Courtauld receives £30m from Reuben brothers’ family foundation
October 24 2025
Picture: FT
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
News broke last week that the Courtauld Institute in London has received £30m from the Reuben brothers’ family foundation. The article linked above suggests the money will go towards a major redevelopment of the institute's buildings at Somerset House, including a new library and 'display rooms for contemporary art'.
According to Lord Browne of Madingley, chairman of the Courtauld’s board:
“It is enormously significant and the biggest in our history, since Samuel Courtauld’s gift of a building and paintings.” These founded the institute, with its enduring “art for all” mission, in 1932.
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