UNESCO arranged online meetings bringing together Ukrainians with European and American counterparts to discuss needs, resources and responses. The inventory now includes more than 28,000 sites. Using satellite imagery, the labs team examined the cultural damage caused by another Haitian earthquake, Taliban attacks on cultural sites in Afghanistan and the treatment of cultural resources in areas contested by Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. Then, theyve carefully re-packed them with an eye toward their long-term sustainability. The topics and research areas that had been labeled as folklore and folklife are increasingly rebranded as topics within the purview of cultural studies. B.A. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. Rinzler worked at the center until his death in 1994. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is planned and implemented annually by the Festival staff at the Folklife center. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. Research specialties: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. Mexican Stitchery Demonstration at Festival of American Folklife, 1978. Noting the Smithsonians mission as a national and international cultural institution to help protect heritage in times of war, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III declared: The Smithsonian stands with the people of Ukraine during their most urgent time of need. SCRI, coordinating with Aliph and working with Poshyvailo, arranged to send needed funds and supplies through its long-standing partner in the Netherlandsthe Cultural Emergency Response. The greatest number of cases are associated with regions of the most aggressive Russian attacks: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Luhansk. Hawaiian participants are seen here riding a the downpour in a traditional Pa'u parade. Contact:MotleyS@si.edu, NDiaye, Diana Baird, Cultural Specialist and Curator. Hayride String Band at Festival of American Folklife, 1985. M.A., Ohio State University. Pakistani Hand-Painted Truck at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2007. In May 2022, Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy officials received reports of an attack on the Hryhorii Skovoroda Literary Memorial Museum, dedicated to an 18th-century Ukrainian poet, philosopher and composer and located in the tiny village of Skovorodynivka, near Kharkiv and the Russian border. 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. The Center hosts the annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall and is home to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has wrongly made culture both a justification and an object of war with Ukraine. Particularly strong are collections of traditional music, occupational folklore, narrative, immigration, and family folklore. Generous contributions from Edward and Helen Hintz and Brad Freeman have helped support the effort, as have family and friends of Jamie Seltzer and Logan Cohen who, in lieu of gifts to the newlyweds, and at their direction, donated to the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. (1972) State University of New York, Buffalo; M.A. Satellite photography of the museum on February 14, 2022, prior to the invasion, shows the museum roof and surrounding area covered by snow. When we think about war, what comes to mind is that quest for power and territory, the violent use of destructive armaments and the horrific costs incurred in human lives lost and shattered. The Centers work is local, national, international, and global in scope. He founded the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. Telephone: 202.633.6440 Fax: 202.633.6474 Email . Smith College; M.A. Smithsonian Institution cultural center in the U.S. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Sustaining Minority Languages in Europe (SMiLE). (2005) University of California, Los Angeles; PGCert. Contact:KimSO@si.edu, Kurin, Richard, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution that supports cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound recordings. Nevertheless, he proposed to stage an outdoor festival on the National Mall during the summer, building on his previous career as both performer and manager in the music industry. American regional and ethnic culturesNative American, African American, and Latino cultureare well-represented. This page was last edited on 8 December 2021, at 08:10. 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. (1979) State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D. (1997) Union Institute. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. The Center hosts the annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall and is home to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. (1978) Kenyon College; M.L.S. Cloud cover over the region for days prevented good imagery. But the ambassador was unambiguous in her confidence that the Russians would not succeed. Advertising Notice B.A. B.A. (1993), A.B.D. Research specialties: American folklife, material culture, building arts, occupational folklife, Italian-American folklore, culture and aging, oral history, cultural and linguistic sustainability, public programming. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. It is open to guest researchers and other visitors by appointment. (1970) Williams College; M.A. The images in the exhibition spotlight noteworthy individuals and uplift objects from the museums collection, many on display for the first time. Contact:Cordovaa@si.edu, Deutsch, James I., Curator. 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. Russias war against Ukraine and its people is a clear and terrible affront to humanity and a violation of fundamental rights recognized in those accords. 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. Contact:SeitelP@si.edu, Smith, Stephanie, Research Associate. Contact:HolmgrenM@si.edu, Hunt, Marjorie, Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. Ralph Carter Rinzler, 59, was former Assistant Secretary for Public Service and founding Director of the Festival of American Folklife. B.A. Now that the festival organization and model were well established, Rinzler began to explore other varieties of folklife productions appropriate for a national museum. 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. In the space of 15 years on the international playing field folklore has been rebranded as cultural heritage. If proximate, they call up satellite photographic imagery to examine possible damage. Once approved by Ripley, Morris hired Ralph Rinzler to help him produce this festival for the upcoming summer 1967. (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. Alberta at the Smithsonian Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions Nuestra Msica: Latino Chicago Special Events (2006) 2005 Food Culture USA Forest Service, Culture, and Community Nuestra Msica: Music in Latino Culture (2005) Oman: Desert, Oasis, and Sea Special Events (2005) The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exposition of living cultural heritage annually produced outdoors on the National Mall of the United States in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures 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. 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. B.A. Research specialties: Indigenous, intercultural, and community media; digital media and performance;Afro-Brazilian expressive culture. Yugoslav dancers rehearse on the South Terrace of the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, before their performance at the seventh annual Festival of American Folklife, June 30 - July 8, 1973. The Smithsonian collaborated with Haitian colleagues to establish facilities and training programs, saving and treating some 35,000 endangered artworks and artifacts. Notably, more than 500 are religious sitesplaces of worship and cemeterieswith those of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church specifically targeted. Research specialties: Cultural anthropology, cultural heritage presentation and representation, cultural performance and social activism, museum programming and public engagement. (1979) Emory University; Ph.D. (1991) George Washington University. B.A. 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. The SLC works collaboratively with Smithsonian museums and research centers, ensuring that the contributions of the Latino community in the arts, history, national cult Learn More Smithsonian Commemoration The Smithsonian at 175 Research specialties: Material culture, folklore and education, public programming. The centers collections are global in perspective, covering world ethnic performance traditions, spoken-word recordings, sounds of science and nature, occupational folklore and family folklore. Every summer since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival brings together artisans, musicians, cooks and storytellers from around the world on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for performances, workshops, and demonstrations of living cultural expression. A third team involved in the more theoretical work on "cultural policy". The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution. Research specialties: Intangible cultural heritage, Latin American music (specifically: USA, Mexico and Guatemala, Indigenous and migrant communities). The Smithsonian's 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. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions. It now includes an extensive collection of traditional American music, children's music, and international music. Ralph Rinzler Performs at Festival of American Folklife, 1988. (2011) New York University. 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. James Deutsch is a curator and editor at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution. Russia and its supporters were strategically marking the territory as Russian to solidify Moscows claimsand seemingly as a prelude to more aggressive moves. When the clouds cleared, satellite imagery confirmed what local residents had photographed with their cell phones: the tiny, isolated museum had been destroyed. (1976) University of Minnesota; M.Ln. The archive continues to grow in tandem with both the annual Folklife Festival, and the Folkways record label; it serves as the documentation and research foundation for the activities of these other two units of the CFCH. B.A. How can the Smithsonian help pack and move some 300,000 preserved plant specimensand quickly? 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. 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. 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). In 2017, the label reached 251 million listeners through radio, online streaming and sales. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, African folklife, epic, narrative, proverbs, computer applications in folklore, intangible cultural heritage policy. 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. In 2010, the Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy honored the Festival with a Best Practice Award for International Cultural Engagement, and, in 2017, the American Alliance of Museums recognized the Festival with a Sustainability Excellence Award. The record label originated as the Folkways Records of Moe Asch, which were donated to the Smithsonian in 1989 under the unique condition that all records in the collection remain available "forever", regardless of sales. (1993), A.B.D. In their "Artisan Initiative"., CFCH is dedicated to building the sustainability of craft traditions of individuals and groups. Womens leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. National Museum of African American History and Culture 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. Research specialties: City and regional planning, cultural sustainability, elevation of cultural practices to improve local economies. Working in collaboration with the Smithsonian initiative "Recovering Voices"., this interdisciplinary research program explores relationships between language revitalization, cultural heritage, and traditional cultural transmission. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the institutions nonprofit record label, representing the collections and productions of nearly two dozen companies and organizations, documenting the diversity of the worlds musical and spoken-word heritage and creativity. Ripley, S. Dillon. (1972) State University of New York, Buffalo; M.A. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. Contact:smithsdl@si.edu, Younger, Erin,Research Associate. Curator. University of California, Los Angeles. 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. | READ MORE. At the July 3-14, 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Native Americans section, a woman participates in the blanket toss, a game in the World Eskimo Olympics. They focus on American, and more specifically Euro-American, African American, Caribbean and Native American musical and performance traditions. Our research is grounded in a community-oriented approach, shaping the rich programming of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Mother Tongue Film Festival, the releases of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, and our Cultural Sustainability initiatives. (1989), 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. With most of the worlds languages severely threatened, thousands of language communities have committed to revitalization eorts, from documentation and renewal to maintenance. [note 4] Through these connections with external networks and strategic cultural partners, best practices and challenges emerge to inform the future of cultural heritage policy and practice at the Smithsonian. Director of Special Projects. 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. This project responds to that urgency by developing robust comparative research on revitalization eorts in six minority language communities. Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Jun 2022 - Present 9 . The Center has an active website and features Folklife Magazine, a robust digital vehicle for publishing information about cultural traditions and contemporary issues aimed at a popular audience. [1] Its motto is "culture of, by, and for the people", and it aims to encourage understanding and cultural sustainability through research, education, and community engagement. B.A. (1977) Smith College; M.A. Don Quijote, #2 among General Alvear coffeehouses: 1 review by visitors. We thank you for your support! But the centers few vehicles were needed for civil defense purposes and thus unavailable. Director, Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 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. In a September 2022 presentation in New Yorks Ukrainian Museum during United Nations General Assembly week, Ukraines first lady Olena Zelenska and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova clearly articulated this point. (1976) Simmons College; M.A. B.A. (1987) University of Maryland. [note 3]. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use), Living traditions of, by, and for the people. At the outset of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian cultural officials and leaders responded quickly to protect facilities and collections from the shelling and bombing. The first lady spoke eloquently of the importance of history, art and culture in defining the identity of the Ukrainian people. Research specialties: Sound archives, archives, traditional musicof the United States, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, record production, history of sound recordings. Visitors enjoy the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Research Associate. Box 37012, MRC 520 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012. 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. (2007), Ph.D. (2015) New York 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. (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. Intern at Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Portland, Oregon, United States . [12] By acknowledging culture to be independent and separate from the social development of individuals, it recognizes the power and role of cultural structures and forms to give shape and meaning to a social group. (1972); Ph.D. (1989) George WashingtonUniversity. Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian's Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large, has served as the institution's Under Secretary and as director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural . Originally part of the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts, a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. The task at first was overwhelming. Behind the dancers is the sculpture "Infinity." 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. The Center also produces major national cultural events consistent with its mission. Given satellite coverage, they can reference images over a period of time to pinpoint when the damage occurred and how extensive it is. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Turning attention to Ukraine, a lab analyst noted an increase in the building of public monuments in Crimea and the Donbas91 of them. Research specialties: Sound archives, archives, traditional musicof the United States, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, record production, history of sound recordings. This identity is indeed an explicit target of Putins war, she said. The 10-day event provides a platform for cultural exploration, exchange and engagement. The Center conducts ethnographic and cultural heritage policy oriented research, maintains the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, and provides educational and research opportunities through fellowships, internships, and training programs. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, veterans of World War II, American film and mass media. (1980), Ph.D. (1990) Indiana University. Director:Michael Atwood MasonTotal Full-Time Employees:45Annual Budget (federal, trust and business activities) FY 2017:$10 million. B.A. Research specialties: Native American and Pacific Rim material culture, contemporary Native American art, museum practice. Investigating Afrofuturist expression through art, music, activism and more, this exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturisms historic and poignant engagement with African American history and popular culture. As such, it overlaps with topical arts programs brought to the National Mall each summer during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Currently there are three main research areas actively sponsored by CFCH. 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]. Research specialties: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. Satellite imagery from November 1 reveals the large trucks parked at the side of the museum and another vehicle, a van, stationed in its courtyard. Ihor Poshyvailo, director of the Maidan Museum in Kyiv and co-founder of Ukraines Heritage Emergency Response Initiative, along with his crew, salvages the remains of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary built in 1862 and shelled by the Russians in March 2022. How is this defined, and how is it measured? (1996) University of Kansas; Ph.D. (2001) University of Kansas. library.si.edu. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. Using the (by then) well-established National Folk Festival as a model, he wanted to exhibit and celebrate different folk traditions from across the nation. 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. B.A. Among them was the Kosciuszko Foundation, a Polish American organization that, with funding and advice from the Smithsonian, has provided emergency stabilization supplies for dozens of Ukrainian museums from its offices in Warsaw. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. B.A. To support Putins wrongful argument that Ukraine doesnt have a culture and history independent of Russia, his forces figure they can simply bomb away the countrys cultural heritage. Research specialties: Material culture, folklore and education, public programming. It posited that these components must work in concert with each other to insure that current development does not impede development in the future. The charge for this inquiry was set forth in 1992 with passage of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which mandates protection and promotion of historical regional and minority languages in Europe. Like Poshyvailo and his HERI teams, conservators across Ukraine have taken stock of the situation, salvaging collections and materials as best they can. The American Folklife Center, at the nearby Library of Congress, limits its scope to American Folklife in contrast to the international scope of the CFCH. How to Move 4,400 Boxes of Irreplaceable Stuffand Then Move (Almost) Everything Back, Center Initiates New Partnership to Promote Women Artisans in Central Asia, Virtual Craft Exchange Program Develops into In-Person Classes in Kazakhstan, Language Vitality Initiative Releases Case Studies on Minoritized Language Use in Europe. The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). It had a seven million-dollar budget, lasted twelve weeks and involved five thousand artists from every region in the United States and from 35 other nations. 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