Folklife Festival Returns to Mall Today

Wales, African-American Oral History, Latin Music in the Spotlight

By Jeremy B. White
Roll Call Staff
June 24, 2009, 12 a.m.

Many museum visits turn on observation alone: Visitors wander through hushed chambers and gaze at artifacts or artwork that they are forbidden to touch. The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which opens today on the National Mall, takes a more interactive approach to educating visitors on the various ways in which culture manifests itself around the world.



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