Scientists, conservationists, and other leaders in the field will discuss the most pressing issues facing our planet.
Cindy Obath wants to bring the human soundscape of the Maasai Mara to this summer’s Earth Optimism × Folklife program.
Family photographs—of Emirati nationals and expatriate residents—can be read as grassroots records rather than simply sentimental objects.
Celebrate Earth Day by folding your own 3D model of a native orchid, the Showy Lady’s Slipper!
Chef Theresa Lin has been called a food ambassador and a culinary diplomat.
How do the personal photographs of American American visitors at the 2018 Festival affect our understandings of cultural preservation?
In the summer of 2002, 1.6 million people came to the National Mall for a Folklife Festival program celebrating cultures across Central Asia.
This short, annotated playlist—or “spiritual soundtrack”—are songs that connect to religious identity.
Samgyetang is a small chicken stuffed with sweet glutinous rice, ginseng root, and garlic, cooked in an herbal broth.