Pamela Henson, Historian of the Smithsonian, talks about 100 Years of the Smithsonian in Panama. Dr. Henson is director of the Institutional History Division of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. She researches and writes on the history of the Smithsonian and conducts the oral history project...

Retired scientific illustrator, George Venable answers the question "What is special about scientific illustration?" Scientific illustrators practice their art as part of the research process, to communicate research results, to reach the general public, and to open people's eyes to the beauty...

Our Chief of Collections answers the following questions: Why do we collect objects and specimens? Why are collections important? Why are we digitizing them? What does the NMNH's 100 year anniversary mean to you? What do you think NMNH collections will be like in 2110 - or over the next hundred...