2010 Festival Video

In March 2010 the Smithsonian Natural History Museum opened the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. The hall reflectsRead More

Highlights from the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 

Many people gathered for the first ever Smithsonian staff photo during the 2010 Folklife Festival. 

Comedian George Wallace shared recollections of Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater. Here, he discusses Washington-style politics and the changing face ofRead More

Introduction and comments from the curator, Betty Belanus. 

Smithsonian scientist Mary Hagedorn is recognized as the world’s leading expert in aquatic cryobiology.  

Alan Peters and Mike Henley work behind the scenes at the National Zoo’s Invertebrate Hall.  

Three of the Smithsonian’s top administrators (Richard Kurin, Alison McNally, and Eva Pell) describe some of their most memorable challenges. 

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough talks about growing up in rural Georgia and the career path that led to hisRead More

Lora Collins, supervisor of the model shop, demonstrates an essential step in the creation of exhibition mannequins—the replication of aRead More