Cultural Significance Determination for Willem de Kooning Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago
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The U.S. Department of State has issued a notice determining that certain art objects imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the 'Willem de Kooning Drawing' exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago are of cultural significance and that their temporary exhibition in the United States is in the national interest. This determination was made pursuant to the Act of October 19, 1965 (22 U.S.C. 2459), which restricts the importation of cultural property.
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The Department of State published a notice of cultural significance determinations for art objects being imported from abroad for temporary display. The determinations find that objects from foreign owners or custodians intended for exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago's 'Willem de Kooning Drawing' exhibition possess cultural significance and that their temporary exhibition in the United States serves the national interest.
Museums, galleries, and art institutions importing foreign cultural property for temporary exhibitions should be aware that this determination provides authorization for these specific objects under the Cultural Property Importation Act. Art handlers, customs brokers, and registrars involved in international art loans should maintain documentation of such determinations as evidence of lawful import authorization.
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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 “Willem de Kooning
Drawing” 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.
Shannon E. Sprenger, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State. [FR Doc. 2026-07471 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-05-P
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