Looting History

Robbing the Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq Museum

The Looting of the Iraq Museum: As Baghdad fell to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities were stolen. Learn about the efforts to catch the culprits.

Blood Antiquities: Islamic State And The Theft Of Syria's Past

Rewind and learn about how Western collectors turned a blind eye to ISIS selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders.

Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The Pharaohs

A fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold appears at auction, spelling the end for a superstar Oxford don.

Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible

Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum

Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold

The case of hedge-fund billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in December 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70million and agreed to an `unprecedented” lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities.

Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing Fields

Dealer Douglas Latchford was the go-to expert in Khmer antiquities with connections at the world's biggest museums. But when authorities began to look closer at his collection, his world - and reputation - began to crumble

A Deal with the Devil: Hitler's Museum of Stolen Art

In 2012, the search of a Munich flat owned by elderly recluse, Cornelius Gurlitt, uncovers a stash of lost art linked to his father, the man known as Hitler's Art Dealer.