2010 Festival Blog

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough talks about growing up in rural Georgia and the career path that led to hisRead More

Lora Collins, supervisor of the model shop, demonstrates an essential step in the creation of exhibition mannequins—the replication of aRead More

Amy Ballard, a preservationist at the Smithsonian Institution, began her career as a clerk typist. However, her oddest job wasRead More

Introduction and comments from the co-curator, Olivia Cadaval. 

Olivia Cadaval, co-curator of the México program, introduces the music participants. 

Olivia Cadaval, Smithsonian curator, speaks in depth about the field research conducted for the México program. 

During the ceremony of Danza del Bixom Tíiw, members of the Téenek community of Tamaletón become ritual fliers to honorRead More

Joel Vicente Contreras and his wife María Sosa Luís own a family-operated weaving workshop in Teotitlán del Valle. 

Mariachi Tradicional Los Tios from El Manguito perform in a distinctive regional style that has flourished for more than 150Read More

Interns and volunteers worked alongside Mexican cooks in the kitchen area of the Mexico program.