Name: Looting History
Released: 2022-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Robert Lee

A look at how the trade in stolen antiquities and art has became a major source of income for crime syndicates, gangs and terrorists around the world.

Documentary · 2022 · 44 min

Starring Robert Lee

EPISODE 1

Robbing The Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq Museum

As Baghdad falls to US forces in 2003, 15,000 antiquities are stolen from the unprotected Iraq Museum. Two men join forces and race against the clock to track them down.

44 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 2

Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and The Getty Museum

The curator of the J Paul Getty Museum's collection falls into disgrace, brought down by a jet-setting antiquities dealer.

43 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 3

Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The Pharaohs

A tiny fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold is the beginning of the end for superstar Oxford don Dirk Obbink. It's the latest chapter in the pillage of Ancient Egypt, where looting is a way of life.

44 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 4

Risky Business: Michael Steinhardt And The Greek Pot Of Gold

In December 2021, Michael Steinhardt, the largest private collector of antiquities in the world, is forced to turn over $70 million worth of stolen loot and banned from collecting for life.

43 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 5

Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby And The Museum Of The Bible

It's a routine day for the customs officials at Memphis International Airport when they open a shipment labelled as tile samples. What they discover inside will shake the foundations of one of America's wealthiest families.

43 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 6

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.

43 min · 1 Jan 2022

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