Smithsonian, Tufts Join Long List In 2019 To Drop The Sackler Name - News Summed Up

Smithsonian, Tufts Join Long List In 2019 To Drop The Sackler Name


: It became the first art museum to remove the Sackler name from its walls in July, with gray masking tape covering the surname on a plaque and other signs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: In May it said it would stop accepting financial contributions from the Sacklers. The museum also said in May it would stop accepting donations from the Sacklers⁠—the same week the Met made the same decision. The Guggenheim: The New York-based art museum said in March it would stop accepting gifts from the Sacklers. The New York-based art museum said in March it would stop accepting gifts from the Sacklers.


Source: Forbes December 06, 2019 21:04 UTC



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