Principal Advisor for Museums and Heritage Programs

Liu Gaoli (刘高力)

Liu is a museum researcher and curator specialising in multilingual exhibition development, public engagement, and the translation of academic research into accessible museum narratives. Her work focuses on cultural representation, language accessibility, and inclusive storytelling in ethnographic and heritage contexts.

She currently serves as General Secretary of ICOM-AVICOM (International Committee for Audiovisual, New Technologies and Social Media of the International Council of Museums) and is a member of the ICOM Resolution Committee for ICOM Dubai 2025. In this role, she led the development of Resolution No. 3, “Positioning Museums for an Equitable, Ethical, and Sustainable Digital Future.”

Liu has professional experience across museums in East Asia and has conducted extensive anthropological fieldwork throughout South and Southeast Asia. She holds a master’s degree in South Asian Studies from Peking University and previously studied Modern Chinese Literature at Beijing Normal University. During her studies at Peking University, she also received full sponsorship from the Law School of Peking University and Lund University to participate in a master’s course in International Human Rights Law. She completed the doctoral coursework in Anthropology at Kyoto University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Indigenous Museology at Hokkaido University.

Fluent in Chinese, English, and Japanese, with working proficiency in Urdu and Hindi, Liu works across cultural and linguistic contexts to support international collaboration in museums and heritage institutions. Her current projects explore digital curation, cross-cultural storytelling, and new models of museum engagement. Alongside her museum work, she has presented an international touring exhibition based on her fieldwork, and her documentary projects have been screened in several countries. She has also contributed to cultural media productions, including a leading role in an Urdu-language cultural tourism program in Pakistan.