Guggenheim Museum will no longer accept gifts from Sackler family, makers of opioid OxyContin.
"The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum received a total of $7 million in gifts from members of the Mortimer D. Sackler family initiated in 1995 and paid out through 2006 to establish and support the Sackler Center for Arts Education, which serves approximately 300,000 youth, adults, and families each year," the museum said in a statement.
It added, "An additional $2 million was received between 1999 and 2015 to support the museum. No contributions from the Sackler family have been received since 2015. No additional gifts are planned, and the Guggenheim does not plan to accept any gifts." This May 31, 2011 file photo shows the exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.The Guggenheim, founded in 1939 and known for its distinctive design courtesy of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, houses modern art from the likes of Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas and many more.
Rejection by the Guggenheim was just the latest in a number of museums turning away a family that has donated millions to promoting art -- a cause close to late Purdue Pharma co-owner Mortimer D. Sackler. It was reported the Tate galleries in London made a similar decision one day prior.
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