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A child damaged René Magritte’s 1959 painting 'The Castle of the Pyrenees' at the Israel Museum by puncturing the canvas with a pinecone.
Jerusalem, Israel
Who
a child, Sharon Tager
What
A child damaged René Magritte’s 1959 painting 'The Castle of the Pyrenees' at the Israel Museum by puncturing the canvas with a pinecone.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:53:17 GMT · 3h 25m ago
Where
Jerusalem, Israel ·
Why
A young boy, having found a pinecone in the museum garden, approached the Magritte canvas and punctured it.
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The well-known surrealist painting, 'The Castle of the Pyrenees,' is undergoing conservation to repair the damage to its layers of paint and canvas. The timeframe for its return to public display is not yet determined.
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