This tourist trail through the streets of brussels and created in 1991 by the belgian comic strip centre helps lovers of this colourful art discover the many characters present on the citys walls. No other country has produced more comic artists than belgium. Home the belgian comic strip center museum brussels. Comic con brussels 2018 official eventpage public hosted by comic con brussels. Sized to have inhand, and designed for discrete walks around brusselss art nouveau neighborhoods, the book is organized geographically with maps and color photographs that will help both a novice and a specialist navigate. The murals are so well integrated into brussels architecture that you might not even notice them. The 10 best things to do in brussels 2020 with photos.
Worldeventlistings is the leading multilingual event calendar covering major events and top places around the world. Belgians love not only their own comic books and comic heros such as lucky luke, the smurfs and the world famous tintin, but also appreciate those from other parts of the world. An original way of discovering and walking through the city surrounded by colourful and enormous murals. Follow the route to discover brussels in a unique way. March 28, 2018 shing yoong art, belgium, street art. Brussels comic book route or the comic strip route in brussels is a path composed by several comic strip murals, which cover the walls of several buildings throughout the inner city of brussels, as well as the neighborhoods of laeken and auderghem. Guided tours the belgian comic strip center museum. Getting animated on the comic book route in brussels g. Our services can offer themed tours as well or tours with a museum suitcase french and dutch only for primary schools. This small northern european country boasts the largest number of comic strips per square kilometre, proof of their unconditional love of the ninth art. See all 8 belgian comic strip center tours on tripadvisor.
Following its trail, the comic book route is a good way to discover the capital and even penetrate some neighborhoods less crowded by tourists. The large comic strip murals depict scenes from various popular belgian comics, for instance the adventures of tintin, the smurfs, lucky luke. Brussels, of course, has a comic book museum the belgian comic strip centre, where you can learn useful and interesting information. Brussels might have been an historical accident as the capital of the bloc, but it was inevitable for mr. Brussels comic strip wall tour travel tour guide in. The city pays tribute to the most popular comic characters putting a smile on every tourist who wanders around these sketches. Brussel, officially the brusselscapital region french. The strip is about the smallscale, real life but humorous adventures of a cheerful boy who lives with his grandma in a place where the city meets the countryside.
The route itself features over 50 mural paintings from iconic greats to lesserknown characters. I amn going to visit brussels sometime in mid november. Were still here, im working on the net and were hanging on and i have to tell you its really not easy. You can walk around admiring the rolling works of art for hours. The comic book route in brussels is a path that takes you along several walls and buildings throughout the inner city of brussels as well as the neighborhoods of laeken and auderghem, where large murals of some of the most popular characters of francobelgian comics are painted tintin, smurf, asterix, lucky luke, gaston, gil jourdan and more. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Comic shops in brussels brussels forum tripadvisor. The museum will be closed from saturday 14th of march on due to the covid19 virus. The brusselscapital region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the. Belgisch stripcentrum is a museum in brussels dedicated to belgian comics.
Image caption for lemploye du moi, staying small is the key to survival. Well, back in 1991 the belgian comic strip centrer joined forces with the local authorities of the city of brussels, and initiated a project whereby empty walls within the city would have giant comic book characters adorned on them. Brussels is the capital of a nationstate without a national idea, he said. A small brussels office is home to, a small belgian comic book publishing house that is trying to move the comic book into the next frontier in comics publishing the internet. The brussels tourist association pro velo nl organizes a 2hour bike tour starting at the bicycle riders house maison des cyclistes. Comic strip guided tour information the brusselscapital region offers many opportunities to explore, whether it is with a professional guide, or a local brussels resident, booking a tour or an. Belgian comic strip center brussels 2020 all you need. Brussels is where tintin, spirou and the smurfs grew up, and they now pervade the city. An accomplished attraction located in the heart of brussels, the comics art museum has been honouring the creators and heroes of the 9th art for 30 years. First thing to consider when visiting brussels museums is the brussels card. The belgian comic strip center brussels niceday tours. Worldeventlistings tourism guides and event promotion. The comic book route brussels is well known by all people for being the capital of europe, for its delicious waffles, its marvelous chocolate, its cultural diversity. Welcome in the belgian comic strip center the museum will be closed from saturday 14th of march on due to the covid19 virus.
This 5day rail tour takes you to brussels, bruges, and amsterdam, then returning to brussels. At comic con brussels you will find dealers, artists, actors, its a con that brings together all the things you love. The tour includes hotel accommodation, complete rail transport, and 247 support. We recommend booking belgian comic strip center tours ahead of time to secure your spot. We recommend you to join our brussels free tour and learn. One of the most fun and unusual ways to explore brussels is by taking the comic book route. Situated in the marolles district, the jojo wall illustrates the small but priceless moment in life of a 7yearold boy. Top 10 murals to check out on the brussels comic book route.
The city of brussels started producing its own comic strip murals in 1993. They have been included in a tour that stretches across the city. See all 3 the comic strip wall tours on tripadvisor. Tintin, lucky luke and the smurfs accompany us on the brussels comic book tour. Brussels is considered to be the comic book capital of the world.
I am a comic fan and i know brussels is also the comic strip capital of europe. But it is much more inspiring to just walk down the streets of the belgian capital and get acquainted with your favorite characters in person. Fun and colourful in its capital city, tintin, asterix and obelix and the smurfs pop up in colourful wall murals in 40 spots on brussels comic book route. The brusselscapital region offers many opportunities to explore, whether it is with a professional guide, or a local brussels resident, booking a tour or an activity by request. Heart of darkness, the lady and the unicorn, the crab with the golden claws, slightly tempted, slightly sinful, blacko. Belgium comic book industry trying to make a comeback. It is located at 20, rue des sables zandstraat, and is served by the brusselscongress railway station. After all, belgium is the home of tintin and the smurfs here are some pictures i took of the comic book murals scattered around brussels. We recommend booking the comic strip wall tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Now very popular with tourists, the tour includes 31 walls in the central pentagon area and four walls in laeken. The helpful folks at useit have a map showing the locations of many of these. Not only in the magritte museum on the place royale and the rene magritte house in jette, which for years was his main residence in the capital.
Welcome to the official website of the tourism and convention bureau of brussels, capital of europe and belgium. But we should also know that this city is the world capital of comic books. I went on a walking tour of the city to track down as many of the comic walls as i could in 2 hours with a few side stops to see the grand place and the manneken pis. Brussels hoofdstedelijk gewest, is a region of belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the city of brussels, which is the capital of belgium. It has 2 or 3 museums dedicated to comic strips, but i would like also to visit some stores. The most public testament to belgiums status as a comicartist hotbed is the city of brussels, where theres a lengthy set of murals that stretches through the city called the comic book route. This project started in 1991 with the painting of 10 murals. The autoworld brussels website calls the tour of this massive warehouse of over 400 vehicles a time travel experience.
The museum is located in an old art nouveau building that was designed by the famous architect victor horta. Brussels is not the biggest capital i have seen, but it is by far one of the most surprising ones, a melting pot of. They are exhibited and sold in galleries and boutiques. Comic con brussels comics, manga, cosplay, gaming, sci. At an artists studio in a rundown part of brussels, the next chapter in belgiums rich comicbook history is being. With 10 years experience, worldeventlistings has over 50,000 active event listings at any one time, as well as over 30,000 listings for recommended places museums, restaurants, bars in a highly qualified database covering 100 destinations around the world.
Over five days the brussels book fair invites you to meet the various actors of literary culture. Comics, cosplay, gaming, films, manga, collectibles, anime, tv series, clothing, toys, gadgets and lots more anthony daniels. Belgian comic strip center comics art museum brussels. Discover our hotels, the brussels museums and attractions, the belgian gastronomy and venues for your seminars and congresses. So how did these types of self guided tour come about. Embark on a short journey to discover 10 of these street art gems within the famed comic capital.
Housed inside one of the palaces that make up the parc du cinquantenaire archway, autoworld is a wonderland for both automobile enthusiasts and families. I love to hit the pavement, roaming around big cities by turning left or right using my gut feeling. The project was a chance to showcase to the world the cities deep. This comic book criticises the urban speculation which took place in brussels at the end of the 20th century. The project started in 1991 with the intention to embellish empty walls in the city, while paying tribute to famous belgian comic artists. Why is the comic book so important in brussels and belgium.
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