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This lizard specimen became an important touchstone for Scotland’s involvement in the repatriation, or return, of museum objects back to their place of origin.
As a musician and advocate, Gretchen Gonzales Davidson embraces the complex relationships between music, culture, and community.
For Ewenki herders like Yuguo Suo, winter means visitors from around the world; his family homestay offers intimate encounters with reindeer.
After fifty years in culture work, Proschan has gifted his research as a folklorist and anthropologist to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.
Voice acting is a performing art and skill in which actors use their voice alone to portray a character, breathe life into narration, or create sound effects.
Since its mass cultivation in 1850, arabica coffee became Nicaragua’s primary export crop with great varieties carrying unique flavor imprints.
The annual Rhinebeck Antique Car Show & Swap Meet is an unapologetically gendered celebration of craftsmanship and memory.
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.