In 2011, the Art Nouveau  Biennial Event will once again open the doors of magnificent Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings in Brussels ...

This year, we have the pleasure of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Victor Horta, one of the most famous Brussels architects.

Horta was an exceptional architect, a leader of the Art Nouveau movement, who not only created a style of architecture which completely changed the distribution of interior spaces while using the highest-quality materials and finishes, but also used his great talent to create different sorts of buildings: private houses, a school and a department store.  You will be able to enjoy discovering most of Horta’s remaining buildings in Brussels during the Biennial Art Nouveau Event, including the Tassel House,  the Solvay House,  the Max Hallet House, the Autrique House,  the Frison House, Horta’s own house, offices and workshops, the Vinck House,  the Winssinger House,  the Van Eetvelde House, the Primary School in the Rue Saint Ghislain and the former Wolfers jewellery shop. These buildings are some of the 68 Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings that are not usually open to the public that will be opening to the public during the weekends of the Biennial Art Nouveau Event.
In addition to the programme of guided tours of the interiors of these buildings, there will also be 4 special showings of films at the CINEMATEK (the Brussels Film Museum), a conference on Art Nouveau and Art Deco, and you can choose your favourites from the wide range of guided tours organised by the member associations of Voir et Dire Bruxelles  !

Enjoy your tours and (re-)discoveries!