Horta Museum

Horta Museum
Main façade of the Horta Museum
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General information
TypeTown house and workshop
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
AddressRue Américaine / Amerikaansestraat 23–25
Town or city1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°49′27″N 4°21′17″E / 50.82417°N 4.35472°E / 50.82417; 4.35472
Construction started1898 (1898)
Completed1901 (1901)
ClientVictor Horta
Design and construction
Architect(s)Victor Horta
Official nameMajor Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iv
Designated2000 (24th session)
Reference no.1005
RegionEurope and North America
References
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The Horta Museum (French: Musée Horta; Dutch: Hortamuseum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former town house and workshop (French: Maison et Atelier Horta, Dutch: Woning en Atelier Horta), built between 1898 and 1901, in Art Nouveau style. It is located at 23–25, rue Américaine/Amerikaansestraat in the municipality of Saint-Gilles.

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.

Together with three other town houses of Victor Horta, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000 as the core of epoch-making urban residences that Horta designed before 1900.[2]

  1. ^ Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (1997–2004). "Ancienne maison et atelier de Victor Horta. Musée Horta" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNESCO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).