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Posted: 2019-07-17T22:56:06Z | Updated: 2019-07-17T22:56:06Z

Frances famous Louvre Museum has reportedly scrubbed the Sackler familys name from its walls, in effect removing any physical trace of its ties to the billionaire family that owns opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.

The art philanthropist familys name was quietly removed from a major wing devoted to eastern antiquities over the past couple of weeks, The New York Times reported Wednesday. This Paris museums wing had been known as the Sackler Wing of Oriental Antiquities since 1997.

A plaque honoring the familys donations to the museum was also removed from the gallerys entrance. Other mentions of the Sackler Wing throughout the museum were covered with tape, the Times reported.