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 designating certain objects imported for the exhibition 'Picasso—Klee—Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen' as culturally significant. This designation allows for their temporary exhibition in the United States under specific agreements.

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The Department of State has published a notice designating specific objects imported for the 'Picasso—Klee—Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen' exhibition as culturally significant. This determination, made under the Act of October 19, 1965 (22 U.S.C. 2459), allows for the temporary exhibition and display of these objects within the United States, provided they are imported pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian.

This notice serves as a formal declaration of cultural significance and national interest for the specified artifacts. While this is a specific designation for a particular exhibition, it establishes a precedent for similar future importations. Compliance officers should note that such designations are made on a case-by-case basis and require adherence to the terms of the agreement with the foreign owner. No specific compliance actions are mandated by this notice for general regulated entities, but it is relevant for institutions involved in international cultural exchanges.

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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 “Picasso—Klee—Matisse:
Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Houston, Texas, 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. 2026-05538 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P