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The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Museum of Rescued Art showcases stolen relics that have returned to Italy

A man looks at archeological artefacts displayed in the Museum of Rescued Art in Rome.
Archeological artefacts displayed in the Museum of Rescued Art in Rome. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

A museum to showcase dozens of relics that were stolen from cultural sites in Italy and trafficked to the US has opened in Rome.

About 100 of the 260 Etruscan, Greek and Roman artefacts that are gradually being returned to Italy have gone on display as part of the first exhibit in the Museum of Rescued Art, which is being hosted in a space among the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian.

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