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| Established | 1931 |
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| Location | Rue de Formanoir / De Formanoirstraat 31, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′11″N 4°18′29″E / 50.83639°N 4.30806°E |
| Public transit access | Metro: Saint Guidon/Sint Guido (line 5) |
| Website | Official website |
The Erasmus House (French: Maison d'Érasme; Dutch: Erasmushuis), also known as the Erasmus House Museum (French: Musée de la Maison d'Érasme; Dutch: Erasmushuismuseum), is a museum in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, devoted to the Dutch humanist writer and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam.[1]
The house, of late Gothic or early Renaissance style, was built between 1460 and 1515 under the tutelage of Peter Wijchmans, canon and schoolmaster of the chapter of Anderlecht, and a friend of Erasmus. Erasmus stayed in the house for five months from May to October 1521, working on his translation of his Novum Testamentum from Greek into Latin.[2]
The house was converted to a museum in 1931. Its garden is split into two parts that both try to adhere to the spirit of Erasmus: one through art and philosophy and the other, designed by the landscape architect René Pechère, through typical medicinal plants from the 16th century. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1938.[3] This site is served by Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.[4]
- ^ "Erasmus House". Erasmus House (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Érasme – Le voyageur". Erasmus House (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Registre du patrimoine immobilier protégé dans la Région Bruxelles-Capitale". Bruxelles Urbanisme et Patrimoine. Brussels: Direction des Monuments et des Sites. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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