UK-based art network Tate has rejected a £1m ($1.3m) grant from the Sackler Trust following a campaign against the Sackler family, which faces legal challenges over the US opioid crisis. The museum said it had been “deeply disappointed” by the decision and would not be making any further funding commitments to Tate, but that its relationship with the trust was still strong. Tate said that “in the present circumstances we do not think it right to seek or accept further donations from the Sacklers”. The Sackler Trust has donated roughly £80m to UK cultural institutions over 20 years, including the V&A and Westminster Abbey. The National Portrait Gallery has also refused the family's £1m donation.
UK-based art network Tate has rejected a £1m ($1.3m) grant from the Sackler Trust following a campaign against the Sackler family, which faces legal challenges over the US opioid crisis. The museum said it had been “deeply disappointed” by the decision and would not be making any further funding commitments to Tate, but that its relationship with the trust was still strong. The Sackler Trust has donated roughly £80m to UK cultural institutions over 20 years, including the V&A and Westminster Abbey. The National Portrait Gallery has also refused the family's £1m donation.