Education

Ph.D. in Art Education, University of  British Columbia, Canada.

Experience

2015-   Dean, College of Letters and Cultureal Heritage

2013- Professor, Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and Museology, TNNUA, Taiwan.

2010-2013  Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and Museology, TNNUA, Taiwan.

2003-2010   Associate Professor, The Graduate Institute of Museum Studies, FJU, Taiwan.

Areas of Expertise

Museum Education

Museum Interpretation and Communication

Museum Visitor Studies

Museum and Community

Museology Theory Development

Cultural Heritage Management

Biograhpy

Wan-Chen Liu specializes in museum education theory and practice, museum visitor studies, and museum interpretation.  She has over 25-year professional experience in theories and practice of museum interpretation and communication.  She has been working closely with various museums for planning and conducting programs and projects with the focus of museum accessibility, social inclusion and creative aging.

Wan-Chen Liu has extensive publications and presentations record.  Her book, Thoughts and Practices in Art Museum Education (2002), was the first book in Chinese to document the theory and practice from North American sources.  Another book, Museums as Theatre talking about the concepts of interpretation and communication in museums was published in 2007.  The book Museum Visitor Studies was published in July, 2011.  She has been working closely with museum directors, educators and volunteers in different museums for planning and conducting various programs and projects for communities in Taiwan.