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Notice2026-10966

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Treasures of the Pharaohs” Exhibition

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June 2, 2026

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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 "Treasures of the Pharaohs" at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, California; the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 33015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10966]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 13028]


Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being 
Imported for Exhibition--Determinations: ``Treasures of the Pharaohs'' 
Exhibition

SUMMARY: 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 ``Treasures of the Pharaohs'' at 
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, 
California; the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1063757364797f7e222425295063647164753e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6c5d3d5c2dfd9d88482838ff6c5c2d7c2d398d1d9c0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>). 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. 2026-10966 Filed 6-1-26; 8:45 am]
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