Exclusive: Maria Adonyeva, who gave arts centre at least £380,000, also steps down as Tate patron

The wife of a Russian businessman who at one stage pleaded guilty to defrauding the Kazakh government out of $4m (£3m) has stepped down as a patron of the Tate and from a prestigious advisory board at Somerset House, where she was a major donor.

Maria Adonyeva, who has a London-based charitable foundation and has been pictured as recently as 2018 on her husband’s yacht with close friends, including the actor Melanie Griffith, has given at least £380,000 in the past two years to Somerset House, where she sat on the arts centre’s development advisory board.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Are Traditional Lawns on Their Way Out?

For the recurring series, That’s Debatable, we take on a contentious issue…

Supermoons to serve up double treat for UK stargazers in August

It should be relatively easy to see the cosmic display – ending…

Mark Wahlberg’s 20 best films – ranked!

From Transformers to Daddy’s Home, Marky Mark’s made some stinkers, so hopefully…

Man held on suspicion of murder after four people stabbed to death in London

Three women and a man pronounced dead at scene after police called…