of preventive conservation, interdisciplinary integration, and digital twin full life cycle management, this paper systematically analyzes the current situation of cultural relics conservation and the application demands of digital twin technology. On this basis, it summarizes the diverse practical values of digital twin technology in the digital conservation of cultural heritage, and completes the construction and design of an intelligent monitoring system for the preventive conservation of cultural relics, which consists of a physical perception layer, a data governance layer, a twin model layer, and an application service layer. This research promotes the digital transformation of cultural relics conservation and provides new ideas and perspectives for the cultural relics protection work of grassroots cultural and museum institutions.

© 2026, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC

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