Dulwich Picture Gallery has distanced itself from the Sackler name by quietly changing the title of its director. The gallery stopped describing Jennifer Scott as the “the Sackler Director” in April, but only confirmed the change last week, according to the Art Newspaper.
The Sackler family have been under fire over the US opioid crisis, as a company owned by one branch created and sold the drug Oxycontin. The Sacklers donated millions to the arts around the world. Dulwich joins the Tate, British Museum and National Gallery, which all removed the name from buildings this year. The Serpentine dropped the Sackler name in 2021, while the National Portrait Gallery rejected a donation in 2019. The V&A has a new Sackler Courtyard, and has said it will “reflect” on whether to change the name.
