photo courtesy of http://www.wmfolklifecenter.org/artists.html Drago, Russia’s preeminent Romani (Gypsy) ensemble, presented a lunchtime concert at the Library of Congress. The Drago Ensemble takes its name from the word “drag,” which means dear or beloved person in both the Romani and ...
photo courtesy of www.japansociety.org On the eve of the March 13 opening of her art exhibition at the American Institute of Architects Headquarters Gallery in Washington, D.C., Japanese tapestry artist Mitsuko Asakura discussed her work at the Library of Congress. ...
photo courtesy of http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2009/04/09/japans-flower-festival/ Just as cherry-blossom time comes to Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress presented a lecture on the symbolism of this cherished flower in Japanese culture and history. Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, holder of the John W. Kluge Center ...
World Is Witness, a project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, bears witness to genocide and related crimes against humanity around the world. Our staff and guest contributors bring you updates from the field, eyewitness testimony, photographs, interactive maps and ...
Webcast from the Library of Congress: Anthony S. Johnson, Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States, delivered a lecture titled “The History of Education in Jamaica.” Access the webcast by clicking here, date of event 4/21/2009, running time 129 minutes ...
The Binghamton University African Music Ensemble, directed by Professor James Burns and Pierrette Aboadji, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, in FA-Casadesus. The presentation will include African music performed by a full ensemble of drummers ...