With its particularly rich historical and artistic heritage, Brussels
continues to surprise and move visitors from all parts of the world.
Famed for its legendary Grand-Place (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site since 1998) and the no less famous Manneken-Pis, who is undeniably
part and parcel of Brussels’ cultural heritage, the capital of Europe
is also one of the cradles of Surrealism, in which René Magritte is a
figurehead, and Art Nouveau. By 1890, Horta, Hankar, Cauchie and Blerot
were breaking boundaries to create a total and organic art, deploying
its curves and arabesques in magnificent townhouses, furniture,
decorative objects, and crockery.