Notice: Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition

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Published March 19th, 2026

Detected March 20th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Department of State has issued a notice determining that certain objects imported for the exhibition 'Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan' at The Art Institute of Chicago are of cultural significance and their temporary exhibition is in the national interest. This determination is made pursuant to the Act of October 19, 1965.

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The Department of State has published a notice designating specific objects imported for the exhibition "Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan" as culturally significant. This determination, made under the Act of October 19, 1965 (22 U.S.C. 2459), exempts these objects from certain import restrictions, allowing for their temporary display at The Art Institute of Chicago and potentially other venues.

This notice primarily affects importers and entities involved in organizing international exhibitions. While this is a specific determination for a particular exhibition, it serves as a notice of the process for designating culturally significant objects. Compliance officers should be aware of this determination if involved with the import or exhibition of such items, though no immediate action is required beyond acknowledging the notice.

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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 an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition “Embroidered Traditions
from Morocco to Afghanistan” at The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, 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. 2026-05537 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P