Pressure on National Portrait Gallery over £1m gift linked to drug crisis
by Ben Quinn from on (#3JNMA)
British institutions face questions over donations from Sackler family
The National Portrait Gallery is facing scrutiny over a proposed 1m donation from the Sackler family following allegations that the American dynasty's fortune is tainted by the US opioid crisis.
The gallery is one of a number of British cultural and academic institutions in line for substantial donations from members of the Sackler family, which is locked in a growing controversy over its connection to one of the worst drug crises in US history.
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