Coverage dated December 8, 2021

Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the revered New York City institution with millions of pieces within its halls, announced Thursday it's dropping the name of

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  1. The Times of Israel

    Amid opioid scandal, Met Museum to cut ties with Sackler family (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Following a controversial $4.3 billion lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, owned by the family, the New York institution will remove their name from its exhibitions

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family

  3. Newsweek

    The Met removes Sackler family name from museum's galleries following opioid controversy (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Sackler name will be stripped from seven exhibition spaces in the famous New York City museum.

  4. CBS News

    New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will remove Sackler name from galleries after the family's Purdue Pharma was accused of fueling opioid crisis (opens CBS News)

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    The Sacklers, major benefactors of the museum, made their fortune as owners of Purdue Pharma​, a drug company accused of fueling the opioid crisis.

  5. The Hill

    Sackler name being removed from Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition spaces (opens The Hill)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art and members of the Sackler family announced on Thursday that the Sackler name would be removed from seven exhibition spaces, including the wing that houses

  6. Insider

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the 'Sackler' name after the Purdue Pharma family was ordered to pay $4.3 billion over opioid harms (opens Insider)

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    The Met's Sackler Wing and Exhibition Hall opened in 1978, when it featured items discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamen.

  7. NBC News

    NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art removes name of Sacklers, family linked to opioid crisis (opens NBC News)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the revered New York City institution with millions of pieces within its halls, announced Thursday it's dropping the name of

  8. The Guardian

    New York’s Met museum to remove Sackler family name from its galleries (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Art museum announces change in the wake of leading members of the family being blamed for fueling the deadly US opioids crisis

  9. Forbes

    Metropolitan Museum Of Art Will Remove Sackler Name From Galleries (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The museum previously stopped accepting money from the family in 2019.

  10. The Times of Israel

    Met Museum to remove Sackler name, in opioid crisis fallout (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  11. CNN

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is removing the Sackler name from galleries (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will remove the Sackler family name from seven galleries, including the wing that houses the Temple of Dendur, the institution announced Thursday.

  12. France 24

    Met dropping Sackler name from museum over opioid links (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday it was stripping the Sackler name from several exhibition wings, amid ongoing controversy over the billionaire family's alleged role in fueling the…

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