(Lima, 1969) Holmquist has a degree in Archaeology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1992) and took a Master’s in Museology from the University of New York (1997). Her thesis, El personaje mítico femenino en la iconografía mochica, is a study of the mythological cycle of a goddess, Mochica. She currently runs the Larco Museum, where she has also been in charge of Academic and Cultural Affairs (2008-2015). She has acted as Peruvian Minister of Culture (March-July 2019), Director of MUCEN (Central Museum of BCR, 2015-2018), Curator of Pre-Colombian Art at the Lima Art Museum (2002) and Assistant Director at the Peruvian Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History (2001).