University of Oxford drops Sackler name from buildings over links to US opioid crisis
A statement on the University of Oxford's website said the outcome of the review "had the full support of the Sackler family and were approved by the University Council" on Monday.The university said donations received from the Sackler family and their trusts will be "retained by the university for their intended educational purposes". It said no new donations have been received from the family or their trusts since January 2019.
However, the Sackler name will still be retained on the Clarendon Arch and on the Ashmolean Museum's donor board for "the purposes of historical recording" of donations. The US billionaire family was known for many years for making huge charitable donations to galleries and museums around the world.The National Portrait Gallery,and the Roundhouse are among the other UK institutions to have cut ties with the Sacklers in recent years,
In March 2022, the British Museum also announced it would remove the Sackler name from "galleries, rooms and endowments they supported".Related Topics
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