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. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. (1981), Ph.D. (1995) University of Pennsylvania. (2009) University of Hawaii at Mnoa/East West Center; M.A. 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. Its forms are, among others, language, literature, music, dance, games, mythology, rituals, customs, handicrafts, architecture and other arts. 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. At the outset of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian cultural officials and leaders responded quickly to protect facilities and collections from the shelling and bombing. (1981), Ph.D. (1995) University of Pennsylvania. Seitel, Peter, Senior Folklorist Emeritus. 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. Research specialties: Ethnomusicology, audiovisual archives, music industry, social organization, cosmology, ritual, oral narrative, South American Indians, Brazil. 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. The greatest number of cases are associated with regions of the most aggressive Russian attacks: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Luhansk. 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. 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. (1979) State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Russia and its supporters were strategically marking the territory as Russian to solidify Moscows claimsand seemingly as a prelude to more aggressive moves. (2007), Ph.D. (2015) New York University. 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. 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. 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. Ralph Rinzler listens through headphones during the 1988 recording session for the album "Folkways: A Vision Shared." At the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, visitors admire the Pakistani hand-painted truck originally brought to the Smithsonian for the 2002 Folklife Festival. Since 1967 the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has taken place at the National Mall and featured ongoing performances and demonstrations of contemporary cultural traditions. Poshyvailo was intimately familiar with the Smithsonians work, having served as a Fulbright scholar in 2010 while the institution mobilized on-the-ground efforts to save cultural heritage in Haiti following a devastating earthquake. 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. 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. Curator. With most of the worlds languages severely threatened, thousands of language communities have committed to revitalization eorts, from documentation and renewal to maintenance. Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large. Cloud cover over the region for days prevented good imagery. [3] Instead of collecting and curating objects, both the Festival and the Folkways units at CFCH collect, research, and produce experiences. (1983), Ph.D. (1991) Indiana University. (1972); Ph.D. (1989) George WashingtonUniversity. He founded the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. 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. B.A. Since its inception in 1967, the Festival has highlighted artisans from all 50 states, more than 100 countries and nearly 70 occupations. B.A. Their goal is to explore means and indicators for assessing the impacts of culture on sustainable development, to develop best practices for bringing culture into political and social policy, and to share their findings with individuals, communities and policymakers around the world. 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. (2012) Leiden. The compound name, Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage, epitomizes an ongoing transition within the field of cultural studies. 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. The Dalai Lama, 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Curator and Director Emeritus. (2011) New York University. Mexican Stitchery Demonstration at Festival of American Folklife, 1978. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. Svitlana Stryelnikova, director general of the National Research Restoration Center of Ukraine, and her staff of expert conservators at the headquarters in Kyiv and branch facilities in Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv were charged with caring for Ukrainian national collections. University of California, Los Angeles. Toward the end of the fierce battle for Kherson in November 2022, museum staff at the Kherson Regional Art Museum reported that dozens of Russian specialists and aides haphazardly loaded two trucks with some 10,000 artworks without proper packing. Dr. Richard Kurin Contact:CadavalO@si.edu, Leopold, Robert, Research Associate. Originally part of the Smithsonians Division of Performing Arts, a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. Box 37012, MRC 520 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012. National Museum of African American History and Culture Rinzler continued in the Festival organization, originally as part of the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts until a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. (1985) Wichita State University; M.A. American regional and ethnic culturesNative American, African American, and Latino cultureare well-represented. Contact:AdamsG@si.edu, Belanus, Betty, Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. B.A. Curator and Senior Archivist. [6] This was non-standard for the Smithsonian, and guaranteed to provoke curators accustomed to operating in orderly museum buildings.[7]. 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 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Moses and Frances Asch Collection into its Memory of the World International Register. At a meeting in 1989, they published a "Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore". A plethora of newly minted compound concepts have been introduced into the vocabulary and discussion of culture since the turn of the century. 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]. B.A. (1973) Scripps College, M.A. Contact:Cordovaa@si.edu, Deutsch, James I., Curator. Turning attention to Ukraine, a lab analyst noted an increase in the building of public monuments in Crimea and the Donbas91 of them. This identity is indeed an explicit target of Putins war, she said. Smith College; M.A. Telephone: 202.633.6440 Fax: 202.633.6474 Email . Rinzler worked at the center until his death in 1994. In the space of 15 years on the international playing field folklore has been rebranded as cultural heritage. Educational projects including items like teachers guides, guides to oral history, and lesson plans for learning about particular traditions are distributed online and in hard copy. B.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 . Wegener received a message early on from the head of a university-based herbarium. Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures 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. (1972); Ph.D. (1989) George WashingtonUniversity. (1985) Wichita State University; M.A. [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. The Center hosts the annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall and is home to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. 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. Now that the festival organization and model were well established, Rinzler began to explore other varieties of folklife productions appropriate for a national museum. Seeger, Anthony, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Curator and Director Emeritus. (1970) Williams College; M.A. In 2010, a fourth component was added to this model: culture. Search millions of objects in the collections including photographs, artworks, artifacts, scientific specimens, manuscripts, sound records, and transcripts. Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, sustainability projects, educational outreach, and more. It posited that these components must work in concert with each other to insure that current development does not impede development in the future. An aerial shot of the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showing the site of the South Africa program. But the centers few vehicles were needed for civil defense purposes and thus unavailable. (1991), Ph.D. (1998) University of California, Los Angeles. project is a collaboration between the people of Armenia, the Smithsonian, and USAID. Contact:Diaz-CarreraC@si.edu, Holmgren, Meredith,Curator, American Womens Music. (1979) Emory University; Ph.D. (1991) George Washington University. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. (1996) Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile; M.A. Once approved by Ripley, Morris hired Ralph Rinzler to help him produce this festival for the upcoming summer 1967. 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 for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution. To this day, the festival features performers, crafts people, and community groups from the United States and foreign countries. Research specialties: Ethnographic and Indigenous archives, information ethics, language revitalization, indigenous knowledge systems, knowledge repatriation, Africa. Folklorist, Curator, Education Specialist. Hawaii was the featured state in the 1989 Folklife Festival from June 23 - July 4. (1978) Arizona State University. Given satellite coverage, they can reference images over a period of time to pinpoint when the damage occurred and how extensive it is. (1964), Ph.D. (1973) University of Pennsylvania. Ripley, S. Dillon. 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). 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. (1989), M.A. 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. Research specialties: Cultural anthropology, cultural heritage presentation and representation, cultural performance and social activism, museum programming and public engagement. 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