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This house bought in 1928 by the banker and patron David van Buuren has a outdoor architecture typical of the Amsterdam School, while the indoor decoration characterizes an " Art Deco " whole by Belgian, French and Dutch designers. The van Buuren made their villa a " living academy ", with rare furniture, carpets, stained-glass windows, sculptures and international masterpieces. This " private memory house " became a museum in 1975 according to the testament of Alice van Buuren .

 

 

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Gustave van de Woestyne " The Children's Table", 1919. School of Sint-Martin-Laethem.
Panelling by Dominique, 1928 : ornamental Japanese style lacquer with Dutch geometrical design. "Kneeling Man ", Georges Minne, 1898.