Museums Connect Phase I Museum Profile Form • Phase I Museum Profiles for the 2013 cycle must be submitted by US and non-US museums no later than October 15, 2012 to be included on the Museums Connect website for review. Pre- partnered US and non-US museums must submit a Phase I Museum Profiles no later than January 14, 2013. • All materials must be submitted in English, in a sans-serif font (e.g., Arial or Verdana) at 11 or 12 point, and formatted for letter-size paper. • Please note page limits. Additional pages are not considered for review. About the Museum MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO RAFAEL LARCO HERRERA Name of Museum AV BOLIVAR 1515 PUEBLO LIBRE Mailing/Street Address LIMA 21 - PERU City/State/Mailing Code/Country 51-1-461-1312 EXT 215 Telephone (include all country codes) www.museolarco.org Website (if applicable) Andrés ÁLVAREZ CALDERÓN Executive Director / Mr. Name of Director (First Name FAMILY NAME) Title 1926 32 Private – Archaeological Museum Year Founded Number of Paid Employees Type of Museum Size and Range of Collections Approximately 45,000 pre-Columbian stone, wood, bone, textile, pottery and metal objects from all of the main styles/cultures of ancient Peru. The largest world collection of Moche Art. All pieces catalogued and accessible on-line http://www.museolarco.org/catalogo/ Facilities A 18th Century colonial house of Lima built over a pre-Columbian pyramid. Permanent exhibition halls and galleries (2 in the first floor, 15 on the second floor). Open Storage (all ceramic collection on view and accessible to visitors). Gardens and terraces. Reference and Video Hall. Restaurant and Museum Shop. Public Programs and Other Public Activities • Thematic interpretive tours led by interpreters (6 languages) • School Programs for kindergarten, elementary and high-school students (Spanish, English) • Interpretive Workshops on pre-Columbian art (Spanish, English) • Self-guided material for family tours (Spanish, English) Mission Statement The Larco Museum seeks to inspire people's lives by making them discover, understand and enjoy pre-Columbian Peru. Project Ideas List three to four projects your institution is interested in developing with a partner museum. Projects should involve community engagement in both countries. Museums Connect does not fund projects concepts focused solely on staff development, exhibition design/object exchange, or artist residencies. Use only the space provided. • Backpack for “Travel back in time with the Moche”: educational materials and resources for a visit to the Galleries of the Museum (that hold Moche collections) – For Family tours (bilingual, with object references and/or replicas from both partner Museums) Educational Trunk “Celebrating with the Moche ancestors” - A pair of traveling trunks for • schools with lesson plans, materials and resources for a performance experience – for Elementary School (bilingual) • High School Virtual-Tour through the “Ruta Moche”: a virtual tour “Let´s route the Moche!” prepared by Peruvian and N.A. high school students. Recording in Peru (various Northern coast of Peru) – Editing in the US. Script developed in coordination with curatorial and educational staff of both partner museums. Community Involvement Direct community engagement is the foundation for Museums Connect. List ways in which community members in both countries may be directly involved in executing the project. Use only the space provided. We have a permanent and strong educational activity in Lima. We want to develop materials and resources that could be both used in the Museum, and also in the classroom, and extend the knowledge of our ancient cultures and wisdom. These resources will allow extending the educational action of the Museum not only in our city and country, but abroad, connecting knowledge, experiences and collections. About the Project Coordinator Attach a one-page bio in English Ulla HOLMQUIST Male Female x First Name Middle Name/Initial (if used) FAMILY NAME CURATOR MOCHE ART – DIDACTIC MUSEOGRAPHY Position Specialty [email protected] 51-1-461-1312 ext 215 Email Address Telephone Is the Project Coordinator a full-time, permanent employee of the museum? Yes x No Languages Please list all languages in which the Project Coordinator is proficient. Please include English even if it is the Coordinator’s first language. Spanish Excellent x Good Fair Language English Excellent x Good Fair Language Excellent Good Fair Language Excellent Good Fair Language Excellent Good Fair Language Ulla Sarela HOLMQUIST PACHAS January 31st, 1969, Lima, Perú Av. Sáenz Peña 117 – Dep. 204 - Barranco : 51- 1 - 247-2389 / ª99977-8821 : [email protected] [email protected] Ulla Holmquist, an archaeologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1992) and MA in Museum Studies from New York University (1997), is the Chief Curator of the Larco Museum in Lima, and responsible for the Academic & Cultural Affairs. It is also a university professor and lecturer on topics related to museology, museum pedagogy, archeology and pre-Columbian art. She has been Deputy Director of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (2001-2002), Curator of Pre-Columbian Art at the Museo de Arte de Lima (2002-2003). She is recognized for her academic and pedagogical soundness, and for her communication skills. These have been placed at the service of the public through the most successful pre-Columbian art exhibitions in recent years in Peru, such as "The Priestess of San José de Moro" (Lima 1996, Trujillo 1997), "People and Camelids of Peru" (Arequipa 1997),"Spondylus: sacred offering and symbol of peace "(Museo Larco, Lima 1999),"The Sacrifice Ceremony: Battles and Death in Moche Art" (Museo Larco, Lima 2000), "Larco and the Mochica" (Museo Larco, Lima 2001), "Discover: Images and Mystery in pre-Columbian Peru" (Fundación Telefónica, Lima 2006). She has been the curator for the new site museum "Huacas de Moche" (La Libertad, Peru, 2007-2010) together with Juan Carlos Burga. She is currently working on the design of the new museum at Túcume (Lambayeque, Peru). As Chief Curator of the Museo Larco, has been in charge of the electronic catalogue of the museum since 2002, making since 2007 publicly available the entire collection of over 45,000 objects, the Larco Museum being the first museum not only Peruvian but American to do so. Ulla has been in charge of the renovation of the Permanent Exhibition of the Larco Museum (2007-2010). She has published academic papers on site museums and community development, and pre-Columbian art and archeology, Moche culture, and the role of women in pre-Columbian Peru. UllaHolmquist is committed with Pedagogy of Museums, and is part of the project team of multipliers in Museums Pedagogy promoted by the Goethe Institute (2011-2013). She is currently a professor at the Masters in Museology at the University Ricardo Palma. .