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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ben Quinn

Imperial War Museum in London to keep donation from Roman Abramovich

The Holocaust Galleries.
The Imperial War Museum became the first in the world to house galleries focusing on the Holocaust and the second world war. Photograph: Sent in by Iliana Taliotis/Imperial War Museums

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) has said it is retaining the funding it received from Roman Abramovich for its Holocaust Galleries, after consulting the UK government on the implications of sanctions.

The oligarch was disqualified last week by the Premier League from being a director of Chelsea football club after sanctions imposed on him following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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