Belgian Comic Strip Center

Belgian Comic Strip Center is devoted to Belgian-born animation and comics. The amazing Comic Strip Center, which is devoted to the history of cartoons and comic strips in the nation that gave the world The Smurfs and Tintin, is housed in this stunning 1906 structure designed by Victor Horta. A brilliantly organized collection of original manuscripts, draft sketches, and ingeniously recreated settings, such as Lucky Luke's bar and Tim, Struppi, and Captain Haddock's moon rocket, is also used by the museum to show the development in popularity of Belgian and French comic strips.

Every time you visit, you'll see something new because the exhibits here are continually changing. The show features 200 original comic strip illustrations, and you can find out more about how comic books are becoming more and more popular. Check out the manuscripts, sets, and sketches that explore this history as well. The museum's bottom floor houses a café, a Victor Horta-themed room, a comic book shop called "Slumberland" after Little Nemo in Slumberland, and a library with a reading room and a study area.

An auditorium, a room filled with original comic book pages created by various artists, and a space devoted to animation, specifically the Belgian animation sector, including Belvision, are all located on the first level. The "Museum of Imagination" is a permanent display on the second level that chronicles the chronological development of the form in Belgium. The show, which spans the pioneers of Belgian comics between 1929 and 1958 and places a particular emphasis on the magazines Spirou and Tintin, begins with Hergé and finishes with Peyo. The last floor is reserved for comic book merchandise and is open for temporary exhibits.

Location: Rue des Sables 20, Brussels, Belgium

Website: https://www.comicscenter.net/en/home

Tel: 32 2 219 19 80

Hour: 7:30 AM - 22:00 PM

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