In the 1990s, most museums were looted because of borders opening with neighboring countries. Among these robberies is the Museum of Tukra, Talmitha, and Sirte, in addition to the three major museums such as the Saraya Museum Alhambra, Sabrata and Shahat museums.
In addition, more than 150 artifacts were stolen from the US Mission Archaeological Museum in 2000, where we were able to retrieve some of them from Germany and Switzerland. After 2011, Hadar said that the most important thefts were the Benghazi Treasure, which contains more than 10,000 Pieces, mostly Roman, Greek, classical Byzantine, and a few Islamic coins, as well as 113 pottery artifacts, lamps, and ash preserving pots of the deads stolen from Bani Walid Museum.
Hadar continues to say that Misurata Museum was also exposed more than once to theft and looting and the Sabrata classic museum which was also exposed to a burglary on 23th of February 2013, and 5 pottery vessels were stolen from the Red Mosque of Soussa Museum in July 2011.