In presenting the Smithsonians contribution to that effort, we could not have been prouder. B.A. This paper defines the field as folklore and uses that term throughout its paper:[4]. What unique knowledge is lost when a language has lost its last native speaker? B.A. 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. | READ MORE. Smithsonian Folkwaysisdedicated tosupporting cultural diversityandincreased understanding among peoplesthrough the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. 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. A relatively small but interesting and well-documented material culture collection includes iconic and other items from the Festival and the Centers projects. B.A. The task at first was overwhelming. Visitors at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2002. It is open to guest researchers and other visitors by appointment. HERI mobilized to provide emergency packing materials. B.A. B.A. (1972) State University of New York, Buffalo; M.A. Research specialties: Asian American history and culture, Los Angeles history and culture, urban history, public history, vernacular landscape. Search millions of objects in the collections including photographs, artworks, artifacts, scientific specimens, manuscripts, sound records, and transcripts. (1978) Kenyon College; M.L.S. The inventory now includes more than 28,000 sites. 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. 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. With nearly 60,000 tracks of digitized music and sound, Folkways is a cultural treasure with unique holdings in American folk, world music and childrens music, including special series dedicated to African American and Latino music. Advertising Notice Polish organizations lent tremendous logistical help. [note 3]. Putin, though, claims that Ukrainians lack the history, culture and identity worthy of a national state separate from Russia. 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. The topics and research areas that had been labeled as folklore and folklife are increasingly rebranded as topics within the purview of cultural studies. (1967) Harvard University; M.A. (2009) University of Hawaii at Mnoa/East West Center; M.A. 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 . Research specialties: American folklife, material culture, building arts, occupational folklife, Italian-American folklore, culture and aging, oral history, cultural and linguistic sustainability, public programming. View ratings, addresses and opening hours of best restaurants. Telephone: 202.633.6440 Fax: 202.633.6474, 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, Mailing Address Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Institution P.O. Originally part of the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts, a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. In alignment with the mission of the Smithsonian Institution,[11] the Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage is actively promoting and supporting research in fields under its purview. Stryelnikova needed passenger vans to carry teams of up to 16 conservators daily along with equipment and supplies around the country to service stored but still endangered collections. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. Curator. 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The Rockefeller Foundation enlisted the Omidyar Group to pitch in, as did others. Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture To date, the label has won six Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy, 10 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards and 30 Independent Music Awards. Contact:LinnM@si.edu, Motley, Sabrina Lynn, Director, Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 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. B.A. 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 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 By the time of the Bicentennial Celebration 10 years later, the DC Folklife Festival had been incorporated into the festivities for the national party with activities scheduled throughout the summer. 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. Using that data, the labs analysts are able to see how closely the heat signatures align with cultural sites. Music HerStory explores these contributions through unique media collections from across the Smithsonian. B.A. Research specialties: Latin American and Latino studies, American cultural history, material culture, folklife. He founded the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. Contact:AdamsG@si.edu, Belanus, Betty, Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. (1983), Ph.D. (1991) Indiana University. 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. (1970) Williams College; M.A. (2005) University of California, Los Angeles; PGCert. This page was last edited on 8 December 2021, at 08:10. (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. While providing immediate protection, this presented another major problem. And the work of organizations, including the Smithsonian, mobilized thanks to years of cultural heritage training efforts, is aiding the country in its effort to protect artifacts, books, documents and artworks from these insidious attacks. Its forms are, among others, language, literature, music, dance, games, mythology, rituals, customs, handicrafts, architecture and other arts. 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. Research specialties: Material culture, folklore and education, public programming. Research specialties: City and regional planning, cultural sustainability, elevation of cultural practices to improve local economies. (1978) Arizona State University. (1974), Ph.D. (1981) University of Chicago. These attacks are not just random, nor do they represent collateral damage. Research specialties: Sound archives, archives, traditional musicof the United States, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, record production, history of sound recordings. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution. 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. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. Director:Michael Atwood MasonTotal Full-Time Employees:45Annual Budget (federal, trust and business activities) FY 2017:$10 million. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. Research specialties: Native American and Pacific Rim material culture, contemporary Native American art, museum practice. Box 37012, MRC 520 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012. Intern at Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Search millions of objects in the collections including photographs, artworks, artifacts, scientific specimens, manuscripts, sound records, and transcripts. 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. 2023 Smithsonian Magazine B.A. 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". (1977) Smith College; M.A. 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. Mexican Stitchery Demonstration at Festival of American Folklife, 1978. (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. Don Quijote, #2 among General Alvear coffeehouses: 1 review by visitors. Contact:DeutschJ@si.edu, Daz-Carrera, Cristina,Curator. Research specialties: Public sector folklore and ethnomusicology,traditional musicand museums, popular folk musics of Latin America, mariachi music in Mexico and the U.S. It produces more than a dozen new recordings annually, some from the archives, and others from contemporary documentation and recording projects. (2012) Leiden. 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. 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. To date, almost 1,600 cases of potential damage to Ukrainian cultural heritage sites have been documented, including some 700 monuments and memorials, and more than 200 museums, archives and libraries. Taquile Musicians from Peru at Festival of American Folklife, 1991. Research specialties: Material culture, folklore and education, public programming. Ukrainians were strong and united in their fight on the battlefield and on the home front to defend their freedom to be Ukrainian, she said, and she thanked the U.S. and allies for helping them in that worthy battle on behalf of all freedom-loving people the world over. National Museum of African American History and Culture 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) 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. They followed the recommendations of an international committee chaired by Americas former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in accepting the principles set forth in the historical milestone known as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which includes cultural rights and freedoms. B.A. (1971) University of California, Santa Barbara; M.Litt (1975) University of Edinburgh; M.S.L.S. Junior volunteer John McCauley demonstrates marblemaking to onlookers at the 20th Festival of American Folklife, in the Summer of 1986. A Lithuanian blacksmith demonstrates his skills in the Baltic Nations program during the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 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. Contact:CadavalO@si.edu, Leopold, Robert, Research Associate. 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. Russia and its supporters were strategically marking the territory as Russian to solidify Moscows claimsand seemingly as a prelude to more aggressive moves. 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The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution. 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. (1985) Wichita State University; M.A. (1988) Brown University; M.A. Included in the more than 3,000 albums are the recordings of Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Ella Jenkins, Bernice Johnson Reagon and thousands of others; civil rights movement songs and speeches; the poetry of Langston Hughes; historical Native American traditions; varied regional and immigrant songs; and music and spoken word traditions from across the globe. The compound name, Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage, epitomizes an ongoing transition within the field of cultural studies. Ripley, S. Dillon. 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. Join our mailing list and help us with a tax-deductible donation today. As the one-year anniversary of the deadly 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, we take a close look at the ongoing work of hundreds of professionals across a landscape of Ukrainian and international organizations to defend endangered cultural heritage. In 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Moses and Frances Asch Collection into its Memory of the World International Register. Curator of Language and Cultural Vitality. Cultural Sustainability Research in Action. 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. (2004) Barnard College, Columbia University; M.A. Rather, they suggest a targeted attack on Ukrainian history, culture and identity, a means toward Putins endsthe destruction is a deliberate attempt to obliterate Ukrainian history and culture. In their "Artisan Initiative"., CFCH is dedicated to building the sustainability of craft traditions of individuals and groups. works with UNESCO, ministries of culture around the world, as well as local, national, and international governments to recommend and develop policy concepts and language on cultural sustainability. At the 1985 Festival of American Folklife, the Hayride String Band performs. Dr. Richard Kurin 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 Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Following the Bicentennial Festival, Morris went on to other positions in the Smithsonian complex. The first lady spoke eloquently of the importance of history, art and culture in defining the identity of the Ukrainian people. By 2003, the follow-up treaty was entitled the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has wrongly made culture both a justification and an object of war with Ukraine. Research specialties: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. [9], The Archives' holdings were seeded by the business records of the Folkways Record label, which were acquired by the CFCH in 1987, and contain the business files of Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie among others. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. (1976) Simmons College; M.A. It began with the first Festival of American Folklife in 1967. B.A. That enables the monitoring of bombings, missile strikes, artillery shelling and fires. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. 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. (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. The Washington Monument can be seen in the distance. B.A. Contact Robert N. directly . (1989), M.A. Research Associate. 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. In concatenated form, it documents the shift from folklore to cultural heritage that has taken place in academics and in fieldwork within the last 15 years. 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. 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: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. This new platform is one of the ways in which the center is working to implement a strategic plan goal of convening conversations on topics of importance. But the centers few vehicles were needed for civil defense purposes and thus unavailable. In 1987, the office purchased the Folkways music collection which became the core of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, a rich resource for the study of folk culture and music. Wegener received a message early on from the head of a university-based herbarium. The museum, located about 40 miles northwest of Kyiv, was home to the nationally and internationally acclaimed folk art of Maria Prymachenko. These . 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. B.A. (1996) University of Kansas; Ph.D. (2001) University of Kansas. While drawing on periods of the czarist Russian Empire and the Soviet era to make his case, Putin denies crucial cultural realities. The Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage (CFCH) is one of three cultural centers within the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Contact:SheehyD@si.edu, Cadaval, Olivia, Research Associate. One of the early cultural casualties of the Russian invasion was the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum. As with all archives, the Folklife Archives is currently working to move its entire collection into digital format, thus enabling global access to the artifacts. Originally part of the Smithsonians Division of Performing Arts, a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. Senior Folklorist Emeritus. Hayride String Band at Festival of American Folklife, 1985. B.A. (1987) University of Maryland. Womens leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. (1978) Arizona State University. This research group brings together thought leaders, both digitally and in person, to explore some of the critical issues facing our nation and the world. Research specialties: Indigenous, intercultural, and community media; digital media and performance;Afro-Brazilian expressive culture. Working in collaboration with the Smithsonian initiative "Recovering Voices"., this interdisciplinary research program explores relationships between language revitalization, cultural heritage, and traditional cultural transmission. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's, International media Interoperability Framework. Cloud cover over the region for days prevented good imagery. A variety of research projects undertaken by the Center and its staff document cultural traditions and address issues of heritage policy and professional representation practices that result in books, chapters, journal articles and other products. Curator and Senior Archivist. (1974), Ph.D. (1981) University of Chicago. (2011) Leiden; M.Phil. Native American Blanket Toss at Festival of American Folklife, 1974. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. 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. Building Arts and Traditional Architecture. Notably, more than 500 are religious sitesplaces of worship and cemeterieswith those of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church specifically targeted. 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. 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 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. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. Director of Special Projects. South Africa Program at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1999. 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. Since the beginning of the invasion, the Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab, aided by the University of Maryland Center for Development and Conflict Management and a displaced Ukrainian Fulbright scholar supported by the Smithsonian, used remote sensing to identify some 1,600 cases of potential damage to Ukrainian cultural heritage sites. B.A. Dalai Lama at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2000. 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. 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. The Smithsonian Artisan Initiative is dedicated to building the sustainability of traditional culture. B.A. (2004) Barnard College, Columbia University; M.A. Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. B.A. This component, previously tucked in with social sustainability, was now to considered in its own right. B.A. 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 festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). (1979) State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D. (1997) Union Institute. How is this defined, and how is it measured? Contact:smithsdl@si.edu, Younger, Erin,Research Associate. 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