Stolen Art, Artifacts and Diamonds | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

[@sonnythach7661]

Growing up as Cambodian American I always watching Anderson Cooper on CNN today seeing Anderson help spread the words to the world about Cambodian artifacts being stolen is a payoff day for me. Thank you Anderson.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

No one cared about those artifacts until someone else did, they were relagated to rot and crumble in the jungle open to the elements until private collectors actually put in the work to have them preserved Kambuja is just as “bloody” as the artifacts that the activist lawyer is talking about

[@written2382]

Anderson Cooper was assigned to report it for 60 Minutes. Cool, but don’t give him credit for the hard work of the producers.

[@waldemarcomas5149]

I love Anderson Cooper Vaderbuilt .All his news and Documentaries😂❤

[@marrsart2085]

@@written2382 Found the 60-minutes producer.

[@lindenhardy9021]

I am a South African living in Cambodia since July 2015 and just have to say that Cambodian people are the best. They are the kindest, most happy and humble people I have ever met. ❤❤❤

[@ZimkaLulu]

Thank you ❤❤❤❤

[@herbsHA]

Thank you for emphasizing the looting of artifacts. When I visited Ulan Batare, Mongolia, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, I was tempted to take a roof tile stacked in the backyard of a temple. Having a piece of this Mongolian history in my hands, I realized, I was about to steal a piece of the piece of history, of another culture, so I put it back onto the pile of tiles.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

Thank you. I’m not Mongolian, but I’ve been in a similar situation and done the same and felt silly then, but now the knowledge that I did not have a piece that would at best go into a thrift shop or more likely into the trash because it was hisroryless.

[@leafuller3153]

As a nation, we owe those countries a huge apology for what we did to them.

[@April-xs9tk]

Again, had the country of origin not taken those statues themselves to sell abroad, there wouldn’t have been a market for them. Perhaps people of country of origin really need to look to themselves as to the cause of this.

[@ThomasFromTN]

The only reason the Great Pyramid is still in Egypt is because neither Europeans nor Americans have figured out how to transport it out of that country.

[@lofi_account]

funny but prolly true

[@ZambeziSentinel]

What's scary is it's most likely true

[@loulouknox124]

The looters that cut the feet off the statues and transported them were Cambodian. It is also Egyptians who looted their own tombs. It wasn't until King Tuts tomb was found by a "white man" Howard Carter in 1922 that the first tomb was found intact. He put Egyptian guards on it and carefully excavated the tomb over many years under the guide of the Egyptian government. The artifacts are in a museum in Egypt. Don't be racist. It's not a good look.

[@jyy9624]

​@@loulouknox124antiquities preservation mission and civilizing mission wasn't all good - thats also true

[@jyy9624]

And no one works harder to learn and change and share the knowledge

[@KaiAng-hc4kg]

this docu is gold

[@E-Kat]

This is how to make a proper documentary! The only background noise are the natural sounds of nature. Incredibly well researched and produced documentary. Thank you so much. 👍

[@dentrout9383]

OK, let's not give it more than it deserves. Lol 😮😅😅

[@HandymanofInstagram]

I disagree the proper way to make a documentary is by pronouncing the names of a country correctly Cambodia is Kampuchea and Khmer is ko-my

[@E-Kat]

@@HandymanofInstagram we will tackle this problem when everything else is sorted on this planet. No one dies from mispronounced words. Anyway, pronunciation can change in every alive language, so who's to say what's correct or incorrect? If we know what is being talked about, that's fine. 🤗

[@E-Kat]

@@HandymanofInstagram he he, I just had a look on KZbin, where the Cambodian people say how to pronounce these words and your phonetic spelling is not correct. Anyway, many Cambodians cant even say " English" correctly, so we have absolutely nothing to worry about and we don't criticise them for it, as we know what they're talking about. Don't forget the regional accents in Cambodia , the Northen and Central, which have different pronunciation. There's more to it than you think. So for us, the westerners, there's nothing to worry about! We pronounce their language best we can, same like they do. I hope you'll find my explanation satisfactory and agreeable. 🤗

[@HandymanofInstagram]

Well I'm so glad you had to look at a video I lived in Phnom Penh and siem reap and had many Cambodian employees and got to hear their language spoken and explained to me so unless you've hopped on a plane and been over there yourself I wouldn't be taking such a smug sanctimonious stance also when was the last time people died from stolen antiquities?

[@devarshipatel03]

Next one on British museums on India artifacts stolen during British ruling please.

[@RohitKumar-xz7un]

Absolutely plenty of looted items in British and American museums

[@PatriotxAsset]

Yes, but these museums, didn't steal the artifacts!@RohitKumar-xz7un

[@west-martinmarembo6682]

Wat happened? How do they have the artefacts ​@PatriotxAsset

[@jenniferholden9397]

I’m English and I agree 100% Greece want their Marbles back they’re not Elgins they belong to Greece. They could have a good look into the Royal Collection to start, the Queens cousin, Anthony Blunt was the curator for her collection also a spy, for the Russians, not what one would call a stand up kinda guy. Of course when he was caught spying it was straight of to the Bloody Tower with him, hell no, I don’t know if the traitor was relieved of his duties, well he’s a cousin of old HRH don’t ya know, nothing to see here. Greedy bunch hey what?

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

Why in the world would they do that? The Mughal rulers who used their slaves to dig the Kohinoor out of the mountian side are no more the rightful rulers of it than the British Empire? Much less where they took in Duleep Singh and gave him a life and education

[@edtelis264]

Boycott the Met until they returned all stolen artifacts. Shame on you Met Museum

[@bethells86]

For that matter so many wrongs were done in the earlier times, at least they are co-operating and returning,

[@wrailee]

At least.. is that a consolation? 😒

[@បួនរដ្ខនគរ]

បារាំងមិនចង់សងវត្ថុបុរាណមកកម្ពុជាវិញឡើយ

[@henrylivingstone2971]

They’ve returned several prices. They returned a kneeling statue and a gold statue of a king

[@Raul-wd1jb]

@@henrylivingstone2971 return all

[@micheler16]

Guess, most people did not watch this compilation all the way through. It was great to see Morley Safer and Bob Simon again.

[@JoyceB-qv9xq]

Why would you bother to say something so insignificant, to make yourself feel better??

[@nikamen326]

Thanks u Anderson for sharing and spreading the one and only largest Temple in southeast Asia

[@Lucy.K.Diamond]

Thank you Dougs family. Returning Cambodian artifacts should all be returned.

[@deniseconsultant1538]

Oh goodness I will never skip calling the authorities is I see these beautiful treasures, the Gods of the people, for centuries. Shame shame shame on the thieves and THE BUYERS. Thank you Anderson. You are my new hero. This brings tears to my eyes

[@SilverCymbal]

I mean, if its Cambodian original religious art, how could it possibly legally obtained? That stuff all needs to be sent back to the Cambodian government.

[@waldemarcomas5149]

Love all of ANDERSON COOPERS NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES😂❤

[@henrylivingstone2971]

Anything taken before the year 1970 is legal. Anything after that must have documentation

[@JennySimonArt]

These museums need to give these back! No integrity. Disgusting

[@ZambeziSentinel]

Time for some public shaming 😂

[@PatriotxAsset]

I feel the same way.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

Why? No one cared about the artifacts until someone tried to preserve them?

[@AnisDumont]

It is good to see some museums are finally taking the theft seriously. I recall going to the Field museum recently with notes stating why items were removed and that they were being returned.

[@lbelton8886]

I think the museums find themselves in the precarious situation of balancing their own survival with the repatriation of stolen artifacts, which is a somber and expensive responsibility.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

How awful

[@TeukOun-kr3bd]

Thank you 🙏for your kind message to the rest of 🇰🇭artifacts being stolen from 🇰🇭.Thank you Anderson Cooper and you made Khmer’s people’s very happy 😇❤️🙏🫶🏻💫🪅✨🎊🎉🇰🇭❤️🇺🇸❤️🫶🏻🙏

[@Eric-qo8vv]

I’m glad humanity had an Age of Enlightenment I can’t imagine living obvious lies

[@annemariefrank]

Thanks for this great documentary!

[@johannabaumgartner]

I‘m disgusted by the Met. Will never visit this museum again and pay an entrance fee to see stolen items. It is outrageous! Why is there not an outburst? The way this „lady“ looks to the side to get permission to answer the question. It is so obvious that they are aware that they are in fault! Crisis PR at its worst!

[@E-Kat]

Start a petition and spread the knowledge about these crimes . ❤

[@henrylivingstone2971]

They’ve returned several items

[@Mtlmshr]

Human GREED that’s all this is about!

[@Eric-qo8vv]

The quest is. How could the Museums simply just not know where it all was coming from

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

Why in the world would it matter from where they came from? Its not like someone stole them out of a museam in Cambodia or out of someone’s house, they were left to rot in crumbling temples exposed to the elements and no one wanted them Its only after they saw that someone took a vested interest in their heritage that they then decided to ex post facto try and claw back their own negligence and distregard

[@autummsun]

Because nobody would think that people from another country would come and steal. It’s their culture and treasure, why would you put it in a behind glass in a museum when it’s part of your life?

[@autummsun]

They know but they didn’t care because those items bring in money to them. It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission .

[@AnnaBananna15]

​@@TezcatlipokaaThey were not forgotten artifacts. They were honored in situ by the Cambodian people. Just like burial goods in an old cemetery are not discarded. They are protected when left undisturbed.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

​​​​@@TezcatlipokaaThey are not "left to rot"... Do not use your Western mindset on a totally different culture. These are sacred artifacts, those temples were their homes. No matter how ruined the structure is, the site had been blessed and is considered sacred, the people still pray, do pilgrimage and leave offerings to their deities.

[@kiwishbj1]

The greatest theft in History of Artifacts and minerals happened and is still happening in Africa. Please speak the truth.!

[@Makrel94]

Here comes all the terrible people who will justify it somehow.

[@mastercreamer1398]

You are correct but those people need to put a stop to it. Us Americans wouldn’t stand for that sort of behavior.

[@Eric-qo8vv]

There is so much more of this stuff from so many different time periods and civilizations that are unknown unseen hidden forgotten lost. Right in front of us. It’s sick really

[@NisakornRabibhadana-wi3bl]

Thank you very much ❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉....

[@rahrjiyanin8072]

Shame! I am not an Arab, but did see US soldiers stealing gold & expensive items from Sadam’s place in Baghdad & shipping them to their homes in USA. No one has questioned them & those soldiers brag about those stolen items that are worth a fortune.

[@suemcgregor9248]

The stolen katana from Japan gathering dust in U.S. attics and basements, looting by American soldiers is well known

[@asha4736]

Americans looted the hell out of Iraq and Afghanistan to the point where Afghanistan has literally no material wealth; it's all hoarded in the USA. When they had those horrific floods recently, they begged Biden to release some of the reserves to help them help civilians affected, but nope. The UK and USA are awash in rivers of Middle Eastern blood

[@dayangmarikit6860]

As their ancestors would've done.

[@E-Kat]

@@dayangmarikit6860you have no right to post such an offensive comment! Because you would have stollen your ancestor's possession, it doesn't mean others are thieves too!!

[@erikolson5299]

A museum protected under the Geneva convention, and a tin pot dictators palatial manors are not created equal. Americans weren’t attempting to wipe out that culture. Not the same.

[@stageiii1]

So they returned the ones that were donated. But the ones they paid for... different story. Shameless crooks. (Rich folk)

[@jennodine]

I think it was better that the statues were exported during the period of political unrest in Cambodia. They are still mostly intact. They could’ve been demolished as statues in other sacred sites around the world have been.

[@judah400yrs2]

What! You can’t steal someone’s property, and say you did it to save it!

[@umeshvaghjiani822]

@@judah400yrs2 I don't think they stole it to save it, they stole it for money. But, I do think it was saved b/c it was stolen. It would have been demolished.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

​@@umeshvaghjiani822Why would they be "demolish" it?... These are their deities and sacred objects?

[@dayangmarikit6860]

Why would they demolish statues of their own deities?

[@David-Gerard]

The Khmer Rouge had no deities or sacred objects. They destroyed millions of their own people. You really believe they would stop at cultural objects?

[@mickidonahue4038]

Can't imagine how much The Met paid Latchford. They are paying a high price again

[@theblondeone8426]

Ive always wondered why the Dallas Museum of Art had so much asian art pieces…

[@mariej6962]

Return them where they belong! One would think a museum would be the first place that would ensure they follow all legal and moral procedures to obtain treasures like these, but here they are! And kudos to 60 Minutes for precisely stating when was this work aired!

[@kooale]

Thank you for conjoining Hitler's crimes with those of Putin, they are very much alike in many ways; the criminals, the crimes, victims & wholly unnecessary ruin, destruction, theft & misery.

[@jool4867]

Homeless man steals $70 dollar shoes and the homeless man goes to jail. Billionaires steal million dollar artifacts, nothing to see here.

[@Wog68]

I am so proud of Combodians and Cambodian governments to bring back soul of the nation, combodian people, their faith and cultural heritage. When would people of Indian subcontinent and their governments do the same to bring back what was looted, plundered, pillaged and forcefully snatched by brutal conquerers over more than thousands years? Would UK return Kohinoor, Seward of Shivaji and tons of artifacts, deities and treasures in British museums would Indian and Hindu, Jain, Buddhist artifacts, deities, cultural treasures from museums and chests of wealthy and state treasuries be returned to India and Indian people

[@kristibbradshaw]

Our Church adopted a Cambodian family in the mid 70’s. They are brilliant, creative people, with a rich culture.

[@Kokomo-tj9er]

"For many people in the art world, there was a sense of protecting great objects that stood a chance of being destroyed." Destroyed by whom??! By these VERY people who want to "protect" it! Weird logic!!! Similarly, your church "adopted a brilliant, creative, family with a rich culture to save his soul by killing his culture! A very Christian thing to do indeed!

[@rachelgates509]

Don’t keep the artifacts in museums, ANY museum, in Ukraine!! You need to HIDE them!!!

[@martingalindo8925]

That lady with the glasses looks guilty af

[@BallardBaller]

she kept looking over her shoulder,,, where I assume the MET's Lawyer was sitting

[@Lynn-uf4ip]

It seems even museums will "look the other way" if they will profit from it (gain more visitors) and they can get away with it.

[@tracycottrell5146]

Anderson Cooper is the BOMB

[@karolynkelly]

YIKES, this reminds me of the look on all of the bad guys' faces when they heard that Mike Wallace was IN THE HOUSE. It's also reminiscent of 2 great movies: "The Monuments Men" and "Woman in Gold."

[@armanitransport2604]

@22:55 I don't any billionaire wants to show off things to his/her friends that are stolen. 🤔 But i think they knew the cat was outta the bag. When people started to look for all them stolen pieces.

[@armanitransport2604]

So why does the Met get to keep them if they're stolen?

[@nealprentice7874]

If you should ever see any of these ancient statues from pretty much anywhere in Southeast Asia, they feel like they have souls. It is extraordinary whatever mojo the artists had who made them. More recent statues and replicas don't have that magic, no matter how close they are to the originals. Good to see them back home.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

You feel happiness having seen these statues. Now they are back in their homeland most of us will never see them, except in photographs which are so soulless. I wish there were a way of organizing things like this to Tour, rather like the way that the items from Pharaoh Tutankhamen have done!

[@ellenl5626]

It's wonderful that precious artifacts are making their way back to Cambodia but appalling that there is still so much resistance from major institutions like the Met and British Museum.

[@lynettejoubert4291]

Unfortunately the British will never admit their crimes or give the stolen items back....

[@MizzAugust7]

One Look at Douglas Latchfords Eyes- tells exactly what a terrible person he was, even beyond what they now know. People at the Met museum are also displaying a certain Greed, in not just turning them All over as they are All ill Gotten ..wtf.

[@Gannicus-USA]

Look what Isis did to the historic sites in Iraq. Sometimes you want to protect history

[@1241GIBEK]

at first I thought it is a documentary about the british museum

[@jhapcalidude]

Anderson Cooper roasted that museum director the lady she knows she's part of the crime she's just playing safe

[@DGcolombia777]

Wow I can’t imagine how many folks have art stashes, if you really did some strong intel there’s a fortune out there up for grabs, they say if you steal from a thief you’ll be forgiven for a 100 years

[@fionamcgauley7027]

These artifacts need to go back to original countries so people have to visit these countries to see them.

[@Philip-bk2dm]

Just to think how many of we artists live and die in poverty and obscurity, but our creations will be coveted by the wealthy and the criminal world at some time after our deaths is a cause for some bitter laughter.

[@brianlain4164]

To the people in charge of the met. Give the Cambodian people back their possessions

[@stephenberson7236]

Ownership of anything is a tricky topic. As far as these art pieces I would think the family of the artist is the owner not the state or country it was found in. . Perhaps the artist would have preferred their work be housed in an international renowned museum like the MET where more people would view it rather than a small museum in Cambodia if they even have a museum.

[@fletcherchambliss1590]

This is very sad. I’m sorry for these people and the culture. Unfortunately, looting like this is pretty much part of the history of man. The ancient Israelites are missing the sacred Arc of the Covenant. Looted and lost. As they also looted other cultures. If it’s worth anything, it’s stolen.

[@donaldwarriner1640]

A beautiful report. Thank you.

[@seame3795]

As an artist myself this makes me want to dig deeper, make more meaningful work that’s worthy of being stolen. 🤓

[@crashgear08]

This is absolutely horrific and atrocious,

[@Caroline-i1f]

Putin didn't have any shame destroying this beautiful church.God will deal with him some day you sill see.

[@LuciferSam2024]

300th comment! Luckily. I was an arts writer in another life. Kudos to Anderson Cooper for putting that B at the Met on full blast! It was hysterical, watching her squirm and look at her legal team -while still on camera, to be advised.

[@sanchezhandymen3444]

HUMAN GREED ON FULL DISPLAY... I am sure it was done for "good reasons" ... "godly reasons" or any other "BS" they thought of.

[@gophukyurselvs3621]

It is heartbreaking to see these statues, missing their arm or legs having their heads cut off

[@MaineOffGrid.]

It horrifies me to think of what could happen to the art and cultural history of the U.S. and historical sites if trump becomes president again.

[@Chriostopherbergs]

60 minutes. Thanks folks.

[@kristinebailey6554]

A Brit looting other peoples history and valuables? Who would have thought?

[@stevenlewisking1982]

PUT FAKES UP AND CALL THEM REAL. TELL THE PUBLIC THE STOLEN ITEMS WERE FAKES.

[@paul-zx5du]

Do not visit The Met until the pieces are returned.

[@donnahague8983]

Wow, The Met is shifty…. Return those pieces of art to their rightful country… All the pieces.

[@econtrolable]

Justice can never prevail in this one. Cambodia and humanity lost. It is a sad day when we have to see the horrible things some humans are capable of.

[@gophukyurselvs3621]

I worked for a company that catered parties in some of the most extravagant homes in the world. Homes a person can only dream of owning. The artwork and statues from all around the world makes you wonder.

[@pheona1164]

Would be nice if the major museums were held accountable for their stolen artifacts. The Rapa Nui from Easter Island have been trying for decades to get the Moai back from the British Museum. It is widely known to have been stolen in a similar fashion- like most things at the museum- and then gifted to the museum. Seems to me like the BM is a crime scene that is being ignored.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

No, there are over 900 current Moai on the island; one or two not being there is no issue at all Plus on top of that in the contemporary time in which Hoa Hakananai'a was brought from the island was a time in which all of the moai on the island had been topped by the Rapa Nui

[@pheona1164]

@@Tezcatlipokaa If you think one or 2 missing Moai isn't an issue, then you miss the premise of this program.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

@@pheona1164 the premise of the video is based upon a false premise and an apples to oranges comparison, retriving artifacts that no one care about previously is nowhere near stealing and destroying artifacts that were cherished and cared for properly

[@pheona1164]

@@TezcatlipokaaYou dont know what you are talking about. Later.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

@@pheona1164I study antiquities…

[@stevenlewisking1982]

NO QUESTIONS ASKED ,,,,,, JUST RETURN STUFF...... NO STORYS ,,,,,,, JUST TURN STUFF IN AND WE NEVER SAW YOU ........... PEACE AND THANK YOU......

[@HappyNautilus-qp2iq]

I thought this was a story about the British museum and its entirety

[@aev9483]

Brovo for bringingthis to attention! I certainly feel disappointed in museums that do this. They have stolen items. People died for them, and STILL have not been returned?

[@DaneB-u6c]

Have the private individuals and public museums etc been charged with receiving stolen property.

[@seattlebeard]

The giant painting of late stage Michael Jackson in Douglas Latchford's home was certainly creepy. What an asshole.

[@noel8039]

Where does the met believe he acquired them? They know full well they are looted artefacts

[@robertpollock8617]

Very interesting expose

[@birdie4223]

Very interesting segment and the fact the old man in Munich Germany, had all these collections and nobody knew

[@lynchmob691]

I wonder what kinds of goodies the Vatican has in their collection.

[@incyphe]

Just return them. The Mets has plenty of other things to display.

[@EXPATditions]

Those statues couldn't protect themselves! Now the government has them locked away in a warehouse. Who gave the government ownership? They're better off in a museum.

[@jes7551]

i guess there will be a time where all things in museums will be returned and museums will be shut down every were🤷‍♀️😢

[@autummsun]

No .. there are loaner programs . That’s how it should be .

[@TheMcslade]

The Met has the burden of not only repatriation but also restoration of these statues and the bases. They should work to help those to reunite the statues as a penace for the destruction and the use of those statues in there collections.

[@G.Dean100]

lol this is like when one of your friends steals from you and then helps you to look for what they stole

[@Perun944]

A lot of these diamonds end up in Antwerp, Belgium.

[@opiesveiw266]

It's against the laws of our country to trade & possess stolen property

[@pjeterrukaj1925]

Trump Should Watch This Clip About The Ukrainian Identity And How Ukraine is Not Russian!!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Shame on the Lindemann family, they should have returned everything immediately. Accepting stolen goods is a crime.

[@FamousNAnonymous]

wow button 🔘

[@trixinreno419]

You got the saying wrong, the sins of the father should not be passed down as family heirlooms... ignorance is a lawyers best friend 50:35

[@Glowingportal]

There are still so many in display in the MET museum in NYC, with the plaque saying it was gifted by so and so family. Indian and south east Asia, it would be nice to return it to its countries of origin 🙏🏼

[@jomish8719]

THESE LOOTERS SHOULD BE JAILED FOR SELLING ARTIFACTS FROM THE COUNTRY!!!

[@annarosetarot]

What a beautiful lady from the Ukraine Art Museum! You can tell she is heartbroken….. so sad

[@KandeShack]

So distracted by the fact that Anderson Cooper gets better looking by the day!

[@JustakidfrmEastSide]

If the building wasn’t a building they would’ve stole that too smh !!!

[@gigiben5430]

Nice one

[@SerephimLife]

It's funny that people destroy individuals' reputations and think it ok but destroy a countries' statues and that's wicked. Human lives are more important than inanimate objects.

[@beMERRYforlife]

Please investigate the disappearance of Terrance Woods, Jr. in Idaho. He was working for Discovery on Dave's Lost Mines - and - just ran down the mountain! He's from Baltimore! On Dr. Phil, the top cop said - he trusted the people he asked! Where is Terrance! What Happened To Our Boy?!?!?! We work with his Dad - and the family has been decimated - Where Is Terrance, Jr.?

[@Montano214]

As a historian this infuriates me on another level ! 😡

[@katiegeorgeripia]

Wow the greedy are unstoppable