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Belgian Center for Comic Strip Art
Centro belga de arte de historietas
Belgian Center for Comic Strip Art (Rue des Sables 20, Brussels) — Housed in an art nouveau masterpiece designed by Victor Horta, this museum pays homage to a particular Belgian passion, cartooning. Tintin and the Smurfs are the most famous Belgian comic strip characters but the museum also displays artwork from over 670 cartoonists. Other displays detail the stages of putting together a comic strip, from examples of initial ideas and pencil sketches through to final publication. Arranged over three levels, the museum also has a library and an art nouveau brewery. Discover the center of Brussels and its inhabitants by following the Comic Strip Route and admiring comic strip façades, walls and statues