Americans are big players in London’s current cultural boom. “Today, as London is seeing the greatest cultural expansion in its history — a $600 million millennium effort financed partly by England’s national lottery and partly by private donations — a list of many of the largest donors reads like a Who’s Who of American philanthropy. New galleries, courtyards, libraries, reading rooms and additions are being christened with names like Annenberg and Sackler.” – New York Times 09/28/00