Treasure Wars: Overview | National Geographic

the great treasures of culture the

the great treasures of culture the priceless jewels of civilization and the

priceless jewels of civilization and the

priceless jewels of civilization and the delicate masterworks of painting since

delicate masterworks of painting since

delicate masterworks of painting since the dawn of civilization artists have

the dawn of civilization artists have

the dawn of civilization artists have crafted works of beauty and since the

crafted works of beauty and since the

crafted works of beauty and since the dawn of civilization they vanished from

dawn of civilization they vanished from

dawn of civilization they vanished from the lands that created them FAFSA font

the lands that created them FAFSA font

the lands that created them FAFSA font is the second oldest profession in the

is the second oldest profession in the

is the second oldest profession in the world what they’d be to steal this

world what they’d be to steal this

world what they’d be to steal this artifacts devoted to their museums

artifacts devoted to their museums

artifacts devoted to their museums nowadays the line between what seems to

nowadays the line between what seems to

nowadays the line between what seems to be stolen or at least in the wrong place

be stolen or at least in the wrong place

be stolen or at least in the wrong place and what is in the right place and that

and what is in the right place and that

and what is in the right place and that is not stolen is much harder to find

is not stolen is much harder to find

is not stolen is much harder to find cultural treasures have been seized by

cultural treasures have been seized by

cultural treasures have been seized by plundering armies their smuggled for

plundering armies their smuggled for

plundering armies their smuggled for cash we’re being told that all of this

cash we’re being told that all of this

cash we’re being told that all of this stuff together is worth about thirty

stuff together is worth about thirty

stuff together is worth about thirty thousand US dollars and they’re

thousand US dollars and they’re

thousand US dollars and they’re laundered through private collections

laundered through private collections

laundered through private collections across a global market these dealers

across a global market these dealers

across a global market these dealers will make an awful lot of money now are

will make an awful lot of money now are

will make an awful lot of money now are they good guys or bad guys you tell me

they good guys or bad guys you tell me

they good guys or bad guys you tell me let’s not lose sight of the legitimacy

let’s not lose sight of the legitimacy

let’s not lose sight of the legitimacy of collecting let’s not lose sight of

of collecting let’s not lose sight of

of collecting let’s not lose sight of the fact that dealers care around the

the fact that dealers care around the

the fact that dealers care around the world dealers collectors museum

world dealers collectors museum

world dealers collectors museum directors and governments clash over the

directors and governments clash over the

directors and governments clash over the fate of their treasures the museums have

fate of their treasures the museums have

fate of their treasures the museums have the view that they’ve been losing the

the view that they’ve been losing the

the view that they’ve been losing the debate they fear and I think probably

debate they fear and I think probably

debate they fear and I think probably with real justifications that there’s a

with real justifications that there’s a

with real justifications that there’s a whole series of little dominoes and then

whole series of little dominoes and then

whole series of little dominoes and then some fake downloads they could fall new

some fake downloads they could fall new

some fake downloads they could fall new ownership claims arise on great works of

ownership claims arise on great works of

ownership claims arise on great works of art the important thing to to establish

art the important thing to to establish

art the important thing to to establish is that there is an argument on both

is that there is an argument on both

is that there is an argument on both sides decisions must be made but those

sides decisions must be made but those

sides decisions must be made but those decisions won’t be easy if a museum is

decisions won’t be easy if a museum is

decisions won’t be easy if a museum is too quick to give an object back it can

too quick to give an object back it can

too quick to give an object back it can have any number of problems there is a

have any number of problems there is a

have any number of problems there is a need and there’s a great benefit to

need and there’s a great benefit to

need and there’s a great benefit to having a

having a

having a a museum of world civilization the value

a museum of world civilization the value

a museum of world civilization the value of it is Anisha

of it is Anisha

of it is Anisha in the balance hangs the protection and

in the balance hangs the protection and

in the balance hangs the protection and preservation of the world’s greatest

preservation of the world’s greatest

preservation of the world’s greatest achievements of art and antiquities who

achievements of art and antiquities who

achievements of art and antiquities who owns the past we all do basically it has

owns the past we all do basically it has

owns the past we all do basically it has a lot and perhaps totally to do with

a lot and perhaps totally to do with

a lot and perhaps totally to do with what is in the eye of the beholder these

what is in the eye of the beholder these

what is in the eye of the beholder these are today’s treasure wars