Cauchie House

Every time I walk by this house. It has attracted my attention and made me stop and stand across the street to admire this piece of art. It is like an advertising poster with Mr. Paul Cauchie's unique sgraffito on the front façade. I am very glad that finally got a chance to visit inside la maison Cauchie by booking a guided tour. A very pleasant and informative lady who also told us the interesting story behind this house. Not to miss!

Beautiful house with a unique story. The guides tour was very interesting with lots of detail, told by a passionate and knowledgeable guide (M Jean). Loved it.

The house already looks impressive from the outside and the guided tour makes it even more interesting! We had an English tour yesterday and our guide was so knowledgeable and passionate. We would like to thank the volunteer team so much and highly recommend this place to everyone!

An interesting Art Nouveau house close to Parc du Cinquantenaire. Not quite has monumental as the similar houses in Barcelona or my hometown of Glasgow, it does have a very attractive facade instantly recognisable as Art Nouveau.

A quick visit to Cauchie house, with guided tour. Execellent site for Art Nouveau style.

The facade is full of details! I recommend taking some binoculars if you do not have good eyesight lol

One of the unique Art Noveau buildings in Brussels. If you are an art/architecture lover you should visit it. At least to pass by.

You must book an appointment, and they’re only available every other Saturday (but not regularly). Please check ahead by scanning the QR!

Extraordinary little museum dedicated to the life of Paul Cauchie, who was a very famous Art Nouveau artist, contemporaneous with Horta. The facade of the house makes it impossible to miss: it's decorated with gold leaf images of stylised women, and graceful curls and swirls, rather like a Klimt painting. Inside, the Belgian owners will give you a guided tour, usually in French only so if you only speak English you may have to rely on the generosity of someone else on the tour to translate for you. But it would still be worth visiting this place: the entrance price is ludicrously cheap, and the history of the renovation of the house is as interesting as its origins. The place was nearly bulldozed by the Brussels authorities, but the owners fought to save and buy it, and painstakingly renovated the interior's rich murals, all created by Cauchie and his wife. Cauchie was not a wealthy man, so his technique for decorating the house was to plaster it and then engrave the designs with the end of a thick paintbrush, wait til the plaster dried, and then apply paint. A gem of a place, almost better than the extravagance of the Horta house museum. Do try to catch it, despite the limited opening hours.