Autrique House, Art Nouveau museum in Schaerbeek, Belgium.
Autrique House is a residential building in early Art Nouveau style with a stone facade, decorative metalwork, and large windows in Schaerbeek. Its interior spaces preserve original furniture and elaborate wall decorations that reveal the domestic culture of that era.
The building was designed between 1893 and 1904 by architect Victor Horta and marked the first major project in Art Nouveau style in Belgium. This house helped establish a new architectural approach that soon spread across Europe.
The house shows how wealthy Brussels residents lived around 1900, with handcrafted details reflecting craftsmanship and personal style. The rooms tell of the habits and preferences of a family who valued modern beauty in their daily lives.
The museum is open on select weekdays for visitors and is located in a central area of Schaerbeek. It is worthwhile to allow enough time to carefully explore the detailed rooms and their contents.
Victor Horta's own home served as a testing ground for new design ideas that he later applied to other major projects. Its restoration demonstrated how original materials and craft techniques could be preserved under modern conditions.
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