Former intern Lucy XC Liu is actively working to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary art.

Leap Day has long been a source of contention and confusion, signaling to us that things are not quite right.

Steve Kaslov sought to improve the civic status and rights of Romani people in the United States.

“Ode to Billie Joe” is not a folksong, but it caught the nation’s ear that summer for reasons that still reverberate today.

Folk gestures, such as the handshake and other forms of greeting, have waxed and waned among many different cultures.

In 1996, the Smithsonian hosted a free festival of Southern music, crafts, and dance held outdoors at Olympic Centennial Park.

The earliest documented examples of cicada folklore come from China.

Forty years ago, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival presented a landmark event in the history of Deaf Culture.

Since the early 1990s, the Center has been documenting occupational culture at the White House.

Hot mulled wine seemed the perfect beverage for those dark and chilly evenings in December.