November 17 is Craft Day. The Maison Cauchie invites you to discover the Art
Nouveau sgraffito technique, a speciality of the Ateliers Cauchie during the
Belle Époque.
Special programme o
Popular districts, Popular Art Nouveau ?
09november
14:00 - 16:00
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Europakruispunt 3 Carrefour de l'Europe, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 1000, België
10€ - 15€
Beschrijving
In working-class neighbourhoods, people were moving away from the art nouveau symbol of the bourgeoisie's success towards tenement buildings, shops, schools, cafés, cinemas...
Several architects (yes, Victor Horta wasn't the only one) tried their hand at this. They were keen to enhance the skills of the craftsmen: carpenters, goldsmiths, stonemasons, stained-glass artists, etc.
Few vestiges of this popular Art Nouveau style remain, having survived major building works and the pressure of the city centre. But you can still (re)discover them amidst shops and modern housing. Far from being total art nouveau residences, they bear witness to a philosophy: innovative architecture and an awareness of beauty and art for the less fortunate.
Tickets
Enfants
10€
Normal
15€