Comics Art Museum

Belgium's national celebration of comic strips is housed in a former textile warehouse designed by the art nouveau architect Victor Horta, its sweeping staircase and iron structure a highlight in themselves. The museum traces the history and craft of the medium, with a strong focus on the Belgian and Franco-Belgian tradition that produced characters known across the world. Exhibits show original drawings, reconstructed studios and the stages of creating a strip. Temporary shows keep the displays fresh, appealing to fans and newcomers alike.