# 2025-21623: State Department Clears Duchamp's Iconic Artworks for U.S. Display

2025-21623, Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Marcel Duchamp” Exhibition, is a Federal Register notice from State Department published 2025-12-01, effective 2025-12-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-21623
- Title: Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Marcel Duchamp” Exhibition
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 90 FR 55232
- Published: 2025-12-01
- Effective: 2025-12-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

State Department Clears Duchamp's Iconic Artworks for U.S. Display

## Summary

The U.S. government has approved the temporary import of important Marcel Duchamp artworks for special exhibitions at top museums like MoMA in New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This means art lovers across the country get a rare chance to see these cultural treasures, with no extra costs or delays expected. The exhibitions highlight the national value of sharing world-class art with 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 "Marcel Duchamp" at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 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

- U.S. approves Duchamp works for display: benefit, low. You can see select Marcel Duchamp objects temporarily imported from abroad for display at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of State determined these objects are culturally significant and that their…

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## Sources
- [2025-21623 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/01/2025-21623/notice-of-determinations-culturally-significant-objects-being-imported-for-exhibition-determinations)
- [2025-21623 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-01/pdf/2025-21623.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21623 (as of 2026-06-08).