musée david et alice van buuren

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  MelbourneMeg_12

  This is less a museum, and though it is a house, it is clearly a home built with love and a great sense of style. Walking through its rooms, it is so easy to appreciate the life the Van Buurens lived so well. They were wealthy, but in no way ostentatious; they used their wealth to commission pieces [furniture, art objects and so on] to be done by friends and northern European artists, many of whom were frequent visitors here. The gardens are more recent in their construction, only a tiny percentage of the original land holding, but nevertheless offer peaceful aspects from each window. The use of timber and glass, especially, calls to mind some Frank Lloyd Wright homes, and his fans will surely enjoy this home too.

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  NevadaSteven

  Unlike some great homes and palaces, you can actually picture yourself living in this beautiful art deco gem. The house is beautifully designed, and the gardens are worth a visit themselves. I wouldn't call the artwork masterpieces, but it all fits in with the surroundings. And the museum is opened on Monday, when everything else is closed.

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  GreatProphetZarquon

  Early C20 house furnished in art deco style and with a large garden which is a superb suburban oasis and which passes the key tests: I would love to live in it, and I went away inspired to make some changes to my own house and garden based on what I had seen.

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  mikedW3394VF

  This is one of Brussels hidden museumgems ! This was the house of a Dutch banker and his wife, and they adored art..You can submerge yourself of being a millionaire in the mid 20th century, by strolling through their house. Everything was custom made , and most of the paintings hanging are from painters who where regulars there.The garden is enormous ( in a big city ) and very nice sculptured. After paying admission , you first get a plan of the garden and maze (!) , afterwards you get covers for your shoes, ( ladies : don't come on high heels!) and a folder explaining the foundation, the life and the art of this awesome museum. Do this, you will never experience art so close!

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  HurstHollow

  What a find! Just get a tram to Churchill which is at the end of one of the lines. A five minute walk from there. Open on a Sunday. If you like Art Deco, this is the place. You have most of the house to wander around in your own time. Although I would have loved to have seen every room (no kitchen or bedrooms). The large garden is interesting too.

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  Brigitte009

  Very beautiful 'Gesamtkunstwerk' in Art Deco-style with Flemish and Italian masters. Excellent destination when you are not in the mood for large musea and still want a real inspiring cultural experience.

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  HAS_NYC

  If you like Art Deco run to this museum. It was the former home of the van Buuren family. Interior furnishings are special. The outside garden deserves as much face time as the interior of the home. Look around the garden and figure out where the garden equipment is stored!!!

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  chrism1966

  If you love art Deco you will fall in love with this place, its a time capsule to the era with large beautiful gardens, staff are really friendly and speak English.

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  BentJ_11

  The house of Van Buuren is definitely worth a visit. The interiors are spectcaular and the garden are wonderful. We were there in bad weather Christmas day - and even under those circumstances walking outside was a great experience.

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  jbk74

  Interesting for lovers of art deco houses. In a leafy sburb this little museum was once the home of the van Buuren family. The furnishings are all original to the house and illustrate the domestic stlye of the period.