Braemhuis

About the museum

The Braemhuis is the home and studio that architect and urban planner Renaat Braem (1910–2001) had built for himself and his wife Elza Severin in Deurne. He began the design in 1955; construction ran from 1957 to early 1958. Braem, a pupil of Le Corbusier, lived and worked there until 1997. The house is a sober, modest design in which space, light and colour are central, and it was protected as a monument in 1995.

In 1999 Braem gave the house to the Flemish Community. It was renovated between 2000 and 2002 and has been a house museum since 2003, where the interior, the architectural archive, letters and photographs can be seen. Since 2024 Herita has been working with the City of Antwerp to open the house to the public, and is also investigating the restoration needs of the building.

The house still looks as it did when Braem lived there. His letters lie on the desk, his books are on the shelves, and the studio keeps his samples and materials, alongside the many personal objects that he and his wife collected. In this way it gives a picture of the place where Braem and his team designed many recognisable buildings and social housing projects.

Highlights

• Live-work studio of Renaat Braem from 1958, still as it was when he lived there
• Personal letters, books, samples and materials of the architect
• Play of light and colour in a modest modernist design
• Collection of personal objects of Braem and his wife Elza Severin
• Guided tour with a city guide about the architect and his work

Permanent exhibition

• Woon-werkatelier van Renaat Braem – The house shows the architect's interior and personal belongings: letters, books, samples and materials from the studio, and objects collected by Braem and his wife.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Herita (in samenwerking met Stad Antwerpen)

Admission & discounts

Book the group tour via Expeditie De Stad.

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Getting there & parking

The tour starts in front of the house, at Menegemlei 23.

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