Research specialties: cultural presentation and representation,cultural heritage policy, cultural disaster and response, material culture studies, museum controversies, indigenous knowledge systems, cultures of south Asia and the United States. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. What unique knowledge is lost when a language has lost its last native speaker? (2004 and 2012) University of Maryland. (1993), A.B.D. When the clouds cleared, satellite imagery confirmed what local residents had photographed with their cell phones: the tiny, isolated museum had been destroyed. Research specialties: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. Contact:HolmgrenM@si.edu, Hunt, Marjorie, Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. Cookie Settings, Courtesy of National Research and Restoration Center, Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab, Courtesy of the National Research and Restoration Center, University of Maryland Center for Development and Conflict Management, Heritage Emergency Response Initiative (HERI), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. Contact:BelanusB@si.edu, Butvin, Halle, Director of Special Projects. The Hague Convention of 1954 followed, outlawing the purposeful destruction and looting of cultural property, which is so integral to a nations and to a peoples identity. The Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage (CFCH) is one of three cultural centers within the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Research specialties: Asian American history and culture, Los Angeles history and culture, urban history, public history, vernacular landscape. The images in the exhibition spotlight noteworthy individuals and uplift objects from the museums collection, many on display for the first time. (2009) University of Hawaii at Mnoa/East West Center; M.A. (2005) University of California, Los Angeles; PGCert. Mexican Stitchery Demonstration at Festival of American Folklife, 1978. (1972); Ph.D. (1989) George WashingtonUniversity. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. The Cultural Vitality Program works collaboratively with communities around the world to support the sustainability of homegrown forms of cultural and artistic production, especially in the areas of language, Indigenous culture, and craft. Join our mailing list and help us with a tax-deductible donation today. Research specialties: City and regional planning, cultural sustainability, elevation of cultural practices to improve local economies. B.A. The Center builds cultural understanding, strengthens communities, and reinforces our shared humanity through the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Sustainability initiatives, research and educational programs and the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. The center is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian that produces the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, exhibitions, symposia, publications and educational materials. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. Research specialties: Latin American and Latino studies, American cultural history, material culture, folklife. Advertising Notice The Centers work is local, national, international, and global in scope. Like Poshyvailo and his HERI teams, conservators across Ukraine have taken stock of the situation, salvaging collections and materials as best they can. We work with communities in the United States and around the world to encourage the understanding, appreciation, and vitality of humanitys diverse living cultural heritage. The lab has also used satellite monitoring to document looting. B.A. Curator. (2011) New York University. (1996) University of Kansas; Ph.D. (2001) University of Kansas. Where possible, theyve treated artworks and artifacts, and repaired damage. Cookie Policy Box 37012, MRC 520 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use), Living traditions of, by, and for the people. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity. View ratings, addresses and opening hours of best restaurants. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Since 2003, he has helped plan and develop public programs on California, China, Hungary, Peace Corps, Apollo Theater, Circus Arts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mekong River, U.S. Forest Service, World War II . Rinzler worked at the center until his death in 1994. It is this contemporary shift that CFCH bridges in its compound title of Folklife & Cultural Heritage. library.si.edu. The National Park Service has as one of its objectives the preservation of historic sites, partnering with CFCH in their concerns for the cultural sustainability of both tangible and natural cultural resources. Hawaiian Participants at Festival of American Folklife, 1989, Quilter Demonstrates Her Craft at Festival of American Folklife, 1968. [note 1] Its budget comes primarily from grants, trust monies, federal government appropriations, and gifts, with a small percentage coming from the main Smithsonian budget.[2]. Street and Delivery Address: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Capital Gallery Building 600 Maryland Avenue SW Suite 2001 MRC 520 Washington, D.C. 20024. The trips are daunting, as the conservators traverse war zones and find museums and facilities severely damaged, bereft of roofs and walls, and lacking power and utilities. (1985) Wichita State University; M.A. The monuments lauded Russian triumphs, from the czarist empire, to Stalin and victory over the Nazis in World War II, to Russian heroes of 2014. Hawaii was the featured state in the 1989 Folklife Festival from June 23 - July 4. (1989), M.A. Director:Michael Atwood MasonTotal Full-Time Employees:45Annual Budget (federal, trust and business activities) FY 2017:$10 million. Research specialties: Sound archives, archives, traditional musicof the United States, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, record production, history of sound recordings. University of California, Los Angeles. Various alternatives failed, but thanks to contacts through the U.S. State Department, the Smithsonian enlisted Uber, which had been providing free transport for refugees fleeing Ukraine and even for relocating them in neighboring countries. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. (1978) Arizona State University. The Smithsonian Folkways Record label comprises a second team working at the center; they produce this non-profit music label with the goal of promoting and supporting the cultural diversity of sound. Research specialties: Intangible cultural heritage, Latin American music (specifically: USA, Mexico and Guatemala, Indigenous and migrant communities). Director of Special Projects. Folklife Festival These were successfully concluded in 1987, and this collection became the core of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, a rich resource for the study of folk culture and music. The ambassador noted that, with the destruction of museums, archives, libraries, cultural and religious sites, theaters, and other places of social significance, the Russian military is attempting to erase a people, to purposefully eliminate the sense and spirit of their claim to nationhood and sovereignty. (1988) Brown University; M.A. Womens leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. Since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has collaborated with cultural practitioners, communities, heritage professionals and scholars to spark curiosity, catalyze intercultural exchange, and create participatory experiences that nurture creative human connections. Smithsonian Institution cultural center in the U.S. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Sustaining Minority Languages in Europe (SMiLE). (1970) Williams College; M.A. Junior Volunteer at Festival of American Folklife, 1986. (1977) University of North Carolina; Ph.D. (1988) University of Edinburgh. M.A., Ohio State University. Warfare introduces a whole slew of challenges beyond the ken of typical museum workbut the Ukrainian conservators, collection managers, museum directors and others have been vigilant in their defense of those items documenting their nations history, art, culture and identity. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use), Living traditions of, by, and for the people. B.A. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Research specialties: Ethnomusicology, audiovisual archives, music industry, social organization, cosmology, ritual, oral narrative, South American Indians, Brazil. (1972); Ph.D. (1989) George WashingtonUniversity. B.A. [6] This was non-standard for the Smithsonian, and guaranteed to provoke curators accustomed to operating in orderly museum buildings.[7]. Building on the awareness raised since the beginning of the century by a suite of UNESCO Declarations and Conventions, the centers Cultural Sustainability Research Group is at the forefront of a shift from reified and ossified discourses of preservation to more dynamic and ecological models of sustainability. B.A. Along with the artifacts of material culture, we are blanketed with artifacts of intangible cultural heritage, including traditions of performance, ritual, music, dance, knowledge, storytelling, and oral transmission. (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. Morris and Rinzler were named Washingtonians of the Year. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use), Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert, Vn-nh Vanessa V. From the enslaved looking to the cosmos for freedom to popular sci-fi stories inspiring Black astronauts, to the musical influence of Sun Ra, OutKast, Janelle Monae, P-Funk, and more, this exhibition covers the broad and impactful spectrum of Afrofuturism. At a meeting in 1989, they published a "Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore". B.A. Advisory Council Member at Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Support the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Thanks to the generosity of people like you, the Center is helping to sustain the world's cultural diversity by building understanding, strengthening communities, and reinforcing our shared humanity. Opportunities for scholars include studies of cultural representation and cultural sustainability, collaborative research in specific areas of staff or programmatic interest, and projects involving a wealth of archival materials documenting the cultural traditions of communities in the U.S. and around the world over the last 80 years. The Centers Cultural Sustainability program works with communities around the world to preserve and practice their living cultural heritage, seeking ways to make linguistic and artisanal traditions, as well as those associated with historical, built, and natural environments flourish for the civic, social and/or economic benefit of practitioners. In the practical implementation of cultural sustainability, CFCH also manages three different projects where the theoretical finding of this research can be put to test in the field. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage promotes greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage across the United States and around the world through research, education, and community engagement. B.A. Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Jun 2022 - Present 9 . Telephone: 202.633.6440 Fax: 202.633.6474 Email . The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is a public resource home to hundreds of thousands of videos, films, photographs, sound recordings, and field reports that document cultural traditions, maintained with an increasing commitment to digital accessibility and shared stewardship. Curator and Senior Archivist. Contact:smithsdl@si.edu, Younger, Erin,Research Associate. Educational projects including items like teachers guides, guides to oral history, and lesson plans for learning about particular traditions are distributed online and in hard copy. Over decades of research and production, we have created educational materials for cultural professionals, educators, and casual learners, including lessons plans, documentation handbooks, learning guides, and online exhibitions. Research specialties: cultural presentation and representation,cultural heritage policy, cultural disaster and response, material culture studies, museum controversies, indigenous knowledge systems, cultures of south Asia and the United States. Visitors at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2002. The recordings were bundled into the Smithsonian Folkways label. B.A. B.A. Spotlighting these questions also brings into sharp relief the shadow side of minority language communities, which are characteristically marked by poverty, isolation, segregation, travel restrictions, and censorship.[13]. This linguistic shift can be documented more precisely in the language of the UNESCO treaties. An image dated two weeks later, on February 27, depicts the museum roofless with major damage, while other nearby buildings remained undamagedan indication that the museum was specifically targeted. B.A. While providing immediate protection, this presented another major problem. The CFCH is one of several federal institutions to have related mandates. It also maintains the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. B.A. We work with communities in the United States and around the world to encourage the understanding, appreciation, and vitality of humanity's diverse living cultural heritage. Curator of Language and Cultural Vitality. The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). But the centers few vehicles were needed for civil defense purposes and thus unavailable. Contact:PlaceJ1@si.edu, Sheehy, Daniel E., Curator and Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The Smithsonian, in an effort to document cultural war crimes as defined by the 1954 Hague Convention, shares its findings with Ukrainian cultural colleagues, and with the U.S. Department of States Conflict Observatory. Research specialties: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. (1976) Simmons College; M.A. Pakistani Hand-Painted Truck at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2007. Terms of Use The first Festival of American Folklife, with a budget of $4,900 and showcasing 84 participants, took place over the Fourth of July weekend 1967 on the National Mall and on the plaza of the Museum of History and Technology. Satellite photography of the museum on February 14, 2022, prior to the invasion, shows the museum roof and surrounding area covered by snow. B.A. That enables the monitoring of bombings, missile strikes, artillery shelling and fires. Research specialties: Cultural heritage studies, ethnomusicology, Asian studies, cultural policy, Indonesian performing arts, education, development studies, international relations. Taquile musicians from Peru perform in the "Land in Native American Cultures" program at the 1991 Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Exhibits Staff at Festival of American Folklife, 1993. The center is composed of three distinct units. Research specialties: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. B.A. The Smithsonian accessed funding provided by its federal appropriations and tapped stalwart donorsBank of America and the Mellon Foundation to support packing and protection efforts and the acceleration of its satellite monitoring work. From our earliest musical encounters to the formation of complex social identities, the American musical landscape wouldnt be what it is today without the countless contributions of women changemakers, groundbreakers, and tradition-bearers. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. Research Associate. Through audio recordings and educational materials Smithsonian Folkways strengthens people's engagement with their own cultural heritage and enhances their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. In 1998, the Festival was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to reflect its international interests, and in 1999 the office was renamed the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage to reflect its research, as well as public program functions. James Deutsch is a curator and editor at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution. Contact:Diaz-CarreraC@si.edu, Holmgren, Meredith,Curator, American Womens Music. As part of SCRIs expanding research and training activities, Poshyvailo became first a trainee and then an instructor for the program and stayed in close contact with Wegener. (1977) Smith College; M.A. Research specialties: Language documentation and description, language revitalization, youth motivation in language vitality, language and cultural diversity especially in Oklahoma and American Southeast, community-based endangered languages archives, language policy. Poshyvailo and fellow expert Vasyl Rozhko quickly formed the Heritage Emergency Response Initiative (HERI), an organized network of Ukrainian cultural workers, aiming to gather money and supplies, make deliveries, provide advice, and help secure and safeguard facilities and collections. (2007), Ph.D. (2015) New York University. B.A. As one of the "Grand Challenges"[14] of the Smithsonian, CFCH strives to be steward and ambassador of cultural connections. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. For the past nine months, a squad of Uber drivers has made more than 200 trips and racked up more than 30,000 miles taking conservators to hundreds of museums and offsite storage locations throughout Ukraine. (1974), Ph.D. (1981) University of Chicago. Following the Bicentennial Festival, Morris went on to other positions in the Smithsonian complex. HERI mobilized to provide emergency packing materials. Free to the public, the Festival drew 8.25 million visitors on site and online in 2017. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1964 the new Smithsonian secretary, S. Dillon Ripley, arrived in Washington with an innovative museum concept: he challenged curators to "take the objects out of their cases and make them sing". Since then, the label has expanded on Asch's vision of documenting and preserving music and soundscapes from around the world. nmaahc.si.edu. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is a research-based presentation of living cultural heritage annually produced outdoors on the National Mall. American regional and ethnic culturesNative American, African American, and Latino cultureare well-represented. The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and its partners are aiding in the fight to protect the countrys history and to document attempts to erase it. Lithuanian Blacksmith at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1998. Major projects have included the Anthology of American Folk Music, the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, and numerous series on the music of Central Asia, the Andes, and other regions. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center . IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Then, theyve carefully re-packed them with an eye toward their long-term sustainability. These are some of the issues investigated in this research area, which focuses specifically on the indigenous or minoritized languages of Europe. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution. How can the Smithsonian help pack and move some 300,000 preserved plant specimensand quickly? Julia Lopez, a needle craft artist from California, demonstrates Mexican stitchery at the 1978 Festival of American Folklife. This includes not only the artifacts which are born-digital but also older analog forms which require reformatting for the digital world.[10]. The process is detailed, time-consuming and sometimes frustrating. Mailing Address Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Institution P.O. For more on the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and its efforts in Ukraine, listen to the Smithsonians Sidedoor podcast and view the latest reports on cultural heritage damage in Ukraine. In addition to those named above, the author wishes to thank Hayden Bassett, Katharyn Hanson, Brian Daniels and members of the SCRI, CHML, HERI and NRRC teams who have engaged in this cultural heritage work. Collaborative Cultural Research and Public-Sector Folklore Presentation: An Ethnographic Study of the African Immigrant Folklife Study Project Awards And Honors Fellow, conferred by American Folklore Society, 2017 Affiliation Member Of Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Contact The Smithsonians Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage promotes greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage across the United States and around the world through research, education and community engagement. But the ambassador was unambiguous in her confidence that the Russians would not succeed. B.A. If proximate, they call up satellite photographic imagery to examine possible damage. Year after year, it continues to bring musicians, artists, performers, craftspeople, workers, cooks, and storytellers into this public forum to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and aesthetics that embody the creative vitality of community-based traditions. It follows international standards in collecting and storing digital evidence for potential legal proceedings and seeks confirmation of damage and destruction from detailed satellite imagery and on-the-ground reports. At the outset of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian cultural officials and leaders responded quickly to protect facilities and collections from the shelling and bombing. [note 3]. Storing collections in places without proper climate control and inadequate air circulation often leads to the development of mold, fungus and other problems that have to be mitigated. (1987) University of Maryland. The 10-day event provides a platform for cultural exploration, exchange and engagement. Over the past decades, the Festival has brought more than 23,000 musicians, artists, performers, craftspeople, workers, cooks, and storytellers from more than 90 nations and the United States to demonstrate their skills, artistry, knowledge, and wisdom. (1979) State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D. (1997) Union Institute. The third team at CFCH manages and curates the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. B.A. Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine, Roots of Virginia Culture: The Past is Present, Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions, Nuestra Msica: Music in Latino Culture (2005), Haiti: Freedom and Creativity from the Mountains to the Sea, Nuestra Msica: Music in Latino Culture (2004), South Africa: Crafting the Economic Renaissance of the Rainbow Nation, The Baltic Nations: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, Heartbeat: The Voices of First Nations Women, Russian Roots, American Branches: Music in Two Worlds, The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation, Culture and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Masters of Traditional Arts: The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows, Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Culture in the Americas, The Changing Soundscape in Indian Country, Forest, Field and Sea: Folklife in Indonesia, Roots of Rhythm and Blues: The Robert Johnson Era, Les Ftes Chez Nous: France and North America, The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World, Ingenuity and Tradition: The Common Wealth of Massachusetts, Migration to Metropolitan Washington: Making a New Place Home, Music from the Peoples of the Soviet Union, Cultural Conservation and Languages: America's Many Voices, Cultural Conservation: Traditional Crafts in a Post-Industrial Age, Black Urban Expressive Culture from Philadelphia, National Heritage Fellowships Program (1983), National Heritage Fellowships Program (1982), Music and Crafts of the Southeastern United States, Community Activities and Food Preservation, Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations (1978), Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery (1978), Folklife in the Museum: A Nation of Nations (1977), Folklife in the Museum: Hall of Musical Instruments, Folklife in the Museum: Renwick Gallery (1977). 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