Horta Museum facts for kids
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Main façade of the Horta Museum
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| General information | |
| Type | Town house and workshop |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Address | Rue Américaine / Amerikaansestraat 23–25 |
| Town or city | 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°49′27″N 4°21′17″E / 50.82417°N 4.35472°E |
| Construction started | 1898 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Client | Victor Horta |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Victor Horta |
| Official name: Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) | |
| Type: | Cultural |
| Criteria: | i, ii, iv |
| Designated: | 2000 (24th session) |
| Reference #: | 1005 |
| Region: | Europe and North America |
The Horta Museum (also known as Musée Horta in French or Hortamuseum in Dutch) is a special museum in Brussels, Belgium. It celebrates the life and amazing work of a famous architect named Victor Horta. The museum is actually Horta's old home and workshop. He built it himself between 1898 and 1901.
This building is a great example of the Art Nouveau style. Art Nouveau was a popular art and design movement around the late 1800s and early 1900s. It used lots of curved lines, nature-inspired shapes, and new materials like iron and glass. The museum is located at 23–25, rue Américaine in the area of Saint-Gilles.
Inside the museum, you can see a permanent collection of furniture, tools, and art objects. These were all designed by Victor Horta and other artists from his time. There are also documents that tell the story of his life and the period he lived in. Sometimes, the museum also holds temporary exhibitions about Horta and his unique art style.
A World Heritage Site
The Horta Museum is very important! In 2000, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. This means it's considered a special place that should be protected for everyone to enjoy. It was listed along with three other amazing houses designed by Victor Horta in Brussels. These houses are known as the 'Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta'.
UNESCO recognized these buildings because they were groundbreaking for their time. They showed a new way of designing buildings. Horta's designs were known for:
- Having an open plan: This means rooms flowed into each other, instead of being completely separate.
- Lots of light: He designed buildings to let in plenty of natural light.
- Curved lines: He cleverly blended decorative curved lines with the building's structure.
These features made Horta one of the first and most important Art Nouveau architects. His work truly changed how buildings were designed at the end of the 19th century. The museum building was carefully restored in 2013. In 2014, it even won a special award called the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.
Images for kids
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Horta's house and workshop in the early 20th century
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The balcony
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Doorbell
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Spiral staircase
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Skylight above the stairway
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Closeup of the skylight
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Peacock Chair by Horta from either the Hôtel Tassel or the Castle of La Hulpe
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Table by Horta, probably designed for the 1902 Turin International Exposition
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See also
In Spanish: Museo Horta para niños
- List of museums in Brussels
- Art Nouveau in Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
