Affectionately known as cebebede, the Museum of Comic Strip Art pays tribute to the Belgian passion  for comic strips or bandes dessinees and to many world-famous comic strip artists from Belgium and abroad.

Arranged over three levels, the collection is housed in a horta-designed Art Nouveau building. One of the most popular permanent exhibitions is a tour of the great comic strip heroes, from Tintin to The Smurfs, both of whose creators were Belgian. Other displays detail the stages of putting together a comic strip, form examples of initial ideas and pencil sketches through to final publication.

The museum regularly holds major exhibitions featuring the work of famous cartoonists and studios, and also houses some 6000 original plates, displayed in rotation, as well as a valuable archive of photographs and artefacts.

The Comic Library doubles as a study center for both art students and enthusiasts of all ages. This unique collection includes a catalogue of hundreds of old comic strips, artists’ equipment, biographies, comic novels and photographs.