Grand Opening of American Art Museum & Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2006

Grand Opening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
The museums -- now known collectively as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture -- celebrate the momentous occasion with music and activities









Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2006
"Alberta at the Smithsonian"
"Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions"
"Nuestra Musica 2006: Latino Chicago."
The annual celebration of folk culture featured daytime and evening musical entertainment, crafts demonstrations, talks and food vendors on the Mall.
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2006/schedule/alberta/june30.html