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Originally Posted by Echoes
I have no problem with them putting the Remai name on the gallery after Ellen Remai gave over $50 million in money and in-kind donations (the Picasso prints). Naming institutions after major benefactors is a common practice worldwide. That's how the Mendel got its name.
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True, I'm not knocking them for their donation. When people are done with the art gallery they are sure welcome to go to the theatre with Remai on the building next door, or head down to the university and go to the library with a big ol' photo of the Remais right at the door. I think there certainly reaches a point where putting the name on everything has become more cumbersome than it is worth. You can honour someone's contributions without naming the bulding after them; they could have named the Picasso exhibit after them. They didn't have to name the building after them, especially when it makes them so unhappy they change the name again.