Clockarium
The Clockarium, Museum of the Art Deco Ceramic Clock in Brussels (French: Le Clockarium, Musée de l'horloge Art Déco en faïence à Bruxelles, Dutch: Het Clockarium, Museum van de Art Deco faienceklok te Brussel) is a museum in Schaerbeek, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, devoted to Art Deco ceramic clocks.
 Exterior of the museum | |
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| Established | 2000 |
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| Location | Boulevard Auguste Reyers / Auguste Reyerslaan 163, B-1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50.8484°N 4.4022°E |
| Type | Horological museum |
| Website | Official website |
The museum specialises in faience mantel clocks, which were the first timepieces affordable to everyone and proudly decorating many homes in Belgium and Northern France during the 1920s and 1930s.[1] It is located on the Boulevard Auguste Reyers/Auguste Reyerslaan in an Art Deco house built in 1935 by the architect Gustave Bossuyt.[2][3][4]
References
- Clockarium on the website of the Brussels Museum Council.
- Gustave Bossuyt (in French) or Gustave Bossuyt (in Dutch)
- SCHAERBEEK Boulevard Auguste Reyers 163 (in French) or SCHAARBEEK Auguste Reyerslaan 163 (in Dutch) on the Inventory of architectural heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region.
- The Clockarium building on the website of the Clockarium Museum
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