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Denver Art Museum tells council committee about provenance work, NAGPRA compliance and a pending repatriation
Summary
Museum curators and provenance staff briefed the committee on decades of provenance work, recent federal NAGPRA rule changes and a planned repatriation of Tlingit raven screens after internal review and board approval.
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) told the Business, Arts, Workforce, Climate and Aviation Services Committee on Feb. 5 that it maintains a dedicated provenance research team, has worked with hundreds of tribal communities on repatriation claims, and is implementing new federal guidance that strengthens tribal oral history and traditional‑knowledge considerations for culturally sensitive objects.
Museum staff described a longstanding provenance program with two full‑time provenance researchers and an Andrew W. Mellon curatorial fellow who supports provenance work; curators said DAM has conducted more than 80 formal delegations and engaged with more than 620 tribal communities over the past decades.
NAGPRA updates and duty of care
Presenters summarized how the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) work and the effect of updated federal guidance (January 2024) that broadens the types of evidence and the weight given to tribal…
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