The Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte was inspired by the bizarre and absurd. The new Magritte Museum (Place Royale, 1-100 Brussels, Belgium; phone +32 2 508 31 11, www.montdesarts.be) is set to open in the Mont des Arts (Museum Quarter) of Brussels, June 2, 2009. It will hold 200 works — the largest collection of Magritte paintings, plus archival material, letters written by the painter, photographs and drawings. Open 10-5, Tuesday-Sunday. €5.