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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shanti Das

London’s National Gallery under pressure over links to Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse is a major sponsor of National Gallery shows, such as 2021’s Albrecht Durer exhibition.
Credit Suisse is a major sponsor of National Gallery shows, such as 2021’s Albrecht Durer exhibition. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

The National Gallery’s partnership with Credit Suisse has been thrown into question after leaked documents revealed the hidden wealth of the bank’s criminal clients, including drug traffickers, money launderers and corrupt politicians.

Credit Suisse, headquartered in Zurich, has sponsored the National Gallery since 2008 in one of the UK’s biggest arts funding deals. The partnership, renewed in 2020 and due to run until at least 2024, means Credit Suisse’s name is linked to exhibitions for artists from Raphael and Monet to Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

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