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 is a cool place in Brussels, Belgium. It's all about the life and amazing work of a famous architect named Victor Horta. He was a super important designer from a long time ago.
This museum is actually Horta's old home and workshop! He built it himself between 1898 and 1901. The building is a fantastic example of the Art Nouveau style. You can find it at 23–25, Rue Américaine in a part of Brussels called Saint-Gilles.
Inside the museum, you'll see lots of original furniture, tools, and art objects. Victor Horta designed many of these himself. There are also documents that tell you more about his life and the time he lived in. The museum often has special exhibits too, showing different parts of Horta's art and ideas.
The Horta Museum is so special that it's on the UNESCO World Heritage list! It was added in 2000, along with three other houses Horta designed. These buildings are recognized as important examples of his unique style before the year 1900.
A Special World Heritage Site
In 2000, UNESCO decided that the Horta Museum was so important it should be a UNESCO World Heritage site. This means it's a place that has special value for everyone in the world. It's part of a group called 'Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta'.
UNESCO explained why these houses are so amazing:
The four main town houses—Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Horta's own house and workshop—are in Brussels. They were designed by Victor Horta, who was one of the first to use the Art Nouveau style. These houses are some of the most important and new buildings from the late 1800s. What makes them special is their open design, how light fills the rooms, and how the curvy decorations fit perfectly with the building's structure.
The museum building went through a big fix-up project that finished in 2013. Because of this great work, it won a special award in 2014. It was called the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.
Gallery
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Horta's house and workshop in the early 20th century -
The balcony -
Doorbell -
Spiral staircase -
Skylight above the stairway -
Closeup of the skylight -
Peacock Chair by Horta from either the Hôtel Tassel or the Castle of La Hulpe -
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
