small-models-for-glam/synthetic-aat-materials

Synthetic AAT Materials Dataset

Dataset Description

This dataset contains 1000 synthetic examples of cultural heritage object descriptions paired with their materials as they would appear in the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). The data is formatted for training conversational AI models, particularly Qwen3, to identify and extract materials from cultural heritage object descriptions.

Dataset Structure

Each example contains:

• messages: Conversation format with user question and assistant response
• object_description: The original cultural heritage object description
• materials_identified: The extracted materials in AAT format

Example

{
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Given this cultural heritage object description:\n\nA bronze sculpture from 1425, standing 150 cm tall...\n\nIdentify the materials separate out materials as they would be found in Getty AAT"
    },
    {
      "role": "assistant", 
      "content": "[{\"Bronze\": [\"bronze\"]}]"
    }
  ],
  "object_description": "A bronze sculpture from 1425, standing 150 cm tall...",
  "materials_identified": [{"Bronze": ["bronze"]}]
}

Object Types

The dataset includes diverse cultural heritage objects:

• Paintings (oil on canvas, tempera on wood, etc.)
• Sculptures (bronze, marble, clay, wood)
• Ceramics and pottery
• Textiles and fabrics
• Metalwork and jewelry
• Glassware
• Manuscripts and prints
• Furniture and decorative objects

Use Cases

• Training models to identify materials in cultural heritage descriptions
• Fine-tuning conversational AI for museum and archive applications
• Developing tools for cataloging cultural artifacts
• Research in digital humanities and cultural heritage informatics

Dataset Creation

Generated using a synthetic data pipeline that:

1. Creates realistic object descriptions with randomized attributes
2. Uses LLMs to extract materials in AAT format
3. Applies expert knowledge mappings for material terminology
4. Ensures diversity across object types, time periods, and materials

Licensing

This dataset is released under the MIT License. While the data is synthetic, it's designed to reflect real-world cultural heritage cataloging practices.