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Notice2026-08774

Notice of Intended Repatriation: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Published
May 5, 2026

Issuing agencies

Interior DepartmentNational Park Service

Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribe in this notice.

Indexed from Federal Register on May 5, 2026.

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