Tate director Maria Balshaw said that funding for the organisation is always considered by an ethics committee
Tate art galleries shun Sackler money over opioid crisis
Another of Britain’s prestigious art institutions has decided to shun donations from the US Sackler family.
The Tate’s board of trustees said it would decline further donations, which comes after the withdrawal of a £1m National Portrait Gallery grant.
The Sackler family is facing legal action over its production of opioid drugs, which are linked to deaths.
Given these circumstances, it would not be right to seek or accept further donations, the Tate said.
The BBC’s arts editor, Will Gompertz, said the Tate’s move was “a significant moment in this ongoing story”.
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