(1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. 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. [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. Director, Smithsonian Folklife Festival. View of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, 2004. (1970) Williams 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. B.A. Tradition is always with us, shaping our thoughts, our behavior, our path into the future. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. 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. 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. How is this defined, and how is it measured? These . Together they reflect diverse aspects of the Black religious experience and testify to the role religion has played in the struggle for human dignity and social equality. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian. [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]. 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. M.A., Ohio State University. Contact:SeitelP@si.edu, Smith, Stephanie, Research Associate. 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. 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. Research specialties: Ethnomusicology, audiovisual archives, music industry, social organization, cosmology, ritual, oral narrative, South American Indians, Brazil. B.A. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. One of the early cultural casualties of the Russian invasion was the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum. (1976) Simmons College; M.A. Where possible, theyve treated artworks and artifacts, and repaired damage. Ralph Carter Rinzler, 59, was former Assistant Secretary for Public Service and founding Director of the Festival of American Folklife. 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 . The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is home to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, a public resource named for the founding director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. It has become a national and international model of a research-based presentation of intangible cultural heritage. That enables the monitoring of bombings, missile strikes, artillery shelling and fires. Curator. The Smithsonian collaborated with Haitian colleagues to establish facilities and training programs, saving and treating some 35,000 endangered artworks and artifacts. 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. B.A. B.A. (1967) Harvard 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. Hawaiian Participants at Festival of American Folklife, 1989, Quilter Demonstrates Her Craft at Festival of American Folklife, 1968. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. 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. For a list of individual collections included under the umbrella of Smithsonian Folkways, see, For specifics on research questions for this group, see, For a list of events sponsored by this research group, see, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, "Sustaining Minority Languages in Europe (SMiLE)", Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Center_for_Folklife_and_Cultural_Heritage&oldid=1059238250. (1981), Ph.D. (1995) University of Pennsylvania. 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. 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. At the outset of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian cultural officials and leaders responded quickly to protect facilities and collections from the shelling and bombing. Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. Contact:ClarkLE@si.edu, Crdova, Amalia,Latino Digital Curator of New and Emerging Media. | READ MORE. They have tackled challenges and found solutions to questions like: Whats the best way to pack hundreds of paintings quickly? 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. If proximate, they call up satellite photographic imagery to examine possible damage. (1974), Ph.D. (1981) University of Chicago. (2005) University of California, Los Angeles; PGCert. B.A. Smith College; M.A. B.A. [note 3]. (1988) Brown University; M.A. National Museum of African American History and Culture Junior Volunteer at Festival of American Folklife, 1986. How, then, could conservators make house calls around the country at facilities storing collections of art, artifacts, books, documents, photographs and scientific specimens that documented the richness of Ukraines history, art, culture and scientific achievement? The greatest number of cases are associated with regions of the most aggressive Russian attacks: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Luhansk. Contact:SheehyD@si.edu, Cadaval, Olivia, Research Associate. B.A. Email powered by MailChimp (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use), Living traditions of, by, and for the people. (1980), Ph.D. (1990) Indiana University. B.A. The Dalai Lama, 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Wegener received a message early on from the head of a university-based herbarium. Join our mailing list and help us with a tax-deductible donation today. B.A. Research specialties: Africa and African Diaspora studies, immigrant and transnational culture and ethnicity, ethno-aesthetics, participatory research, cultural representation and cultural policy, culture and disability, multicultural education/social contexts. Like Poshyvailo and his HERI teams, conservators across Ukraine have taken stock of the situation, salvaging collections and materials as best they can. National Museum of American History (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. Research specialties: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. Notably, more than 500 are religious sitesplaces of worship and cemeterieswith those of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church specifically targeted. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution. (1976) University of Minnesota; M.Ln. (1993), A.B.D. A plethora of newly minted compound concepts have been introduced into the vocabulary and discussion of culture since the turn of the century. Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture (1977) University of North Carolina; Ph.D. (1988) University of Edinburgh. Research specialties: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. Originally part of the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts, a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. Research specialties: Ethnomusicology, audiovisual archives, music industry, social organization, cosmology, ritual, oral narrative, South American Indians, Brazil. What precautions should be considered to avoid fire damage from shelling and water damage from extinguishing those fires? Now that the festival organization and model were well established, Rinzler began to explore other varieties of folklife productions appropriate for a national museum. 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. Research specialties: Cultural anthropology, cultural heritage presentation and representation, cultural performance and social activism, museum programming and public engagement. (1972) State University of New York, Buffalo; M.A. B.A. 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. Rinzler worked at the center until his death in 1994. We thank you for your support! Research specialties: Occupational folklife, veterans of World War II, American film and mass media. 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. library.si.edu. (2012) Leiden. 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. 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. A third team involved in the more theoretical work on "cultural policy". 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. 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: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. Working in collaboration with the Smithsonian initiative "Recovering Voices"., this interdisciplinary research program explores relationships between language revitalization, cultural heritage, and traditional cultural transmission. Conservators from Ukrainian museums, libraries and archives have benefited from the advice of experts at the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property and specialists from the Smithsonians Museum Conservation Institute, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of Asian Art, and the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. 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. Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonians Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large, has served as the institution's Under Secretary and as director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, among other leadership roles over his four decade-long Smithsonian career. (1979) State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D. (1997) Union Institute. Lithuanian Blacksmith at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1998. Mailing Address: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Institution P.O. 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. (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. 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. Research Associate. They focus on American, and more specifically Euro-American, African American, Caribbean and Native American musical and performance traditions. 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. 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. Music HerStory explores these contributions through unique media collections from across the Smithsonian. The Centers work is local, national, international, and global in scope. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. 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 . Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Morris, James R. Smithsonian Impresario: A Memoir by James Morris (2011). This collaborative project between the people of Armenia, the Smithsonian and USAID aims to deepen understanding of the countrys living traditions and heritage sites. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, African folklife, epic, narrative, proverbs, computer applications in folklore, intangible cultural heritage policy. 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. In 2010, a fourth component was added to this model: culture. 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. Free to the public, the Festival drew 8.25 million visitors on site and online in 2017. The lab has also used satellite monitoring to document looting. Contact:YoungerE@si.edu, Office of Academic Appointments and Internships, Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (SORS) Intro. University of California, Los Angeles. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. In 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Moses and Frances Asch Collection into its Memory of the World International Register. This includes not only the artifacts which are born-digital but also older analog forms which require reformatting for the digital world.[10]. The recordings were bundled into the Smithsonian Folkways label. Contact:Leopold@si.edu. Research specialties: Intangible cultural heritage, Latin American music (specifically: USA, Mexico and Guatemala, Indigenous and migrant communities). In addition to daily performances and activities on the National Mall, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival recommends events and exhibitions relating to our programs at other Smithsonian museums and venues around Washington, D.C. All events are free unless otherwise noted. 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. 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. B.A. Seeger, Anthony, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Curator and Director Emeritus. Research Associate. The minister asked the Smithsonian if we could determine its status from satellite imagery. B.A. Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum (CHNDM), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG), National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), National Museum of American History (NMAH), National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL), National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP), Smithsonian Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program, George Burch Fellowship in Theoretical Medicine and Affiliated Theoretical Science, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF). Research specialties: Music history, library and information sciences, ethnomusicology, multicultural history of the banjo. Given satellite coverage, they can reference images over a period of time to pinpoint when the damage occurred and how extensive it is. These . The Archives documents the Centers work on the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Smithsonian Folkways, and contains the recordings, photographs, papers, and objects related to several historical record labels. Curator of Language and Cultural Vitality. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. 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. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, African folklife, epic, narrative, proverbs, computer applications in folklore, intangible cultural heritage policy. B.A. Visitors at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2002. Morris and Rinzler were named Washingtonians of the Year. The Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) is now a part of the National Museum of the American Latino. B.A. B.A. Advertising Notice Building Arts and Traditional Architecture. A relatively small but interesting and well-documented material culture collection includes iconic and other items from the Festival and the Centers projects. Sometimes collections are in disarray, evidence of hurried packing and evacuation. Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage | Smithsonian Institution Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is home to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. It has become a national and international model of a research-based presentation of intangible cultural heritage. (1993), A.B.D. This component, previously tucked in with social sustainability, was now to considered in its own right. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. This linguistic shift can be documented more precisely in the language of the UNESCO treaties. 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 HERI mobilized to provide emergency packing materials. Ripley, S. Dillon. Since then, the label has expanded on Asch's vision of documenting and preserving music and soundscapes from around the world. (2004) Barnard College, Columbia University; M.A. An aerial shot of the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showing the site of the South Africa program. Research specialties: Sound archives, archives, traditional musicof the United States, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, record production, history of sound recordings. Your Privacy Rights (1979) State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D. (1997) Union Institute. 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. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution. In 2017, the label reached 251 million listeners through radio, online streaming and sales. Hayride String Band at Festival of American Folklife, 1985. 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. 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. 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