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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Louvre museum removes Sackler name amid opioid controversy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Louvre museum in Paris removes the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths.
An AFP reporter earlier saw that masking tape had been put in place to hide the Sackler name on plaques in the rooms of what had been the Sackler Wing of Oriental Antiquities, which houses artefacts from the ancient Near East.
Louvre Removes Sackler Name From Galleries After PAIN Protesthttps://t.co/2rKJaSbH7Z @sacklerpain pic.twitter.com/luFpDSsWL1
— Artlyst (@Artlyst) July 17, 2019
A museum spokesperson could not say when the tape had been put in place. The wing had been given the name due to a $3.6 million donation made by the Sackler family in 1996.
— AFP
The Times of Israel Community.