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The 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival kicked off with a bang this morning.
This morning, the Secretary of the Smithsonian joined dignitaries and participants from around the world to open the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Clothing designer Brenda Winstead collaborates with West African artisans—incorporating traditional hand-woven and hand-dyed fabrics to create contemporary garments.
Januwa Moja is an artist and designer who celebrates the African Diaspora through the creation of wearable art.
The Festival staff, interns, and volunteers have been hard at work through the weekend.
The Folklife Festival has three fantastically diverse programs lined up this year: Hungarian Heritage; One World, Many Voices; and The Will to Adorn.
Come down to the National Mall on June 26 for the opening of the 2013 Folklife Festival!
Curator Diana Baird N’Diaye introduces the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival program The Will to Adorn.
Both the Dixie Cups of New Orleans and The Jewels of Washington, D.C., began singing in the early 1960s.
Thirteen miles east of the National Mall, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage supply and technical crews gear up for their big move to the Mall for the Festival.
Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Vitality Program, educational outreach, and more.