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The Baltic Nations: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
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1994
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Thailand: Household, Temple Fair & Court
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
1993
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U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
1992
Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Culture in the Americas
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1991
Family Farming in the Heartland
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Roots of Rhythm and Blues: The Robert Johnson Era
1990
Musics of Struggle
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Les Fêtes Chez Nous: France and North America
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Ingenuity and Tradition: The Common Wealth of Massachusetts
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Music from the Peoples of the Soviet Union
1987
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1986
20th Anniversary Music Stage
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1985
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Mela! An Indian Fair
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1983
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1981
A Celebration of the American Tent Show
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Folklore of the Deaf
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1980
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1978
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1977
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1976
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Giving Voice
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Wales Smithsonian Cymru
2008
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NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond
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Texas
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Mekong River
Northern Ireland
Roots of Virginia Culture
Special Events (2007)
2006
Alberta
Carriers of Culture
Nuestra Música: Latino Chicago
Special Events (2006)
2005
Food Culture USA
Forest Service, Culture, and Community
Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture (2005)
Oman: Desert, Oasis, and Sea
Special Events (2005)
2004
Haiti
Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture (2004)
Special Events (2004)
Water Ways
2003
Appalachia: Heritage and Harmony
Mali: From Timbuktu to Washington
Scotland at the Smithsonian
Special Events (2003)
2002
The Silk Road
2001
Bermuda Connections
Masters of the Building Arts
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Special Events (2001)
2000
El RÃo
Special Events (2000)
Tibetan Culture Beyond the Land of Snows
Washington, D.C.: It’s Our Home
1999
Celebrating New Hampshire's Stories
Gateways to Romania
South Africa
Special Events (1999)
1998
Pahiyas: A Philippine Harvest
Special Events (1998)
The Baltic Nations
The Rio Grande/RÃo Bravo Basin
Wisconsin
1997
African Immigrant Folklife
Sacred Sounds: Belief & Society
Special Events (1997)
The Mississippi Delta
1996
Iowa - Community Style
Special Events (1996)
The American South
Working at the Smithsonian
1995
Heartbeat: The Voices of First Nations Women
Russian Roots, American Branches
Special Events (1995)
The Cape Verdean Connection
The Czech Republic
1994
Latin America and the Caribbean
Masters of Traditional Arts
Thailand: Household, Temple Fair & Court
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
1993
American Social Dance
Kids' Stuff
Metro Music
U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
1992
Maroon Culture
New Mexico
Soundscape in Indian Country
Workers at the White House
1991
Family Farming in the Heartland
Indonesia
Land in Native American Cultures
Roots of Rhythm and Blues
1990
Musics of Struggle
Senegal
U.S. Virgin Islands
1989
American Indian Program
Cultural Conservation (1989)
Hawai'i
France and North America
The Caribbean
1988
American Folklore Society Centennial
Festival Music Stage
Massachusetts
Migration to Metropolitan Washington
Music from the Soviet Union
1987
Cultural Conservation and Languages
Metropolitan Washington
Michigan
1986
20th Anniversary Music Stage
American Trial Lawyers
Traditional Crafts
Japan: Rice in Japanese Folk Culture
Tennessee
1985
Cultural Conservation (1985)
Louisiana
Mela! An Indian Fair
Special Events (1985)
1984
Alaska
Black Urban Expressive Culture from Philadelphia
The Grand Generation
1983
Aviation Program
Festival Sampler
French/French-American Program
National Heritage Fellowships Program (1983)
New Jersey
1982
Children's Program (1982)
Korea
Heritage Fellowships Program (1982)
Oklahoma
1981
American Tent Show
Adobe Architecture
Arts Endowment Folk Arts Program
Children's Program (1981)
Folklore of the Deaf
Southeastern United States
Northeastern Music and Dance
Ojibwa Culture
South Slavic Americans
1980
American Talkers
Caribbean Americans
Community Activities and Food Preservation
Finnish Americans
Folk Housing and Energy Efficiency
Southeast Asian Americans
1979
Caribbean Carnival
Children's Area
Folklife in the Museum - Folk Medicine
Folklore in Your Community
Medicine Show
Native American Architecture
1978
Chesapeake Bay Traditions
Children's Folklife
Coal Miners & Oil Workers
D.C. Folklore
A Nation of Nations (1978)
Renwick Gallery (1978)
Mexican & Mexican American Traditions
Other Programs (1978)
San Juan Pueblo Culture
1977
African Diaspora Street Culture
America's Appetite (for Energy)
A Nation of Nations (1977)
Hall of Musical Instruments
Renwick Gallery (1977)
Native American Musical Styles
Other Programs (1977)
Virginia Folk Culture
1976
African Diaspora (1976)
Children's Program (1976)
Family Folklore (1976)
Festival Stage (1976)
Native Americans (1976)
Old Ways in the New World (1976)
Regional America (1976)
Working Americans (1976)
1975
African Diaspora (1975)
Children's Program (1975)
Family Folklore (1975)
Festival Stage (1975)
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Old Ways in the New World (1975)
Regional America (1975)
Working Americans (1975)
1974
African Diaspora (1974)
Children's Program (1974)
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Old Ways in the New World (1974)
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Old Ways in the New World (1973)
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Union Workers
1971
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Southern Plains Indians
1969
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