The illicit art trade thrives in luxurious settings, with stolen and forged masterpieces being displayed in high-end homes, museums, and auctioned off to eager collectors, often with a willful disregard for the law.
The illegal black market operates in the world's top museums and auction houses, with its origins shrouded in secrecy.
1. Robbing the Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq Museum
Aired: Apr 4, 2023The next episode delves into the shocking looting of the Iraq Museum in 2003,...
2. Blood Antiquities: Islamic State And The Theft Of Syria's Past
Aired: Apr 11, 2023The next episode delves into the shocking story of how Western collectors and...
3. Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The Pharaohs
Aired: Apr 18, 2023A priceless fragment of papyrus surfaces at an auction, threatening to topple...
4. Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible
Aired: Apr 25, 20235. Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum
Aired: May 2, 20236. Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold
Aired: May 9, 2023Next episode delves into the intriguing case of Michael Steinhardt, a hedge-f...
7. Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing Fields
Aired: Jun 19, 2023Douglas Latchford, a prominent expert in Khmer antiquities, has his vast coll...
8. A Deal with the Devil: Hitler's Museum of Stolen Art
Aired: Jun 19, 2023A hidden art collection is uncovered in a Munich flat, exposing a trove of lo...
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: Sky History
Genres:Documentary
