Thiago Puglieri’s teaching and research are located at the intersections of art history, chemistry, and conservation. His interests are in technical art history and conservation science, focusing on Indigenous cultural heritage from the Americas. His projects delve into the historical and cultural aspects while also exploring scientific and technological advancements within Indigenous cultures. The investigations involve archival research, chemical characterizations, and engagement with Indigenous communities through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Puglieri teaches and supervises students at the Department of Art History and the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage.

Puglieri is currently a scholar at the Getty Research Institute (GRI, 2024-2025), was a visiting researcher at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI, 2019-2020), was a member of the international advisory committee of the project “An International Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science” from NICAS (Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art, and Science), was the vice president of ANTECIPA (National Association of Research in Heritage Science and Technology, Brazil), and was coordinator of the division “Investigation of Materials, Systems, and Techniques” of the “Technical Commission for Cultural Heritage” of ABENDI (Brazilian Association of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection).

Prior to joining the Department of Art History at UCLA, he was a professor at the Department of Museology, Conservation, and Restoration of the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil, 2015-2022), teaching and advising students in the Graduate Program of Social Memory and Cultural Heritage.

Education

Ph.D. Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, 2015

Articles

  1. Puglieri, T.S.; Maccarelli, L. “Blues from Tikuna/Magüta Masks and a Still Unknown Blue Colorant in Technical Art History and Conservation Science.” Heritage, v. 7, n. 9, p.4697-4711, 2024.
  2. Puglieri, T. S.; Maccarelli, L. “Paint and Coloring Materials from the Brazilian Amazon Forest: Beyond Urucum and Jenipapo.” Heritage, v. 6, n. 8, p. 5883-5898, 2023.
  3. Puglieri, T. S.; Madden, O.; Andrade, G. F. S. “SHINERS in cultural heritage: Can SHINERS spectra always be compared with normal Raman spectra? A study of alizarin and its adsorption in the silicon dioxide shell.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, v. 52, n. 8, p. 1406-1417, 2021.
  4. Puglieri, T. S.; Milheira, R. G.; Del Lama, E. A.; Magon, P. M.; Santos, S. S. “Multi-technique investigation of potshards of a cerrito (earthen mound) from southern Brazil.” Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, v. 206, p. 48-56, 2019.
  5. Puglieri, T. S.; Freitas, R. O.; Maia, F. C. B.; Faria, D. L. A. “Synchrotron infrared nano-spectroscopy for nano-speciation of metal corrosion products.” Química Nova, v. 42, n. 9, p. 1050-1055, 2019.
  6. Santos, I. F. S.; Puglieri, T. S.; Barbosa, M. S.; Cardoso, A.; Rosado, T.; Gil, M.; Candeias, A.; Faria, D. L. A. “Chemical aspects in the investigation of some types of efflorescence in cultural assets.” Química Nova, v. 42, n. 9, p. 1056-1065, 2019.
  7. Brandt, J.; Wagner, I.; Puglieri, T. S. Die Skulpturen der ehemaligen Jesuitenmissionen in Paraguay – Mal- und Fasstechniken. In: Emmerling, E.; Gramatke, C. (Org.) “Die polychromen Holzskulpturen der jesuitischen Reduktionen in Paracuaria, 1609 – 1767. Kunsttechnologische Untersuchungen unter Berücksichtigung des Beitrags deutscher Jesuiten”. 1ed. München: TUM, 2019, v. 2, p. 41-70.
  8. Puglieri, T. S.; Ribeiro, D. L.; de Souza, D. V.; Gastaud, C.; Yamasaki, A.; Schneid, P. S. “Teaching of science and heritage education: a methodological fusion for teaching of chemistry, heritage preservation, and scientific popularization.” Ciência & Educação (Bauru), v. 25, n. 2, p. 449-466, 2019.
  9. Faria, D. L. A.; Puglieri, T. S. “Diferenciating reproductions from original paintings: an interesting case study.” Química Nova, v. 39, p. 542-547, 2016.
  10. Puglieri, T. S.; Lavezzo, A. S.; Santos, I. F. S.; Faria, D. L. A. “Investigation on the hazing of a Brazilian contemporary painting.” Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, v. 159, p. 117-122, 2016.
  11. Puglieri, T. S.; Faria, D. L. A.; Cavicchioli, A. “Indoor corrosion of Pb: Effect of formaldehyde concentration and relative humidity investigated by Raman microscopy.” Vibrational Spectroscopy, v. 71,  p. 24-29, 2014.
  12. Bernardino, N. D.; Puglieri, T. S.; Faria, D. L. A. “Effect of MnO2 and α-Fe2O3 on organic binders degradation investigated by Raman spectroscopy.” Vibrational Spectroscopy, v. 70, p. 70-77, 2014.
  13. Faria, D. L. A.; Puglieri, T. S.; Souza, L.A.C. “Metal corrosion in polychrome Baroque lead sculptures: a case study.” Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 24, p. 1345-1350, 2013.
  14. Faria, D. L. A.; Puglieri, T. S. “An example of Raman microscopy application in the authentication of artworks.” Química Nova, v. 34, p. 1323-1327, 2011.
  15. Faria, D. L. A.; Cavicchioli, A.; Puglieri, T. S. “Indoors lead corrosion: reassessing the role of formaldehyde.” Vibrational Spectroscopy, v. 54,  n. 2, p. 159-163, 2010.

Courses

  1. Science Fundamentals in Conservation of Materials (seminar)
  2. Science of Conservation Materials and Methods I (seminar)
  3. Cultural Materials Science II: Characterization Methods in Conservation of Materials (seminar)
  4. Selected Topics in Museum Studies – Technical Art History (seminar)

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