The History Of The Horta Museum, Belgium, In 1 Minute

Widely considered the most important Art Nouveau architect, Victor Horta is a name to remember for any fan of this elegant art style. With four of his buildings in the UNESCO World Heritage list it’s about time to learn more about the man that left and imprint on Brussels. What better way to get to know Horta and Art Nouveau than to visit his home?
Horta did not plan to be an architect, as his first passion was music. However, after being kicked out of the Ghent Conservatory for bad behavior, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he joined the Department of Architecture. He was introduced to Art Nouveau, or Jugendstil, through exhibitions. Greatly inspired, he incorporated the art style into a house he was commissioned to design. The result was Hôtel Tassel, a breathtakingly new kind of house in Brussels. The use of natural light and the open floor plans were fairly new at the time, as was his use of glass and iron in ‘botanical’ forms.