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Smithsonian Declines Senator’s Request To Remove Sackler Name Of Its Building

VISUAL Posted: July 1, 2019 12:30 pm

In a letter to Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley dated Friday, new Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III reiterated the institution’s position that it is legally bound to keep the name of the late benefactor, Arthur M. Sackler, who, in 1982, donated 1,000 objects and $4 million toward the construction of the museum. – Washington Post

VISUAL Published: 06.30.19

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