2023-10-28 16:23:32
The family business of Jacques Stoclet’s heirs has been critical in reaction to plans by Brussels Secretary of State for Heritage Ans Persoons to force the palace to open its doors to the public for a few days a year.
The family insists on the fragility of the building and therefore indicates that it cannot be opened without causing risks to the public. “She also denounces the belligerent rhetoric” as well as “inaccurate statements” from the region. The family business has, according to its own words, always been committed to preserving the palace,” contrary to recent statements by the new Secretary of State for Heritage Ans Persoons (Vooruit.brussels).
The family thus refers to a declaration by patrimoine.brussels on its website, which states that the palace has survived the test of time thanks to the maintenance of the Stoclet family. This mainly thanks to private funds and own responsibility. “If the financial contribution of the region is recognized, it is only secondary”indicate the heirs.
In their reaction, they also claim that a 3D reproduction of the palace will be visible in an exhibition on Josef Hoffmann at the Royal Museums of Art and History, even though the family is legally opposed to it. The limited company behind the Stoclet house did not want the video reconstruction of the interior to be shown during the visit organized by urban.brussels and the ULB. According to the family business, the 3D reproduction was made without authorization and violates property rights.
The limited company wants continue the dialogue with the Brussels Region“despite attempts at interference from the region and certain threats in defiance of the rule of law”.
“This goes beyond private property. Collective heritage belongs to all of us”
Previously, the Secretary of State had indicated that she was working on an order to require the UNESCO-listed building to be opened to the public for around ten days a year. In fact, this is a legal lever to make the Stoclet Palace accessible to the general public. “This goes beyond private property. The collective heritage belongs to all of us,” indicated the Secretary of State for Beginning of the month.
The Stoclet Palace, a villa located on Avenue de Tervuren in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, which dates from 1911, has not been inhabited since 2002 and was included on the UNESCO world heritage list in 2009.
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