Abel Rodríguez, an indigenous Muinane, demonstrates the art of basket weaving which he learned from his father while growing up in the Colombian Amazon

Artisan Levente Lehel Sütő’s family has been making traditional furniture since the end of the 16th century. At the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Sütő shed light on his craft tradition and its significance for Hungarian cultural identity.

The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured Hungarian Heritage: Roots To Revival as one of its three programs.

Januwa Moja celebrates the African diaspora through her work as an artist and designer.

As they have for centuries, women in Kalocsa (Hungary) draw, paint, and embroider traditional floral motifs.

When The Names Project Foundation came to discuss a Folklife Festival program about the AIDS Memorial Quilt, I asked if the program would include panels to commemorate Smithsonian colleagues and their family members who had died of AIDS.

This story was filmed at the Center during a 2012 “Call My Name” quilting workshop conducted by The NAMES Project Foundation.

My mission was to assist with the preparations for the Mpumalanga Traditional Arts Market, attend the event and make recommendations for adding more educational activities

In March 2012, a team from The NAMES Project Foundation came to The Women’s Collective in Washington, D.C., to conduct a “Call My Name” quilting workshop.

Gert McMullin, one of the original volunteers with The AIDS Memorial Quilt, reflects on her experiences during the early stages of the AIDS pandemic