The former Masonic temple was built between 1934 and 1935 by modernist architects Fernand Bodson and Louis Van Hooveld, commissioned by Le Droit Humain, the first mixed-gender Masonic obedience, which was established in Belgium in 1912.
The temple is part of a group of four buildings: a garage and a house dating from 1927, and an artist’s studio from 1930. Together, these buildings form an exceptional modernist site within the urban landscape. The architectural project broke with the Egyptian style, which until then had been the main source of inspiration for the design of Masonic temples.
The building housed the activities of Le Droit Humain until 1976. From 1984 to 2011, the former lodge was home to the Musée Archives d’Architecture Moderne. In 2012, the site became a space dedicated to contemporary visual art. The guided tour will also offer visitors the chance to discover the collection’s unique archives, which testify to La Loge’s distinctive place in the urban landscape of Rue de l’Ermitage.