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May 16, 2019

NYC's Met and Natural History Museum Sever Sackler Family Ties Over Opioid Epidemic
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In New York City, the American Museum of Natural History and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art both said Wednesday they will stop accepting
donations from the Sacklers - the billionaire family that owns Purdue
Pharma, maker of Oxy Contin, the highly addictive drug at the center of
the opioid epidemic. Other cultural institutions, including the
Guggenheim and London's Tate Modern museum have also severed ties to the
Sacklers.


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