The U.S. and Allied forces establish the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) to protect cultural property in war zones during World War II.
The Monuments Men unit is formed, comprised of museum directors, curators, artists, and historians tasked with recovering and protecting cultural treasures looted by Nazi forces.
Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy, opening the Western front in Europe and advancing towards Nazi-occupied territories where many art treasures were held.
The Monuments Men discover one of the largest collections of stolen art hidden in the Altaussee salt mines in Austria.
The Monuments Men oversee the cataloging, recovery, and restitution of thousands of artworks stolen by Nazi Germany to their rightful owners and countries.
A group of museum directors, curators, and art historians is assembled to rescue art stolen by Nazis.
The team is sent to France to identify and secure hidden caches of stolen artworks.
The team finds paintings hidden in a French castle used by Nazis to store art.
During a raid, the Monuments Men narrowly avoid capture by advancing German troops.
They uncover a salt mine near Altaussee that houses a massive collection of stolen artworks.
The team thwarts a Nazi plan to blow up the salt mine and destroy all the stored art.
The Monuments Men oversee the safe return of recovered artworks to their rightful owners.
