Notice of Culturally Significant Objects Exhibition

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Department of State has issued a notice designating an object, Jean Siméon Chardin's Water Cistern, as culturally significant for temporary exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This determination is made under the Act of October 19, 1965, and is considered to be in the national interest.

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The U.S. Department of State has published a notice designating Jean Siméon Chardin's Water Cistern as an object of cultural significance for temporary exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This determination, made under 22 U.S.C. 2459, signifies that the exhibition is in the national interest and allows for the temporary import of the artifact.

This notice serves as a formal declaration and does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities beyond the existing framework for importing culturally significant objects for exhibition. The primary implication is for The Metropolitan Museum of Art and any other potential venues to proceed with the exhibition under the established legal provisions. The notice itself is informational, confirming the cultural significance and national interest of the exhibition.

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SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object being imported from abroad
pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary exhibition or display in the European Paintings
galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be
determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its 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. 2026-05774 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P