Culturally Significant Objects Temporary Import for Fragments of Memory Exhibition
Summary
The U.S. Department of State has issued a determination under 22 U.S.C. 2459 that certain cultural objects may be temporarily imported from foreign owners for display at The Jewish Museum in New York and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. The objects are deemed culturally significant and their exhibition is found to be in the national interest. This notice fulfills the requirement for public notice of these cultural property import determinations.
What changed
The Department of State issued a formal determination that certain objects from foreign owners may be temporarily imported into the United States for exhibition purposes at The Jewish Museum (New York, NY) and the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh, NC). The determination finds these objects to be of cultural significance and the proposed temporary exhibition to be in the national interest, as required under the Act of October 19, 1965 (22 U.S.C. 2459).
Museums, cultural institutions, and importers handling foreign cultural property should note that this determination permits temporary import of specific objects that might otherwise be subject to cultural property import restrictions. Institutions planning to borrow or display foreign cultural objects should verify whether their specific objects are covered by such determinations and maintain appropriate documentation to facilitate customs processing.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates on cultural property import determinations
- Ensure compliance with cultural property documentation requirements when importing objects for exhibition
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SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad
pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition “Fragments of Memory”
at The Jewish Museum, New York, New York; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina; and at possible additional
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or
display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these
determinations be published in the
Federal Register
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; email: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street NW (SA-5), Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The foregoing determinations were made pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985;
22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, and Delegation
of Authority No. 523 of December 22, 2021.
Sherry C. Keneson-Hall, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State. [FR Doc. 2026-06852 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P
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