Italy creates new museum for trafficked ancient artefacts

Etruscan jars displayed in the new Museum of Rescued Art in Rome (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artefacts that were illegally exported from the country it has created a museum for them.

The Museum of Rescued Art was inaugurated on Wednesday in a cavernous structure that is part of Rome’s ancient Baths of Diocletian.