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    A Conservation Overview of Gaps in Traditional Trade Skills in Australia
    Dunn, B ; Sloggett, R ; Draayers, W (Informa UK Limited, 2019-07-03)
    In 2003, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; recognising the important role traditional craftmanship has as a tangible manifestation of intangible heritage and highlighting the importance of the intergenerational transmission of knowledge and skills. Within this context, a Conservation Skills Gaps survey was conducted in 2016 that examined whether there was a current perceived skills gap relating to traditional trades; what difficulties might conservators have in accessing these trades; and, how such a skills gap might be addressed? This paper examines the results of this survey, reviews the 2000 AICCM Skills Gap Audit and the 2018 Heritage Skills Initiative Sector Analysis Survey that reported on the health of traditional trade skills in Australia, and discusses recent initiatives to revitalise rare trades. It also examines current work in developing opportunities to build intergenerational knowledge transfer, support specialist practitioners, and generate solutions to address skill gaps in traditional trades and conservation.
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    Introduction
    Sloggett, R (University of Melbourne Library, 2016-12-01)
    This introduction outlines the content of the cultural collections at the University of Melbourne, and the importance of conservation in protecting these valuable resources.
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    Blood antiquities and the role of the Conservator
    Sanders, Z ; Sloggett, R (AICCM, 2016)
    Objects of great historical, cultural and financial value are being looted from sites of conflict and sold to finance wars and regional conflicts. These so­called 'blood antiquities' are being sold in the great centres of antiquities trading in Europe and around the world, but are they making it as far as Australia? And what ethical and legal obligations does an Australian conservator have if she should suspect she is dealing with an illegally looted object? I asked Professor Robyn Sloggett of the Grimwade Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Materials for her expert opinion on the issue.
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    Science in the service of religion and art: analysis of pigments in Middle Eastern Manuscripts
    Sloggett, R ; Kerry, A ; Nugent, K (University of Melbourne, 1999)
    The Middle Eastern Manuscript Collection housed in the Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne present a rich resource for scholars exploring Middle Eastern book production and the trade of manuscripts between the east and west. This paper explores how Raman analysis can help inform studies of production and trade in Middle Eastern Manuscripts. It also demonstrated the value of Raman analysis as a non-destructive tool in manuscript studies.
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    Cultural Materials Conservation in Australia: critical reflections and key issues in the twenty-first century
    Sloggett, R ; Wain, A ; Sloggett, R ; Wain, A (Taylor & Francis for AICCM, 2020)
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    Foreword
    Sloggett, R (Student Conservators at Melbourne, 2021-12-17)
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    Two-Way Learning: Sharing Conservation Education at the Warmun Art Centre and the Grimwade Centre
    Nodea, G ; Sloggett, R (Getty Conservation Institute, 2021-09-08)
    This invited paper details the partnership between the Warmun Art Centre and the Grimwade Centre and examines its value as a model for conservation programs world-wide. For the Gija people of the Kimberley region in northwestern Australia, Ngarranggarni is the belief and knowledge system that guides the Gija way of life. Gija ancestors established Ngarranggarni when they created the land, law, plants, animals, and people. Ngarranggarni guides contemporary Gija life, governing family and clan relationships and Gija people’s connection to, and responsibility for, their clan country. It defines who Gija people are and sets out clear rules for how to behave properly as a member of Gija society. Gija Elders, respectfully referred to as The Old People, are responsible for keeping Ngarranggarni strong, and for teaching younger generations. This knowledge cannot be passed on without the permission of The Old People. This paper explores the education relationship that has been developed between the Gija community at Warmun and the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation in order to build mutually beneficial teaching and research programs. The concept of two-way learning was devised in Warmun in the late 1970s and forms the basis for the partnership between the Warmun Art Centre and the Grimwade Centre.
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    Culture and climate change: the value of local collections in addressing climate change
    Sloggett, R (Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore, 2021)
    Using case studies from Australia, the author highlights how collecting institutions and local historical societies have an important role to play in responding to the challenges of climate change, from discharging their responsibilities of care for collections and providing critical data on how communities have historically responded to natural disasters, to supporting effective community rebuilding after crises and sustaining a sense of culture and identity.
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    Respect: Engendering participatory relationships in conservation education
    SLOGGETT, R (Canadian Association for Conservation, 2009)
    In 2004, the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (The University of Melbourne) established a new subject, Respect, as part of a new Masters by Coursework in Cultural Materials Conservation. In this subject, guest lecturers who have extraordinary or senior cultural expertise and knowledge introduce students to the political and societal aspects of cultural materials conservation. They lead students through the complexity of issues relating to context, disruption, authenticity, legal standing, development, reinvention, identity, and minority status. In Respect, students are asked to think about conservation as a practice that could benefit from incorporating intellectual positions and emotional skills that have been developed by other cultures, or marginalized communities within our own culture, to support the preservation of their cultural material or cultural identity. In order to do this, Respect seeks to indicate to students the political nature of cultural material conservation decision-making. The subject also asks students to consider who the partners in cultural materials conservation are, and whether conservators and those with the responsibility and interest in cultural preservation have the skills to enter into successful participatory partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
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