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WATCH LIVE: D.C.'s Sackler Gallery puts on daytime fireworks

Washington, D.C.'s Sackler Gallery will celebrate their 25th anniversary with some daytime pyrotechnics. The fun begins at 3pm Eastern time.
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Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 2:57 PM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

Chinese artist Cai Guo Qiang will help Washington, D.C.'s Sackler gallery celebrate their 25th anniversary by blowing up a 40-foot pine tree attached to 2,000 fireworks. According to Smithsonian magazine, Cai also helped direct Beijing's stunning opening ceremonies in 2008.



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