Clockarium
Encyclopedia
The Clockarium is a museum
in Schaerbeek (Brussels
, Belgium
) devoted to the Art Deco
ceramic clock. It specializes into the faience
mantelclock, which were the first timepiece affordable to everyone and proudly decorated every common home in Belgium and Northern France during the 1920s and '30s. It is located in a stylish Art Deco
house on the Reyers boulevard.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Schaerbeek (Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) devoted to the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
ceramic clock. It specializes into the faience
Faience
Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body, originally associated with Faenza in northern Italy. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip...
mantelclock, which were the first timepiece affordable to everyone and proudly decorated every common home in Belgium and Northern France during the 1920s and '30s. It is located in a stylish Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
house on the Reyers boulevard.