Cultural Property Import Determination for Matisse Exhibition

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Published April 1st, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The Department of State issued a notice under the Cultural Property Act (22 U.S.C. 2459) determining that certain Matisse objects may be temporarily imported for exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The determinations affirm the cultural significance of the works and find their temporary display in the United States to be in the national interest.

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The Department of State published a notice of determinations made under the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), authorizing the temporary import of cultural objects for the exhibition "Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal" at SFMOMA. The notice, signed by Sherry C. Keneson-Hall, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, covers objects being imported pursuant to agreements with foreign owners or custodians for temporary display, with possible additional exhibitions at venues yet to be determined.

This is a routine administrative notice that grants cultural property import authorization under existing statutory authority. No action is required from regulated entities. Museums, art galleries, and cultural institutions importing works for exhibitions may benefit from understanding this process for future temporary import determinations.

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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 “Matisse's Femme au
chapeau: A Modern Scandal” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, 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. 2026-06406 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P