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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

cultural center in Washington D.C. to support worldwide folklife and cultural sustainabilty
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Summary

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a facility[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (facility category, ranking #47 of 155).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is in the country of United States[4].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's instance of is recorded as facility[5].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's instance of is recorded as archives[7].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[8].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is part of Smithsonian Institution[9].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comprises Smithsonian Folkways Recordings[10].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comprises Smithsonian Folklife Festival[11].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comprises Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections[12].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage comprises Folkways Records[13].
  • January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage[14].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.886117, 'longitude': -77.021525, 'precision': 1e-06}[15].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[16].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's official website is recorded as http://www.folklife.si.edu/[17].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's accredited by is recorded as accredited NGO for intangible cultural heritage[18].
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's street address is recorded as Capital Gallery Building, 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024[19].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage[14].

Identity

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is part of Smithsonian Institution[9].

Operations

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[16].

Why It Matters

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (facility category, ranking #47 of 155).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. Retrieved . folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EC62-3BF9-77B1-AA09-5897
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  2. 10w ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_226996
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  3. 10w ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Libraries australia id → 72895846
    Imported from → —
    Country → United States
    Gnd id → 5536067-1
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P571]]: 1967, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781796061371"
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