#antiquities

#antiquities

It was a night at the museum like no other. As the staccato sound of firecrackers and explosions rang out across Martyr's Square in the heart of Tripoli, for once it was not Libya's militias battling it out for a larger stake in the country's oil economy, but a huge firework display celebrating the reopening of one of the finest museums in the Mediterranean.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has recently repatriated over 30 antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary, in a concerted effort against antiquities trafficking.