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WASHINGTON -- African-American style and identity, endangered languages and Hungarian culture get the spotlight treatment at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which starts Wednesday on the National Mall.
This year's festival includes an app to help visitors navigate the dozens of daily discussions, hands-on activities, cooking demonstrations and concerts.
Criticized in recent years for focusing too much on American culture -- in particular, U.S. government agencies (including the Smithsonian itself) -- the 2013 festival includes a blend of domestic and international issues.
"Hungarian Heritage" spotlights the "vitality" of Hungarian culture, from cooking and dancing to folk art and music.
"The Will to Adorn" answers the question, "What is African-American about African-American dress and body art and why does it matter?" Among its exhibitions are a runway show of church hats and demonstrations by artisans.
Perhaps most intriguing, "One World, Many Voices" explores the stories behind the thousands of languages expected to disappear in this century.
The highlight of the project, according to curator K. David Harrison:
The Kalmyks, a Mongolian people who reside in European Russia on the Caspian Sea, will show their music, dance, and epic story-telling skills. They will perform against a backdrop of two beautiful yurts provided by the Kalmyk diaspora community of New Jersey, which has managed to keep the language and Buddhist traditions alive in this country.
Festival food fare includes the Budapest Bistro, chicken and waffles, Indian street food and a Latino food truck.
The 47th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival runs June 26 to 30 and July 3 to 7.
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The Dalai Lama speaks July 2, 2000 during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington. Approximately 40,000 people came to listen to the Nobel Peace Prize winner speak near the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Alex Wong/Newsmakers)
Dancers who are part of UNUKUPUKUPU, a community dance group out of Hawai?i Community College, perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, July 6, 2012. In the midst of an all-consuming Civil War, Congress was able to pass legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that would transform public education in the United States. The Morrill Act in 1862 established the nation?s network of public land-grant universities so that working class people could study agriculture, military tactics, mechanics and classical studies to obtain a liberal and practical college education. Today these 217 schools across the country enroll more than 3.5 million undergraduates and 1.1 million graduate students. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, Thursday, July 5, 2012. An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this month with a sense of optimism not seen in many years _ hope that it finally may be possible to stem the spread of the AIDS virus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People visit the Campus and Community section of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, July 6, 2012. In the midst of an all-consuming Civil War, Congress was able to pass legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that would transform public education in the United States. The Morrill Act in 1862 established the nation?s network of public land-grant universities so that working class people could study agriculture, military tactics, mechanics and classical studies to obtain a liberal and practical college education. Today these 217 schools across the country enroll more than 3.5 million undergraduates and 1.1 million graduate students. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Cory Arcak, with Texas A&M University, right, works on a water filtration mold of clay and sawdust at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, July 6, 2012. In the midst of an all-consuming Civil War, Congress was able to pass legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that would transform public education in the United States. The Morrill Act in 1862 established the nation?s network of public land-grant universities so that working class people could study agriculture, military tactics, mechanics and classical studies to obtain a liberal and practical college education. Today these 217 schools across the country enroll more than 3.5 million undergraduates and 1.1 million graduate students. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Bhutanese monks play instruments in a temple built for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 3, 2008 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated in the eastern Himalayas and bordered by China and India, Bhutan rises in just a few hundred miles from steamy jungles to some of the world's highest peaks.The Festival will celebrate Bhutan's special approach towards life in the 21st century. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Bhutanese archer cheers after shooting a near bulls eye during an archery demonstration at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 3, 2008 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated in the eastern Himalayas and bordered by China and India, Bhutan rises in just a few hundred miles from steamy jungles to some of the world's highest peaks.The Festival will celebrate Bhutan's special approach towards life in the 21st century, which, as national policy, is described as the pursuit of 'Gross National Happiness.' AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JULY 2: A cyclist looks at a collection of photos during the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall July 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. The yearly event, which started in 1967, presents contemporary culture and encourages visitors to learn through participation in song, dance, conversation and eating. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JULY 2: Zacki Ghuo, a graphic designer, works on painting in a mural by Gamaliel Ramirez during the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall July 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. The yearly event, which started in 1967, presents contemporary culture and encourages visitors to learn through participation in song, dance, conversation and eating. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JULY 2: A dancer performs Latino dance during a performance at the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall July 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. The yearly event, which started in 1967, presents contemporary culture and encourages visitors to learn through participation in song, dance, conversation and eating. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JULY 2: Children practice uncovering fossils at an exhibit on paleontology during the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall July 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. The yearly event, which started in 1967, presents contemporary culture and encourages visitors to learn through participation in song, dance, conversation and eating. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
Washington, UNITED STATES: A camel walks through the Mall near the US Capitol building during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washignton, DC, 30 June 2005. The festival is a special annual event sponsored each June-July by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage celebrating cultural traditions around the world. The festival includes daily and evening music and dance performances, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling and discussions of cultural issues. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 26: Different kinds of spices are displayed during the 39th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival at the National Mall June 26, 2005 in Washington, DC. This year's folklife festival features a total of four programs -- 'Oman: Desert, Oasis and Sea,' 'Forest Service, Culture and Community,' 'Nuestra Musica,' and 'Food Culture USA.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, : Workers and tourists brave heat and humidity 25 June 2002 as final touches are put on the exhibits at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall in Washington, DC. Exhibits feature life on the Silk Road. AFP PHOTO/ Shawn THEW (Photo credit should read SHAWN THEW/AFP/Getty Images)
Washington, UNITED STATES: People watch an Omani coppersmith at work at an exhibition on Oman at the 39th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall in Washington 26 June 2005. Some 110 Omanis arrived in Washington to showcase the country's music, dance, textiles, perfumes, metalwork and pottery, all under Folklife's mission of presenting the aesthetics of people around the world. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Three teenagers play a street game called 'Ace, King, Queen,' also known as Chinese Handball, July 5, 2001 during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Smithsonian Institution held its annual Folklife Festival with New York City lifestyles as one of the themes of the Festival. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Paul Noone of Washington, DC observes the interior of a Checker Cab July 5, 2001 during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Smithsonian Institution held its annual Folklife Festival with the New York City lifestyle as one of the themes. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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