<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s like something out of Indiana Jones - art curators scrambling to save priceless artworks as bombs rain down. When it comes to casualties of war, the most confronting are human, but what about the cultural soul of a nation, with collections valued into the billions also being in the firing line?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out more about The Front podcast&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's &lt;a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; or on The Australian&amp;rsquo;s app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Front

The Australian

Iran’s $3 billion secret art bunker

MAR 27, 202611 MIN
The Front

Iran’s $3 billion secret art bunker

MAR 27, 202611 MIN

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It’s like something out of Indiana Jones - art curators scrambling to save priceless artworks as bombs rain down. When it comes to casualties of war, the most confronting are human, but what about the cultural soul of a nation, with collections valued into the billions also being in the firing line?  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.