René Magritte is the biggest Magritte archive anywhere and most of the work is directly from the collection of the artist's widow, Georgette Magritte, and from Irene Hamoir Scutenaire, who was his primary collector. Additionally, the museum includes Magritte's experiments with photography from 1920 on and the short surrealist films he made from 1956 on. Another museum is located at 135 Rue Esseghem in Brussels in Magritte's former home, where he lived with his wife from 1930 to 1954. A painting, "Olympia" (1948), a nude portrait of Magritte's wife by Magritte, was stolen from this museum on the morning of 24 September
Museum of the City of Brussels was rebuilt after the bombardment of Brussels by French troops in 1695. It was reconstructed in its current form by Victor Jamaer in 1868. In 1936, the building was designated a historic site, at the same time as the Town Hall. Museum of the City of Brussels The Museum of the City of Brussels (, ) is a museum on the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to the history and folklore of the City of Brussels, its development from its beginnings to today, which it presents through paintings, sculptures, tapestries, engravings, photos and models, including a notable