Rich Mutschler of Galleons Lost Selected to Host “The Treasure Hunter”
The Treasure Hunter Teaser Shot in Charleston this October
Rich Mutschler of Galleons Lost Selected to Host “The Treasure Hunter”
Charleston, SC, September 13, 2010 –Rich Mutschler, the founder of Voyager International Inc. and the director of Galleons Lost, will be featured in a pilot episode of a new reality television series where dreams come true, The Treasure Hunter. The crew led by the HBO director Tom Harvey will be shooting in Charleston on October 11-15, 2010.
Under the direction of Tom Dearing with E Video Pro who is the director of photography for the reality show, Rich Mutschler and his fellow actors, David Nordhausen, Ron Levin, and Maggie Garrett, will visit different locations all over the world, including Charleston, SC, Europe and Southeast Asia. Most of the scenes in the pilot will be shot at Mutschler’s personal trade and cultural headquarters, the Casa Rosa Trade and Cultural Center, shadowed by ancient volcanoes on the mystic island of Bali.
“Right now the crew is concentrating on the “teaser”, the pilot and general considerations for the general production,” says Rich Mutschler who will be the host of the show.
“We are all excited and with the treasures that Voyager International and Galleons Lost already have, there will be much to share with the TV audience,” he continues.
The Treasure Hunter is a reality series which is a combination in elements of Antique Road Show and Fantasy Island. In each episode, the host, Rich Mutschler, leads his group of art and antiquity collectors on a quest to acquire rare cultural and treasure related items from Europe to the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
Rich uses years of expertise in the ethnographic and treasure related fields to reveal the stories behind the history of selected artifacts as expedition participants wonder in awe over the allure and value of their acquisitions.
Voyager International Inc., an international corporation that trades ethnographic art and investment and museum quality maritime treasure items, selected Charleston to open its first retail store, Galleons Lost (www.galleonslost.com), in April 2010. The gallery offers the Treasure of the Island Kings collection, authentic artifacts and rare objects from the spice routes to China dated back to the 16th and 17th centuries. The gallery is located at 165 King Street, downtown Charleston, SC.
Rich Mutschler, ethnographic art dealer, expedition leader and internationally acclaimed musician, founded Voyager International after his 1985 trip to Bali. Mutschler fell in love with the diverse cultures of Bali, and the preservation of this culture became his life’s mission. He respects the very fine balance between the preservation and the sale of historic commodities.
To learn more about Galleons Lost, please visit www.galleonslost.com or call 843-577-3862 or 561-373-0618.
About Galleons Lost:
Galleons Lost offers unique maritime treasure including shipwreck coins, gold doubloons, pieces of eight, black pearls, gold treasure and estate jewelry from aristocratic families, blue and white Ming porcelain, silver jewelry made from salvage silver from centuries old shipwrecks, Spanish and Portuguese cannon and Pirate Era weaponry as well as oriental rugs, exotic wood art, Tibetan coral, Keris knives and ethnographic art. The store is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm.
About Voyager International:
Voyager International Group is a world acquisition and trade service organization specializing in the importation and sale of maritime treasure related items, numismatic rarities, ethnographic art, investment quality stringed musical instruments and the design, fabrication and restoration of gold and silver related products. To learn more about treasure and cultural expeditions to Bali and Voyager International Inc., please visit www.voyagerinternationalus.com.
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