Italy opens new museum of rescued treasures in Rome

Italy has opened a new museum showcasing ancient artefacts that were looted from Italian archaelogical sites and trafficked abroad before being rescued by art police.

The Museo dell’Arte Salvata is housed in the Octagonal Hall at the Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum network in Rome.

The collection boasts 260 Etruscan Greek and Roman artefacts, many of which were stolen by tomb-raiders or tombaroli before making their illicit way into private collections, museums and auction houses.