Ashmolean Museum to remove Sackler name
The Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford's museum of art and archaeology, is removing the Sackler name from its galleries and titles.
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The Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford's museum of art and archaeology, is removing the Sackler name from its galleries and titles.
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