MET Removes Sackler Name from Exhibits
December 10 2021
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are the latest cultural institution to reconsider who they receive donations from. The museum have decided to remove the Sackler family name from their exhibits due ongoing lawsuits relating to the family "being blamed for fueling the deadly opioids crisis in America..."
According to the article linked above:
The museum’s decision follows several years of hundreds of civil lawsuits and civil and criminal investigations into some members of the Sackler family who own the Connecticut-based company Purdue Pharma, which makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin.
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The Met announced that the families of the late Mortimer Sackler and the late Raymond Sackler “have mutually agreed to take this action” in order to allow the museum to further its “core mission”.
A statement from the descendants of the two brothers said: “Our families have always strongly supported The Met, and we believe this to be in the best interest of the Museum and the important mission that it serves.”
The statement added: “The earliest of these gifts were made almost 50 years ago, and now we are passing the torch to others who might wish to step forward to support the Museum.”
