The BELGIAN COMIC STRIP CENTER
In a masterpiece of Art Nouveau designed by Victor Horta (1906),the Belgian Comic Strip Center brings together everything related to the comic strip,from its prestigious beginnings to its most recent developments, on more than 4,000 square metres of museum floors.
One of the major tourist attractions of Brussels, the Center was inaugurated by HM the King and HM the Queen on 3 October 1989.It welcomes more than 200,000 visitors each year.
Belgian Comics Strip Center
Rue des Sables 20
1000 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 (0)2 219 19 80
Fax: + 32 (0)2 219 23 76
visit(arrobe)comicscenter.net
Open every day (except on Monday) from 10 am to 6 pm.
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Great exhibition
Leemans by Leemans
08/12/2009 > 21/02/2010
As a real tenor of flemish comic strips Hec Leemans published his first works in the daily newspaper Het Volk in 1969. Ever since the creator of Bakelandt hasn’t ceased telling stories in images.
Great exhibition, at the occasion of 20 years BCSC
Comics …. Twenty years later
29/09/2009 > 28/03/2010
21 works tell the story of comic strips
For its 20th anniversary, the BCSC has decided to highlight creative comics from the last two decades: in 21 remarkable works or series – one per year – the exhibit gives a panoramic view of comic strip art today.. To mark his anniversary, the BCSC has decided to honour the most remarkable creations in the last two decades in the fields of both contemporary and classical creation.
Next great exhibition
Moomin
02/03/2010 > 30/05/2010
Tove Jansson’s dreamed world
Popularised around the world through comic strips, the Moomin series is above all a rich and sensitive body of comic strip work, created by Tove Jansson (1914-2001), an essential Finnish illustrator and author.