Hitler's Museum: The Secret History of Art Theft During World War II

Overview

Follow the remarkable journey of Belgium's most prized artistic treasure -- van Eyck's Ghent Altar -- as it passes through the hands of many art pillagers over the course of the Second World War. But behind the circuitous story lies Adolf Hitler's grand scheme to assemble Europe's largest art museum in his Austrian hometown of Linz. The absorbing documentary also covers Stalin's efforts to hoard numerous masterpieces from German art collections.