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UK museums challenged over controversial source of major donor’s funds

Christy Romer
1 min read

Revelations that the Sackler family, which has donated significant funds to the arts, has derived most of its wealth from the sale of a highly-addictive painkiller have been brushed off by UK arts institutions that have benefited, including the Serpentine Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum.