Hortamuseum

Welcome

Hortamuseum

The Horta Museum is located in the private house and studio of Victor Horta (1861-1947).

Built between 1898 and 1901 at 23-25, rue Américaine in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, the two buildings are typical of Art Nouveau at its height. The interior decoration has largely been retained, the mosaics, stained glass, and wall decorations forming a harmonious and elegant whole, down to the last detail.

CLAUDE AND CÉCILE DELHAYE :
CERAMICS & SCULPTURES

From 31 october 2018 to 13 january 2019

This work allows the stoneware to retain its organic aspect, its connections to the earth, whose warm tones it echoes. These are further enriched through the harmonies produced by the enamels, which create an interplay with the stoneware similar to waves rolling on the sand. As a result of meticulous care, with no concessions given to prettiness or trivial effects, the metallic oxides generate an infinity of muted, profound nuances that draw the eye into their depths.

Opening Times

The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 14.00-17.30.

Last entry is at 5 pm
Mornings are reserved for group visits.

The Museum is closed on Mondays and on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, Ascension Day, 21 July, 15 August, 1&11 November, 25 December.

Prices

Adults: 10 euros
Students 5 euros
Seniors and Sint-Gillis inhabitants: 6 euros
Primary/Secondary pupils from 6 to 18 year : 3 euros
Icom card, Okv card, press card : free entrance 

Groups and Guided Tours

Guided tours by appointment, booked one week in advance,
9.00-12.00 (maximum three groups per hour) and
14.00-16.30 (maximum one group per hour).

Private visits after 17.30 can be arranged:
email info@hortamuseum.be or phone 02 543 04 90.

Languages: French, English, Dutch, German and, possibly, Italian and Swedish.

Guided Art Nouveau walks in the area can be arranged. You can also use our smartphone app.

Price
Week: 60 euros + individual entry fee
Weekends: 70 euros + individual entry fee
Evenings: 350 euros + 70 euros + individual entry fee.

Hire

2.500 euros (including guided tour, caretaking and insurance): dinner in the dining room (up to 20 people); cocktails (up to 40 people). 

CONTACTS

Office : info@hortamuseum.be
Curator & archives : b.zurstrassen@hortamuseum.be
Library : christophe@hortamuseum.be
Hortanima, iconography : thierrymondelaers@hortamuseum.be

The Museum, the first Art Nouveau ‘listed’ building in the Brussels Région (1963), opened to the public in 1969. It is a World Heritage Site and won the Belgian Museum Prize in 2012.

Photography is forbidden. The copyright off Horta’s works is managed by SOFAM.

The Museum is supported by the Commune of Saint-Gilles, the Région of Bruxelles-Capitale (Department of Monuments and Sites), the French Community of Belgium, the King Baudouin Foundation, and the Fonds de restauration du patrimonie mobilier ING in Belgium, managed by Roberto Polo of the King Baudouin Foundation. 

 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards