Requires signage be placed alongside art and artifacts stolen during the transatlantic slave period and the domestic slave trade period indicating such material was stolen

Summary

The bill amends New York’s Education Law to require museums that display identifiable works of art or artifacts created before 1900 and known to have been taken by theft, seizure, forced sale, or other involuntary means during the transatlantic slave era to post a placard acknowledging that history. It applies to any such museum in the state and takes effect immediately. The purpose is to increase public awareness of the origins of these objects.

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