Belgian Comics Strip Center
Rue des Sables 20
1000 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 (0)2 219 19 80
Fax: + 32 (0)2 219 23 76
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Permanent Exhibitions
Victor Horta Area
This area on the ground floor is accessible free of charge and pays tribute to the great Art Nouveau architect and master by sketching the history of Waucquez Warehouse which opened in 1906. On show is a stone weighing several tonnes, the final remnant of the famous Maison du Peuple (Volkshuis), a masterpiece of Horta's which sadly no longer exists.
The Birth of a Comic Strip
All you ever wanted to know about the journey a comic strip artist has to make, from concept to shop. Eye-catcher: the Plunk, an established merchandising hero in the Comic Strip Centre long before his adventures were committed to paper in a series published by Dupuis.
Saint-Roch Room – The Treasury
In the middle ages, the most precious relics constituted the “treasure” of a religious order, of an abbey or a church. They legitimized the foundation and the existence of the order itself, of the congregation or the community. In this room, the Belgian Comic Strip Center's collection of original documents (sketches, studies, pencil drawings, colourings, full pages, covers, manuscripts, etc. ), deposited by the authors or acquired by the Belgian Comic Strip Center, is exhibited in rotation. They literally make up the “treasure” of the Comic Strip Centre.
The Museum of Imagination (1929-1959)
This takes the visitor on a grand journey through the imagination of the pioneers of Belgian comics. From Hergé (Tintin, 1929) to Roba (Boule et Bill, 1959), passing by Jijé, Jacobs, Vandersteen or elsewhere Franquin, Peyo or Morris. It represents the first half of a voyage through sixty years of creativity, through the imagination of the pioneers.
The Museum of Modern Comic Strips (1960-1990)
The European comic strip has evolved into an adult art form: from 1960 to the present, from 'Pilote' to 'A Suivre'. This part of the exhibition shows the aesthetic and thematic evolutions and pays homage to the essential role played by scriptwriters. This exhibition room will be extended with an area dedicated to contemporary comics from 2009 on.
The Gallery
Each day, in each genre, each style and each language, from classic to contemporary, from fantasy to satire, from autobiography over crime until heroic fantasy, new works are published in albums thus enriching our extraordinary comic heritage. This exhibition room, The Gallery, is dedicated to those works that make up today’s landscape in comics.
Young Talent Area
This area is exclusively reserved for young talent and budding professionals. The Belgian Comic Strip Center regularly presents the best graduation pieces by comic strip students from Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia, and works by the winners of contests and talent scoutings, and the most interesting pieces by students of the Belgian Comic Strip Center comic strip workshops.
News Flash
WIFI Connection
Out of concern for our visitors’ comfort, and to meet demand from a growing number of clients, the BCSC has decided to put a WIFI connection with free access in all areas, including the library and café.
Last News
Great exhibition
The New Children's Comic Strips
18/11/2008 > 08/03/2009
Their names are Sfar, Trondheim, Robin, de Bonneval or Guibert. With the creation of new graphic forms, in the '90s these storytellers assumed a role of ever-increasing importance.
Exhibition at the Gallery
Willy Linthout, Het Jaar van de Olifant (Year of the Elephant)
07/10/2008 > 30/11/2008
When his own son, Sam, committed suicide at 21, comic strip artist Willy Linthout made the courageous decision to approach the tragic event in a graphic novel published by Bries, a new high quality publisher. No doubt, he went about it as a kind of therapy - even so, Linthout has created an innovative comic strip that keeps the reader on the edge of his seat. .