Maison Autrique

About

The Autrique house in Brussels was designed by Victor Horta in 1893 in the Art Nouveau style. This building, which represents an essential step in the evolution of this Belgian architect, helping to better understand the birth of Art Nouveau. In his Memoirs, Horta recalls the joy he felt when Eugene Autrique entrusted him with the construction of his house. The two men knew each other because of their membership in the Masonic lodge of the Friends Philanthropists. The program set by Autrique was simple: "no luxury, no extravagance". This building, now resurrected, is for us a moving work. Open to the public', the Maison Autrique has been the subject of an original scenographic design designed by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters' the authors of the Cités Obscures... Much more than a museum visit, the discovery of the Maison Autrique is conceived as a true story, an almost initiatory journey through time.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes