Professor Robyn Sloggett

Position

Director of the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (CCMC), the University of Melbourne.

Qualifications
Art History, Philosophy and Applied Science in Cultural Materials Conservation qualifications.

Expertise
•    Materials conservation.
•    Analysis of the materials and techniques of artists’ materials in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Key Areas of Research

•    Analysis and characterisation of cultural materials and associated degradation mechanisms.
•    Archaeological conservation: the development of analysis and assessment protocols for adhesives used on archaeological pottery.
•    New and effective preservation techniques to prevent the deterioration and degradation of 20th century pigments, dyes, additives and media.

Selected Publications

Sloggett, R. Art Fraud: Does it matter? Museums Australia Magazine, Vol 17, 2008, no 2,11-12.

Sloggett, R; Langton, M. Teaching Respect: Engendering Cultural Literacy in an Academic Environment. ICOM-CC 15 Triennial Meeting Conference Delhi, India, September 22-26, 2008. Vol 1. Allied Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 101-107.