Overview Videos

Highlights from the opening ceremony for the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Video edited by Michael Headley.

This Festival introduction is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) and captions. It explains the various means through which theRead More

Smithsonian staff photographers Hugh Talman, Richard Strauss, Jeff Tinsley and Harold Dorwin reflect on their experience documenting the Smithsonian FolklifeRead More

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is often described as the “world’s largest cultural conversation,” and as a “museum without walls.” FirstRead More