Magritte's painting damaged by a wasp returns to display at the Israel Museum

René Magritte's famous painting, "The Castle of the Pyrenees," which was damaged after a 5-year-old boy pierced it with a wasp, has returned to display at the Israel Museum after months of conservation work. Along the way, a surprising tribute by a Belgian collector was also recorded.

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