Horta Museum

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Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of Belgium Belgium
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv
Reference 1005
Region† Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2000  (24th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
† Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Musée Horta (French) or Hortamuseum (Dutch) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and atelier (1898) in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles. In the splendid Art Nouveau interiors there 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 World heritage list.

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Door bell
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