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Inspired by firefighers.

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Emmet from The LEGO Movie.

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Optimus Prime from The Transformers.

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Inspired by US military veterans.

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Inspired by the famous Rosie the Riveter poster.

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LEGO versions of Wonder Woman and Superman.

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Guitar Hero

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Neil Armstrong on the moon.

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From Wall-E.

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Comic book superheroes.

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Canstruction 2015

Canstruction 2015 Emmet from The LEGO Movie

The annual Canstruction exhibit opened this week at the State Museum. It'll be on display through April 16.

The exhibit is a fundraiser for The Food Pantries for The Capital District. Teams of architects, designers, and students build structures almost entirely out of canned goods. And then visitors can favor on their favorites by dropping canned goods into bins by each structure. All the food ends up being donated to the Food Pantries.

The structures are fun to see. And this year's exhibit -- the theme is "heroes" -- is no exception.

A bunch of photos are after the jump. But if you have a chance to stop by in person over the next few weeks, it's worth it to see how they're constructed (and you can make a donation).


Photos are in large format above -- click or scroll all the way up.

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Thanks for posting this. I went with my son this past weekend. He really enjoyed the cans!

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