CONCORD BEACON MUSE LED ILLUMINATES THE EXHIBITION SPACE IN THE RECENT EXTENSION OF THE HORTA MUSEUM

The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles, In 2013 the museum welcomed 64,000 visitors KEY FACTS Brussels is located in the private but the capacity of the house only allowed Application: Museum & Gallery house and studio of the famous for 45 people to view the exhibition at once, architect (1861-1947). this meant that visitors were often queuing in Location: Brussels, Built between 1898 and 1901 and the street waiting to get in. The structure of Lighting designer: Feilo Sylvania included in the UNESCO World the modest-sized house-workshop was also Installer: Horta Museum Heritage List, the building is a not intended to host such a large number prime example of the of visitors whilst also sheltering the archives KEY OUTCOMES architectural style. The Horta and the administration. In order to solve Museum was also the winner of this problem, the Saint-Gilles local council - An energy effi cient solution the Brussels Museum Prize in 2012. purchased the adjoining property in 2007. The - Provides high quality of light The recently inaugurated extension building is known as Hilst house and Beliris, a - Flexible features a new exhibition space collaboration between the Federal State and illuminated by Concord Beacon Muse the Brussels-Capital Region whose objective LED spotlights. is to promote the infl uence of Brussels as the capital of Belgium and Europe, invested a considerable amount in its redevelopment.

www.feilosylvania.com After the renovations were completed at The museum selected the Concord Beacon The extension to the neighbouring house Hilst house, the long-awaited expansion of Muse LED spotlights to light the works of art has freed the designers’ studio, the service the Horta Museum was officially inaugurated in the exhibition hall. In addition to providing staircase, the staff premises and the on 20 October 2016 in the presence of the an energy efficient lighting scheme, this kitchen of the Horta Museum, which Mayor of Saint-Gilles Charles Piqué and Mrs solution offers enormous flexibility, which are now open to the public. One more Françoise Aubry, the curator of the museum. is one of the most important requirements reason for a (renewed)visit to this pearl The extension now hosts the reception and in an area with temporary exhibitions. The of Art Nouveau. administration of the museum, a better current exhibition shows the works of Katty ventilated archive, but also a research centre Castiau, Julien Lambert, Geert Pattyn, Côme Museum Horta, Rue Americaine 23-25, with more than 7,000 books devoted Perché and Aurélie Ranalli. 1060 Brussels (Saint-Gilles), to Art Nouveau. On the first floor of the Belgium une visite (renouvelée) à cette extension, a new exhibition space allows perle de l’Art Nouveau. temporary exhibitions to be organized in order to introduce Art Nouveau to a wider audience.

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