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Download high-res images to use as your聽video meeting or desktop background.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/signs-spring" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/springtime" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/saam-1968.9.87_1.jpg?itok=n53TA6QR&c=557ad5b66839a79e1dbabfb8d7937e83" alt="spring landscape" title="Spring (no. 248) by Werner Drewes, born Canig, Germany 1899-died Reston, VA 1985" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Signs of Spring</h3> <p>Celebrating spring and the coming of warmer days through the visual arts.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/excelsior-super-superheroes" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/superheroes" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/captainamericastamp.jpg?itok=zodf7Doh&c=c18c606caa118eae0c702a29a95b16d6" alt="Captain America 41 cent stamp" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Excelsior! Super Superheroes</h3> <p>A look at superheroes in the Smithsonian's collections and remembering Stan Lee.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/ancient-egypt" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/nmnh-mummy.jpg?itok=RpjMKNb2&c=e3118d09b856e69b858aa58ca6d90f00" alt="mummy mask" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Ancient Egypt</h3> <p>Explore collections related to ancient Egypt from across the Smithsonian.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/we-heart-art" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/art-at-heart" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/chsdm-1992-51-68mattflynn-heart-motif.jpg?itok=0jwMzQa1&c=a0c3d3a879d5dc89d4ad103bbb894062" alt="Heart Motif, Textile Design" title="Heart Motif, Textile Design Tommi Parzinger, German, 1903 - 1981" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>We Heart Art</h3> <p>From amulets to valentines, the heart motif in art and design.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/masters-tradition" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://folklife.si.edu/masters-of-tradition?utm_source=si.edu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=OneSmithsonian" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/dgdmalm85dgr1zajrvmt_kbr1.jpg?itok=P03OJ4i5&c=975fea2716be318938eaa8e3b61a2c1a" alt="Masters of Tradition map of U.S." /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Folkways </div> <h3>Masters of Tradition</h3> <p>Discover the broad array of musical styles and cultural stories that enliven our nation. </p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/orchids-natures-art" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/orchids" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/ofeo-sg-2015-0782a-1.jpg?itok=e44LK6A-&c=bfdde8c385c842c0d48d3b98756aff8b" alt="delicate orchid" title="Bulbophyllum guttulatum" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Orchids: Nature's Art</h3> <p>Smithsonian Gardens has more than 8,000 orchids. Explore a selection along with art inspired by these beautiful blooms.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/minerals-and-gems" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/geogallery" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/0082.jpg?itok=TT0nlgI6&c=264507ce0f9328d27782ded50f73d238" alt="mineral" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Minerals and Gems</h3> <p>The Smithsonian's聽National Museum of Natural History mineral and gem collection is one of the largest of its kind in the world.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/color-journey" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/color-smithsonian" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/chsdm-297456_01.jpg?itok=7hSsbvFk&c=876568e1c176dc1b9c2650311f58776c" alt="color wheel" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Color Journey</h3> <p>Take a colorful tour through art and artifacts in the Smithsonian's collections.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/and-away" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/balloons" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/balloon.jpg?itok=xNQXPnF8&c=f10a591791c184755305ac5a52a89927" alt="balloon" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Up, Up, and Away</h3> <p>Let balloonamania聽carry you away with these picks from the collections.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even views-row-last"><div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/hip-hop-and-rap" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hip-hop-rap" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/nmah-2007-5949-000002.jpg?itok=ldB6mrSp&c=e1c08cbe3fa4d823800dd7e42d04e88e" alt="Technics Turntable, used by Grandmaster Flash." /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>Hip-Hop and Rap</h3> <p>This Technics brand turntable was used by hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash. Discover more hip-hop collection items.</p> </div> </a> </div> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-grid-layout layout-constrain field-layout hide field-class col-md-3 field-grid-col" id="paragraphs-item-23752" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-grid-layout layout-constrain field-layout hide field-class col-md-3 field-grid-col"> <div class="group-content field-group-html-element content spacing-bottom"> <h2>Art Meets Science</h2> <p>Art, science, history, and culture meet at the Smithsonian in our聽collections and research centers. Artists and scientists use different ways of knowing to reveal and understand the world around us. Each year聽the <a href="/sarf">Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship</a> program provides visual artists from across the world the opportunity to work with our museums, research sites, collections, and scholars to build聽connections between the arts and science. Explore some collection spotlights that reveal our artistic, cultural, and scientific connections to the world around us.聽</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-grid-content field--type-paragraphs field--label-hidden content"> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference" id="paragraphs-item-23740" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference"> <div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/art-and-science-bats" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/bats" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/bat-fsg.jpg?itok=MXpLhdNJ&c=81e7f4ac3045b7c35037f53db4616a8e" alt="vampire bat" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>The Art and Science of Bats</h3> <p>Shy, nocturnal creatures, bats have been both feared and revered.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference" id="paragraphs-item-23758" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference"> <div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/art-and-science-birds" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/birds" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/sia-91-13525-000001.jpg?itok=GF19Eylz&c=f84d6bdc4c01a8354a078a1b90330201" alt="bird" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>The Art and Science of Birds</h3> <p>The Smithsonian celebrates beautiful birds in our museums, our research centers, our gardens, and in coffee shops.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference" id="paragraphs-item-23743" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference"> <div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" about="/teaser/art-and-science-elephants" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long"> <a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/elephants" class="inner"> <div class="b-media-wrapper"> <div class="content field field--name-field-image-single field--type-image field--label-hidden"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/teaser/4949185537_15865ccc30_o.jpg?itok=sQneuz6C&c=12467b284c84a2fc7efaf725e6e66115" alt="Elephant at National Zoo" /> </div> </div> <div class="b-text-wrapper"><div class="preface"> Smithsonian Collection Spotlight </div> <h3>The Art and Science of Elephants</h3> <p>Learn about our work to save elephant populations and discover elephants in art and culture.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference" id="paragraphs-item-23746" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-entity-reference"> <div class="node node--teaser view-mode-teaser_long node--teaser-long node--teaser--teaser-long teaser has-media" 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