Erasmus House
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.
Exterior of the Erasmus House | |
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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 |
| Public transit access | Metro: Saint Guidon/Sint Guido (line 5) |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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. This site is served by Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.