Van Buuren Museum & Gardens
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The Van Buuren Museum & Gardens (Musée & Jardins van Buuren, Van Buuren Museum & Tuinen) is a historic house museum and garden in Uccle, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Originally the private residence of the banker and art collector David Van Buuren and his wife, Alice Piette, the property showcases a unique blend of architecture, interior design, and landscape art. Constructed between 1924 and 1928 in the Amsterdam School style, the house was conceived as a Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art") combining architecture, furnishings, and an extensive art collection spanning the 15th to the 20th centuries, in a richly decorated Art Deco interior. The surrounding gardens were designed by the landscape architects Jules Buyssens in 1924 and René Pechère in 1968–1970. Following Alice Van Buuren's wishes, the house was converted into a museum in 1975. It has been a protected heritage site since 2001. The house is located at 41, avenue Léo Errera/Léo Erreralaan, a few steps from the Churchill Roundabout. This site is served by the tram stop Churchill (on lines 7 and 10).
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