Stolen Italian treasures regain their glory in museum for rescued art

Artefacts such as this 1,800 year old sculpture of a young person's head which had been looted have been placed on display following their recovery at the Museum of Rescued Art in Rome. © Sabina Castelfranco

Italian treasures illegally taken out of the country have found a new home at the Museum of Rescued Art in Rome.

The first rotating exhibition, which will last until 15 October, opened this month in the Planetarium Hall in the Roman National Museum’s Baths of Diocletian.