This review was contributed by Basil Lee of London, England. From the outset we see Magritte in his daily garb of business suit and tie, a strange contrast with the wildly imaginative paintings and sculpture which are to be seen here. There is excellent navigation, with animations, photographs and links to his symbols, biography, craft and the works, and to surrealism in his time. The navigation is full of surprises, emphasising the sense of magic present in Magritte's pictures. Throughout we are treated to an exposition of the artist's ideas, as much by graphic examples as by the spoken word and text.
Clever use is made of windows, each with a handy toolbar permitting expansion of information.
The index leads to a huge collection of fine reproductions of the works. Snatches of atmospheric music heighten the mystery, but the mood is lightened by a game in which we are invited to choose titles for some of the pictures on a multiple choice basis.