Hotels near Horta Museum

Victor Horta was the architect who invented Art Nouveau - and his own house and studio in the Saint-Gilles district, now the Horta Museum, is widely considered the purest and most perfect expression of the style ever created. Built between 1898 and 1901, every element of this remarkable double townhouse was designed as an integrated whole: the structural iron, the curved staircases, the stained glass, the mosaic floors, the furniture, the door handles, the light fittings - all flowing together in sinuous, organic lines inspired by natural forms. The museum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The museum is small and visitor numbers are limited - book online in advance. Arrive in Saint-Gilles 20 minutes early and walk the surrounding streets (Rue Defacqz, Rue Faider, Rue Paul-Émile Janson) to see the neighbourhood's Art Nouveau streetscape before entering Horta's personal masterpiece.