The Street Light Museum

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In 1825, Brussels was the first city of Europe that used gas for urban lighting. In 1904, the first electric lights were installed in the Royal Park. 3 years later, boulevards and squares of the centre saw their first electric streetlights.

During the renovation of the housing at the Rue Emile Delva, an open-air sculpture about fifteen streetlights was installed. The sculpture honours the artificial light in the city. The Street Light Museum is a functional work which also questions art and its place in the city.