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Sackler name to remain at the Smithsonian
In response to one senator’s call to remove the Sackler name from a major gallery at the Smithsonian, the institution has announced that it will not be removing the family’s […]
Oregon Senator calls for removal of Sackler name at the Smithsonian
Just days after Lonnie G. Bunch III took over as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, he’d already received a major request concerning the ongoing issues surrounding the Sackler family, their […]
Tate and Guggenheim vow to refuse Sackler money
When the National Portrait Gallery in London and Sackler Trust stopped the progress of a gift of £1 million from the Sackler Trust on March 19th as part of an […]
National Portrait Gallery turns down gift of £1 million from the Sackler Trust
In a short press release from earlier today, London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG), in conjunction with the Sackler Trust, announced that it would not be proceeding with a gift of £1 […]
The Met re-visits gifting policies in light of lawsuits involving the Sackler family
Recently, the City of New York formally accused the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma, of misleading the public for decades about the dangers of OxyContin, an opioid created and […]
