Pine Cone–Wielding Child Damages Magritte Masterwork at Israel Museum

Belgian Surrealist René Magritte’s iconic 1959 painting Le château des Pyrénées is undergoing conservation after a young visitor to the Israel Museum pierced it with a pine cone. Ha’aretz reports that a six-year-old boy was visiting the Jerusalem institution with his family when he discovered the pine cone in the museum’s sculpture garden and used it to puncture the canvas several […]

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Julio Le Parc, Father of Interactive Art, Dies at 97

Franco-Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, whose innovations in kinetic and Op art presaged the interactive art of today, died in Paris on May 30. He was ninety-seven. His death was confirmed to Argentinian newspaper La Nación by his son Yamil. Le Parc was the last surviving cofounding member of the pathbreaking Groupe de Recherche d’Art […]

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Convicted Drents Museum Gold Thieves Must Serve 47 Months in Prison

Last Friday, three men who were convicted of stealing priceless golden artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands were sentenced to serve 47 months apiece in prison. In January of 2025, three thieves used dynamite and a crowbar to breach a door to the museum. They ultimately made off with golden treasures that included the helmet of Coțofenești, […]

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A day at the museum: How to follow kids’ leads to support curiosity across generations

When adults thoughtfully pay attention to children’s curiosity and questions, they can support child development and foster the exchange of meaningful insights.

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In Architecture, What’s Old Is New Again

The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.

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Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969

Featuring live presentations, this exhibition grounds performance as the foundation of contemporary Native Art. On view at SITE Santa Fe June 5–September 7, 2026.

SITE Santa Fe·Jun 8, 2026