As office assistant, Liliane Sommer supports the work of the IMPRS Office.
This includes advising the doctoral students and guest scholars on administrative and organizational questions, organizing meetings and events, and communicating with the Institute's administration and scholars.
Liliane received her MA in Japanese Studies and East Asian Art History from Freie Universität Berlin. Her thesis examined the socio-historical image of women in 1920s–30s Japan through selected advertisements of the cosmetics company Shiseido.
Before Liliane came to the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, she worked as an art educator at the Museum of Asian Art, Dahlem, and spent many years in the travel industry specializing in travel to Japan. Through these activities, she was able to deepen her expertise and share her knowledge and love of Japanese culture and society with her clients.
Email: lrsommer@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
