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  • 2024-30962 — Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900” Exhibition
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106723
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The State Department has determined that certain Chinese bronzes being imported for temporary display in the "Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are culturally significant. The display of these objects in the United States is considered to be in the national interest. The determination was made under specific legal authorities and communicated by Nicole L. Elkon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges.

    Simple Explanation

    Some special old Chinese bronze objects are coming to a museum in New York for a short time, and the government thinks it's important for people in the U.S. to see them.

  • 2024-31257 — Proposal To Extend the Cultural Property Agreement Between the United States and Italy
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106723
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The State Department has issued a notice proposing to extend an existing agreement with Italy. This agreement, known as the Italy Agreement, involves placing import restrictions on certain types of archaeological materials from Italy to the United States. The proposal is made under the authority of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and further information, including the current list of restricted materials, can be found on the Cultural Heritage Center's website. For more details, Andrew Zonderman at the Cultural Heritage Center can be contacted.

    Simple Explanation

    The State Department wants to keep working with Italy to help protect old things like statues and tools by making it harder to bring these special things to the United States. They didn’t explain why it’s important to keep this agreement or how it might affect things like money or what other people think, but you can ask Andrew at the Cultural Heritage Center if you have questions.

  • 2024-31254 — Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106723
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The State Department has received a request from the Government of Vietnam seeking U.S. help to protect Vietnam's cultural heritage. This request, made under a UNESCO convention from 1970, seeks to impose U.S. restrictions on the import of certain Vietnamese archaeological and ethnological materials. These materials are significant to Vietnam's cultural heritage, and more information will be provided to the public for comment. The document published is a formal notice of this request.

    Simple Explanation

    The State Department got a request from Vietnam asking for help to stop people from bringing important old things from Vietnam into the U.S., because these things are special to Vietnamese history and culture. They'll give more details later so people can say what they think about it.