The British Museum announced on Friday that it had agreed with trustees of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation that “the galleries, rooms, and endowments supported by the Foundation will ...

Containing vast collections of treasures from the ancient world, the British Museum in London is a prodigious source of ...

The British Museum is the latest cultural institution to distance itself from the Sackler family, announcing today that it will be wiping the name from its galleries, rooms, and endowments ...

Photo: Cristina Ruiz. These rooms are all in the Western block of the museum, the oldest part of the building, mainly dating to the 19th century.

He hoped the museum would now cut ties to the oil giant BP, which sponsors exhibitions. It is unclear when the Sackler name will actually be taken down from the British Museum’s walls.

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 21, 2024, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Seeking British Museum Gems, and Its Reputation.

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