The Horta Museum (french: Musée Horta, nl, Hortamuseum) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
architect
Victor Horta
Victor Pierre Horta (; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. His Hôtel Tassel in Brussels, built in 1892–93, is often ...
and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former
town house and workshop (french: Maison et Atelier Horta, link=no, nl, Woning en Atelier Horta, link=no), built in 1898. It is located at 23–25, / in the
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
municipality of
Saint-Gilles, Belgium.
Housed in the Art Nouveau interiors is a permanent display of furniture, utensils and art objects designed by Horta and his contemporaries, as well as documents related to his life and time. The museum also organises temporary exhibitions on topics related to Horta and his art.
The building is inscribed on the
UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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as one of the
major town houses of Victor Horta in Brussels.
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Awards
The UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
commission recognised the Horta Museum as UNESCO World Heritage in 2000, as part of the listing ' Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta':
An extensive restoration project was completed in 2013. In 2014, it won the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.
Gallery
File:Maison Horta (23-25, rue Américaine, 1060, Brussels).jpg,
File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Maison Horta - 01.jpg,
File:St-Gilles (Horta) JPG03.jpg,
File:Horta Museum.JPG,
File:Victor Horta Museum 03.jpg,
File:HortaELWI.jpg,
File:Chair from either Tassel house or the castle of La Hulpe.jpg,
File:Table by Victor Horta, probably designed for the International exhibition of Turin 1902.jpg,
See also
* Art Nouveau in Brussels
* History of Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
* Belgium in "the long nineteenth century"
In the history of Belgium, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the " long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule and periods of French and Dutch occupation of the region, leading to the creation of the ...
References
Notes
Further reading
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External links
www.hortamuseum.be
Horta Museum on BALaT - Belgian Art Links and Tools (KIK-IRPA, Brussels)
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Houses in Belgium
Museums in Brussels
Historic house museums in Belgium
Biographical museums in Belgium
Saint-Gilles, Belgium
World Heritage Sites in Belgium
Victor Horta buildings
Art Nouveau architecture in Brussels
Art Nouveau houses
Houses completed in 1901
Museums devoted to one artist