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D.C.'s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside

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Summary

Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.

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<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5008x3339+0+0/resize/5008x3339!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2Ff4%2F17fd79214a8193f3eb2d32e83ea2%2Fgettyimages-2290494709.jpg' alt='A 14-foot-tall blue rooster sculpture overlooks the racetrack from the roof of the National Gallery of Art's East Building in Washington, D.C.'/>Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.

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