Clockarium

About the museum

The Clockarium was founded in 1999 by Jacques de Selliers. It is dedicated to faience fireplace garnitures from the Art Deco period, which between the two world wars became the first clock affordable on any budget and decorated the modest interiors of Belgium and northern France. These clocks, often whimsical, are mainly of Belgian, French and Czech origin.

The museum is housed in a terraced Art Deco house built in 1935 by the architect G. Bossuyt, at the entrance to Brussels, on the boulevard Auguste Reyers. Over three floors, the visit presents a selection of more than a thousand garnitures from the collections: French and Eastern European clocks on the first floor, Belgian clocks on the second, pieces of other origins and an explanation of manufacturing techniques on the third, as well as two rooms devoted to clocks from the 1950s to the present day.

The museum is run by a non-profit association and deals only with 20th-century faience clocks. The first-floor rooms can also be rented for receptions and meetings.

Highlights

• More than a thousand Art Deco faience fireplace garnitures
• Belgian, French and Czech collections over three floors
• 1935 Art Deco house in Schaerbeek
• Guided tour of about 1 hour 20 minutes on the second Sunday of the month
• Explanation of faience manufacturing techniques

Permanent exhibition

• Collection d'horloges en faïence Art déco – More than a thousand fireplace garnitures of Belgian, French, Czech and other origins, presented over three floors with an explanation of manufacturing techniques.

Founded

1999

Admission & discounts

Free for ICOM members. No discount with the museumPASSmusées, Article 27 or Paspartoe. Cash payment only (no card payment terminal).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The visit takes place over three floors with no lift; it is difficult for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is next to the E40 motorway junction (exit 18).

Amenities & dining

The “Guide du visiteur” and other publications are sold on site at a reduced price.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 70 guests.

Rooms on the first floor: seated dinner for 24 people, reception for up to 70 people, meeting room for about a dozen people, lectures for about thirty people, press conferences. No dancing parties, as the clocks are displayed on unprotected shelves.

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