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Our mission is to promote the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world.

You can now download the Vacancy Announcement for temporary positions at the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

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Mud brick/adobe masons from Mali build a gate modeled on one in Djenne on the National Mall as part of the Mali program at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Photo by Hugh Talman, Smithsonian Institution.