The first floor

The old sitting room of the Autrique family has become the library.

Visitors can sit at the table and peruse the large books that tell the story of the metamorphoses of the Autrique house, in different languages.

A frame hangs on one of the walls. At regular intervals it transforms into a film screen. A little film with sound, but no voices, mixes images of the Maison Autrique with images of Brussels at the beginning of the last century and images of the numerous building sites that thoroughly shook up the looks of the city. We receive echoes of the wars, the modernistic fever, Expo '58, the demolition of the Public House … We also see images of Brüsel, a mirror image of Brussels which is in an even bigger upheaval …

Next to the library is the bedroom, which is mainly occupied by a large double bed, on which we see the image of a sleeping man. The room suggests the memories of nights long gone and shows us a metaphorical world between being asleep and awake.

In the back, the bathroom

This room is not accessible, but visitors can take a peek through the door that's ajar. Inside there's a bath tub and the silhouette of a young woman...