Famed Met Museum to Repatriate Sacred Native American Cultural Artifact
Published Date: 9/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning to return a special cultural item linked to Native American or Native Hawaiian groups. This action follows a law that protects Native American graves and cultural items. The return helps honor these communities and shows respect for their heritage, with no costs or delays expected.
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Museum to Return Native Cultural Item
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) intends to return an unassociated funerary object to Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says this return honors those communities and that no costs or delays are expected.
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