B.A. 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. Director:Michael Atwood MasonTotal Full-Time Employees:45Annual Budget (federal, trust and business activities) FY 2017:$10 million. (2011) New York University. 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). The .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}"My Armenia". 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. Since then, the label has expanded on Asch's vision of documenting and preserving music and soundscapes from around the world. M.A., Ohio State University. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures
As in other regions of Europe, the population of the geographic region of modern Ukraine reflects a diversity of ethnic migrations and cultural influences, as well as a succession of political rulers and changing boundaries over millennia. (1970) Williams College; M.A. National Museum of American History
In 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Moses and Frances Asch Collection into its Memory of the World International Register. Ambassador at Large, Smithsonian Institution. Putin, though, claims that Ukrainians lack the history, culture and identity worthy of a national state separate from Russia. Currently there are three main research areas actively sponsored by CFCH. 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. Music HerStory explores these contributions through unique media collections from across the Smithsonian. 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. 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. It now includes an extensive collection of traditional American music, children's music, and international music. Morris and Rinzler were named Washingtonians of the Year. Through Festival field and documentary research, curation, live programs, and digital storytelling, the Festival communicates an unwavering commitment to representing diverse cultures as a positive force for cultural equity, inclusivity, and the common good. My Armenia harnesses the power of storytelling to strengthen cultural heritage sustainability through community-based tourism development. Ralph Rinzler Performs at Festival of American Folklife, 1988. B.A. B.A. (2011) New York University. The Center hosts the annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall and is home to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Free to the public, the Festival drew 8.25 million visitors on site and online in 2017. Rinzler worked at the center until his death in 1994. (1980), Ph.D. (1990) Indiana University. Notably, more than 500 are religious sitesplaces of worship and cemeterieswith those of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church specifically targeted. (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. Research specialties: Ethnomusicology, audiovisual archives, music industry, social organization, cosmology, ritual, oral narrative, South American Indians, Brazil. Research specialties: City and regional planning, cultural sustainability, elevation of cultural practices to improve local economies. It began with the first Festival of American Folklife in 1967. Where possible, theyve treated artworks and artifacts, and repaired damage. While providing immediate protection, this presented another major problem. Our curators and scholars, drawn from folklore, anthropology, ethnomusicology, and a broad range of cultural studies, are distinguished in their practice of collaborative research and representation. 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 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 . 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). Curator. 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. B.A. 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. (1972) State University of New York, Buffalo; M.A. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, veterans of World War II, American film and mass media. By 2003, the follow-up treaty was entitled the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections contains an extensive collection that documents American and world traditions in research notes, videos, CDs, audio tapes, and still images. (1988) Brown University; M.A. 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. Hayride String Band at Festival of American Folklife, 1985. Senior Folklorist Emeritus. 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. (2004 and 2012) University of Maryland. While the archive, filled with paper documentation and other memorabilia, is traditionally considered to be museum material, the other two sections exemplify more accurately the direction CFCH is headed, with a "shift from reified and ossified discourses of 'preservation' to more dynamic and ecological models of sustainability". (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. This project responds to that urgency by developing robust comparative research on revitalization eorts in six minority language communities. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is planned and implemented annually by the Festival staff at the Folklife center. Visitors at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. (2004) Barnard College, Columbia University; M.A. B.A. (1976) Simmons College; M.A. Research specialties: Occupational folklife, African folklife, epic, narrative, proverbs, computer applications in folklore, intangible cultural heritage policy. 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. 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 . (1979) Emory University; Ph.D. (1991) George Washington University. The Ukrainian language, the countrys art and its historyincluding the Slavic-Christian state centered in Kyiv a thousand years ago, the 19th-century flowering of Ukrainian culture and nationalism, the post-World War I Ukrainian republic, the Ukrainian independence movement of the early 1990s and its reaffirming Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan Revolution in 2013-2014all represent an undeniable Ukrainian identity that is centuries in the making. (1973) New York University; M.A. (2005) Occidental College; Ph.D. (2017) UCLA. Research specialties: Indigenous, intercultural, and community media; digital media and performance;Afro-Brazilian expressive culture. Theyve conducted inventories and composed condition reports. Folklife presentation, education, and research began at the Smithsonian Institution in 1967 with the first annual Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall. During that project, the Smithsonian formally established SCRI under the direction of curator and former U.S. Army monuments woman Cori Wegener, leading to similar efforts in the ensuing years to respond to cultural crises around the worldfrom temple-destroying earthquakes in Nepal to museum bombings in Syria and Iraq. Like Poshyvailo and his HERI teams, conservators across Ukraine have taken stock of the situation, salvaging collections and materials as best they can. Contact:Cordovaa@si.edu, Deutsch, James I., Curator. (2012) Leiden. (2005) University of California, Los Angeles; PGCert. The lab has also used satellite monitoring to document looting. 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. Russia and its supporters were strategically marking the territory as Russian to solidify Moscows claimsand seemingly as a prelude to more aggressive moves. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. He spearheaded the protracted negotiations to purchase the Folkways music collection from Moe Asch, including both recordings and business files. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. (1978) Arizona State University. Then, theyve carefully re-packed them with an eye toward their long-term sustainability. Research specialties: English country dance in the U.S., Scottish traditional song and the Folk Revival, comparative British and Appalachian folksong traditions. Since 1967 the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has taken place at the National Mall and featured ongoing performances and demonstrations of contemporary cultural traditions. B.A. National Museum of African American History and Culture
Using that data, the labs analysts are able to see how closely the heat signatures align with cultural sites. Its forms are, among others, language, literature, music, dance, games, mythology, rituals, customs, handicrafts, architecture and other arts. nmaahc.si.edu. 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. It has become a national and international model of a research-based presentation of intangible cultural heritage. 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]. 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. Contact:PlaceJ1@si.edu, Sheehy, Daniel E., Curator and Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Privacy Statement Telephone: 202.633.6440 Fax: 202.633.6474 Email . Research specialties: City and regional planning, cultural sustainability, elevation of cultural practices to improve local economies. Research specialties: Native American and Pacific Rim material culture, contemporary Native American art, museum practice. Curator. Cultural Specialist and Curator. Womens leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. 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. A participant works on a quilt at the 1968 Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Yugoslav Dancers at Festival of American Folklife, 1973. (1977) University of North Carolina; Ph.D. (1988) University of Edinburgh. 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. SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE & CULTURAL HERITAGE. Tradition is always with us, shaping our thoughts, our behavior, our path into the future. (1970) Williams College; M.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. A third team involved in the more theoretical work on "cultural policy". 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. Research specialties: Caribbean/Latin American studies, Latino music, cultural representation. 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. This linguistic shift can be documented more precisely in the language of the UNESCO treaties. 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. 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. We thank you for your support! The Festival takes place for two weeks every summer overlapping the Fourth of July holiday. A Lithuanian blacksmith demonstrates his skills in the Baltic Nations program during the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. B.A. Behind the dancers is the sculpture "Infinity." 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. Cloud cover over the region for days prevented good imagery. (1976) University of Minnesota; M.Ln. This paper defines the field as folklore and uses that term throughout its paper:[4]. 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. 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. HERI mobilized to provide emergency packing materials. (1987) University of Maryland. The CFCH contains (numerically) the largest collection in the Smithsonian, but is not fully open to the public. Building Arts and Traditional Architecture. But the ambassador was unambiguous in her confidence that the Russians would not succeed. (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. Research specialties: Asian American history and culture, Los Angeles history and culture, urban history, public history, vernacular landscape. (2001) Youngstown State University; M.A. B.A. The Smithsonian in Games and Other Formats, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Website, Additional Historic Images of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, Sign up for email updates on our amazing collection. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Curator and Director Emeritus. The Center also produces major national cultural events consistent with its mission. 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. Folklife Festival 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. How can the Smithsonian help pack and move some 300,000 preserved plant specimensand quickly? An aerial shot of the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showing the site of the South Africa program. Research specialties: Cultural heritage studies, ethnomusicology, Asian studies, cultural policy, Indonesian performing arts, education, development studies, international relations. B.A. This includes not only the artifacts which are born-digital but also older analog forms which require reformatting for the digital world.[10]. 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. 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. A relatively small but interesting and well-documented material culture collection includes iconic and other items from the Festival and the Centers projects. Curator. 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. These are some of the issues investigated in this research area, which focuses specifically on the indigenous or minoritized languages of Europe. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 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. [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. 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. 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 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. Research Associate. (1978) Kenyon College; M.L.S. Ralph Rinzler listens through headphones during the 1988 recording session for the album "Folkways: A Vision Shared." Cookie Policy Junior volunteer John McCauley demonstrates marblemaking to onlookers at the 20th Festival of American Folklife, in the Summer of 1986. There are restrictions for re-using this image. It also maintains the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. The Smithsonian collaborated with Haitian colleagues to establish facilities and training programs, saving and treating some 35,000 endangered artworks and artifacts. These . The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. 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. How is this defined, and how is it measured? (1970), Ph.D. (1974) University of Chicago. 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. 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