# 2025-04288: State OKs Import of Rachel Ruysch Paintings for U.S. Art Exhibition

2025-04288, Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art” Exhibition, is a Federal Register notice from State Department published 2025-03-17, effective 2025-03-17 (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04288
- Title: Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art” Exhibition
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 90 FR 12440
- Published: 2025-03-17
- Effective: 2025-03-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

State OKs Import of Rachel Ruysch Paintings for U.S. Art Exhibition

## Summary

The U.S. government has approved the temporary import of special art pieces for the "Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art" exhibition. These culturally important objects will be shown at museums in Ohio, Massachusetts, and possibly other places, helping everyone enjoy and learn from them. This decision supports cultural exchange without any direct cost impact on the public.

## Abstract

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 "Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art" at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts; 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Approval to Temporarily Import Rachel Ruysch Works: benefit, low. The Department of State determined that certain objects for the exhibition "Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art" are culturally significant and approved their temporary import and display in the United States. The objects are approved for exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, Ohio) and the Mus…

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## Sources
- [2025-04288 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/17/2025-04288/notice-of-determinations-culturally-significant-objects-being-imported-for-exhibition-determinations)
- [2025-04288 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-17/pdf/2025-04288.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04288 (as of 2026-09-30).