Comic strips

There are no fewer than four comic strip museums in Brussels:

• The External linkBelgian Comic Strip Center: 4,200 m² of exhibition space and a documentation centre in an imposing art nouveau building (Rue des Sables 20, 1000 Brussels)
• The External linkMaison de la bande dessinée (FR) close to Brussels-Central Station (Boulevard de l'Impératrice 1, 1000 Brussels)
• The External linkMarc Sleen Foundation and Museum: one of the biggest names in Flemish comic strip art (Rue des Sables 33-35, 1000 Brussels, opposite the Belgian Comic Strip Center)
• External linkMuseum of Original Figurines (FR/NL) (MooF) , (Boulevard Auguste Reyers 32, 1030 Brussels)

Comic strip characters are immortalized on Brussels murals.

Enjoy the External linkhuge murals depicting comic strip characters that grace a large number of walls in the various Brussels communes.

For External linkmore information and a map visit the visit.brussels website.
The Tintin company has also put together a External linkTintin Walk, which takes you deep into the world of the famous Brussels reporter and his creator Hergé.

The City of Brussels (one of the 19 communes of the Brussels-Capital Region) has External linkrenamed a host of streets after comics characters (FR).

Brussels makes good on its boast to be the comic strip capital of the world by hosting a number of comics festivals.

• External linkThe Ganshoren-Brussels Comic Strip Festival (FR/NL) (May-June)
• External linkFestival Cultures Maison (September)
• External linkBrussels-Belgium Comic Strip Festival (FR/NL) (October)
• Comic strips are also represented at the External linkFoire du Livre (FR) (March)
• For an up-to-date list of External linkfestivals, signings and activities (FR) see the Brussels BD Tour website

If you are a comic strip fan looking to bolster your collection, the four museums mentioned above each have their own comic-book shop. You could also visit one of the External linkmany specialised comic-book shops in Brussels (FR/NL). Most of them are on Boulevard Anspach and Boulevard Lemonnier or on Rue du Midi.

A External linkcomic book market (FR/NL) is also held on the first Sunday afternoon of every month inside and outside Halles Saint-Géry (depending on the weather). You can pick up new and second hand comic books there. Simply curious or avid collector, you’ll not want to miss the External linkonline auction site (FR) entirely devoted to the world of comics.

• The Brussels BD Tour website is the place to go for news about External linkcomics, sales and exchanges (FR).