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💡 The Short Version: The Art Nouveau Pass is €27 for three of nine sites, or €37 if one of them is the Solvay House, and lasts nine months. Saturday has all nine open, the Cauchie House by booked guided visit, and on Monday only the Hôtel van Eetvelde is. Booking is required for the Solvay House, the Cauchie House and the Horta Museum, even with the pass. The Horta Museum and the Maison Hannon cost €14 each, so the two alone cost more than the pass. The Brussels Card covers some of the houses but not the Horta Museum. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: a private Art Nouveau walking tourad is from €120 per person (GetYourGuide).
The Art Nouveau Pass
Brussels has almost a thousand Art Nouveau buildings, according to visit.brussels. The pass opens nine of them. Prices are from visit.brussels, which sells it on its own shop, and from Brussels Museums.
| Pass | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Art Nouveau Pass | €27 | Three of the nine sites, not the Solvay House |
| Art Nouveau Pass with Solvay | €37 | The Solvay House and two other sites |
- Nine months. The pass lasts nine months from the day you buy it, and each site can be visited once.
- Digital or printed. Keep it on your phone, or print it at home or at the tourist office.
- Offers change each April.
- Where to buy it: online, or at the Hôtel van Eetvelde (Saturday to Monday), the Autrique House (Wednesday to Sunday) or the Maison Hannon.
- Booking. The Solvay House, the Cauchie House and the Horta Museum must be booked, so check their slots before you buy. The Solvay House keeps its pass slots for pass holders, on Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:00.
- Extras. The pass takes discounts in Art Nouveau cafés and shops, including a free coffee with a waffle, an ice cream or a crêpe at Brasserie Horta in the Comic Art Museum, and 10% off in the Autrique House shop.
Prices against the pass, from each house’s own adult rate:
| Three visits | Singles | Pass | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horta Museum, Maison Hannon, Autrique House | €37 | €27 | €10 |
| Horta Museum, Maison Hannon, Comic Art Museum | €42 | €27 | €15 |
| Horta Museum, Maison Hannon, Musical Instruments Museum | €46 | €27 | €19 |
| Solvay House, Horta Museum, Maison Hannon | €47 | €37 | €10 |
| Solvay House, Musical Instruments Museum, Comic Art Museum | €51 | €37 | €14 |
The Horta Museum and the Maison Hannon alone are €28 against €27 for the pass, and a combined ticket for the two exists. Brussels Card: is it worth it? covers the card, which is free at some of these houses and not at the Horta Museum.
Where to buy
| What | The operator | GetYourGuide | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Nouveau Pass | €27 or €37 | No listing | visit.brussels’ pass shop |
| Single house tickets | See each house | No listing | The house |
Houses you can enter
The Horta Museum
€14 · Tuesday to Friday 14:00 to 17:30, weekends 11:00 to 17:30 · closed Mondays · Rue Américaine, Saint-Gilles
Victor Horta’s own house and workshop, built from 1898 to 1901, with its mosaics, stained glass and plant-curved decoration still largely in place. Only an online booking guarantees entry, and pass holders must book too. Horta Museum tickets has the prices and the free first Sunday.
The Maison Hannon
€14 · Thursday 13:00 to 18:00, Friday 11:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00 · Avenue de la Jonction 1, Saint-Gilles
Jules Brunfaut built it for the couple Marie Debard and Édouard Hannon, and it reopened to the public on 1 June 2023 after years of closure. The first floor tells the house’s history from abandonment to restoration. The ticket, which is also €5 for ages 12 to 26 and free under 12, is valid for the whole day, with no time slot. The house takes about 45 minutes, has stairs inside, and is a 10-minute walk from the Horta Museum. The Brussels Card, the Art Nouveau Pass and the museumPASSmusees enter free.
The Autrique House
€9 · Wednesday to Sunday 12:00 to 18:00, last admission 17:30 · closed Mondays, Tuesdays and public holidays · Chaussée de Haecht 266, Schaerbeek
Horta’s first big town house, designed in 1893 and exemplary in its restoration. An original scenography by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten fills the rooms, and the exhibition Maisons Bulles, on houses in comic strips, runs from 25 April 2026 to 7 March 2027. No booking is needed. Seniors, students, teachers and jobseekers pay €6, ages 6 to 18 €3, and under-6s are free, as are Brussels Card and Art Nouveau Pass holders. Strollers stay in the entrance vestibule, and the house is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
The Cauchie House
€9.50, €7.50 for students under 26 · guided visits at set times · Rue des Francs 5, Etterbeek
Paul Cauchie built it in 1905 as his own house, and its façade of large sgraffiti and a round window stands out in the street. The ticket includes a guided visit, booked through visit.brussels’ ticket page, and the house opens regularly at weekends. Children under 12 and Art Nouveau Pass holders enter free, and a pass holder books a slot.
The Maison Cauchie, Rue des Francs, Etterbeek. Photo: Fred Romero, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The Solvay House
€19, €15 for students · 40 minutes · Avenue Louise 224, Ixelles
Armand Solvay, the chemicals industrialist, gave Horta unlimited freedom and funding in 1894 to build a house for his bride, and UNESCO lists it with Horta’s other major town houses. The self-guided visit runs from the carriage entrance through the Hall of Honour and the ground-floor rooms to the dining room and salons on the first floor, with a leaflet in French, Dutch or English. A one-hour guided visit with an art historian reaches the third floor and the private apartments for €40. Children under 10 are not admitted. Brussels Museums lists the house as open on Thursday from 10:00 to 14:00 and on Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00. Tickets are sold online.
The Hôtel Solvay, Avenue Louise, Ixelles. Photo: FrDr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hôtel van Eetvelde
Saturday to Monday 10:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30 · Avenue Palmerston 2
Horta called it the most daring plan he ever drew, for the politician Edmond van Eetvelde, and UNESCO lists it too. Since 2023 it has housed LAB·AN, a space devoted to Art Nouveau, and self-guided tickets are sold on LAB·AN’s site. A restoration of the façades has been under way since June 2026.
The Hôtel van Eetvelde, Avenue Palmerston, Brussels. Photo: Fred Romero, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The Comic Art Museum
€14 · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 · Rue des Sables 20
Horta designed the building as a warehouse for the textile merchant Charles Waucquez, and the museum has filled it since 1989. The comic strip route ends there.
The Musical Instruments Museum
€18 · Tuesday to Sunday · Rue Montagne de la Cour 2
The Old England building is by Paul Saintenoy, who the pass page notes was not an Art Nouveau specialist, and the pass calls it a flagship of the Brussels movement. Best museums in Brussels has the prices.
The Wolfers Frères shop fittings
In the Art & History Museum · €10 · Tuesday to Sunday
The Wolfers jewellery shop was inaugurated in 1912, to Horta’s design, and the family gave its fittings to the Art & History Museum in 1973. Best museums in Brussels has the museum’s hours.
Which day each is open
| Day | Open |
|---|---|
| Monday | The Hôtel van Eetvelde only |
| Tuesday | The Horta Museum (from 14:00), the Comic Art Museum, the Musical Instruments Museum, the Art & History Museum |
| Wednesday | The above, and the Autrique House |
| Thursday | The above, and the Maison Hannon (from 13:00) and the Solvay House (10:00 to 14:00) |
| Friday | The Horta Museum, the Maison Hannon, the Autrique House, the Comic Art Museum, the Musical Instruments Museum, the Art & History Museum |
| Saturday | All nine, with the Cauchie House by guided visit and the Solvay House 10:00 to 18:00 |
| Sunday | All but the Solvay House, with the Cauchie House by guided visit |
The timing that works: a Saturday for the pass, with the Solvay House at 11:00 and the Horta Museum and the Maison Hannon in the afternoon. What to skip: the Wolfers fittings if you are not going to the Art & History Museum anyway.
Tours worth paying for
The houses sell their own guided visits, which the pass does not cover at the Maison Hannon or the Musical Instruments Museum. A private tour adds the streets between them. Prices are the lowest “from” prices, per person.
Art Nouveau private tour with a local guide
From €120 · 3 hours · 5 stars from 29 reviews
Brussels Art Nouveau 3h Private Tour with a Local Guidead is a private tour of the Art Nouveau streets. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Art Nouveau private walking tour with the Horta Museum
From €128 · 3 hours · 4.6 stars from 15 reviews
Brussels: Art Nouveau Private Walking Tour with Horta Museumad is a private walk with the Horta Museum in its title. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Practical information
- Booking: the Solvay House, the Cauchie House and the Horta Museum need a booked slot with the pass. Check the slots before you buy.
- Stairs: the Autrique House and the Maison Hannon have stairs and are not for visitors with reduced mobility. The Autrique House asks for strollers to be left in the vestibule.
- The one thing that ruins a visit: a Monday, when only the Hôtel van Eetvelde is open.
What to book in Brussels has the closed days for every sight. Horta Museum tickets covers the main house, and the comic strip route ends at a Horta building. Best museums in Brussels lists the museums that take the pass. Brussels walking tours sets the guided walks side by side. 3 days in Brussels puts a Saturday of Art Nouveau into the plan. For a bed, see where to stay in Brussels.
Common questions
How much is the Art Nouveau Pass in Brussels?
€27 for three sites of your choice out of nine, not including the Solvay House, or €37 for the Solvay House and two other sites. The pass is valid for nine months from purchase, each site can be visited once, and the offers change every April. It can be digital or printed.
Which sites does the Art Nouveau Pass cover?
The Comic Art Museum, the Solvay House, the Hôtel van Eetvelde, the Wolfers Frères shop fittings in the Art & History Museum, the Autrique House, the Cauchie House, the Maison Hannon, the Musical Instruments Museum and the Horta Museum.
Do I have to book Art Nouveau houses in Brussels?
For the Solvay House, the Cauchie House and the Horta Museum, yes, even with the pass. The Solvay House's slots for pass holders are on Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:00. The others take visitors without a booking, though the Maison Hannon and the Horta Museum recommend one.
Is the Brussels Card valid for Art Nouveau houses?
At the Autrique House, the Maison Hannon, the Comic Art Museum and the Musical Instruments Museum, yes. At the Horta Museum, no: its list of passes names the Art Nouveau Pass and the Museum Pass Musées but not the Brussels Card.
Which Art Nouveau house is open on Mondays?
Only the Hôtel van Eetvelde, which opens Saturday to Monday from 10:00 to 17:00. The Horta Museum, the Maison Hannon, the Autrique House, the Comic Art Museum and the Musical Instruments Museum are all closed on Mondays.
Can I go inside the Solvay House without the pass?
Yes. A self-guided visit of about 40 minutes is €19 (€15 for students), and a one-hour guided visit is €40. Children under 10 are not admitted. Tickets are sold online.
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