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The museum Tintin and Hergé
17 August 2021 The Adventures of Tintin is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the... View Article Read moreThe museum The Atomium
16 August 2021 The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58). It stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (60... View Article Read moreThe museum Jacques Brel
16 August 2021 Jacques Romain Georges Brel, born 1929, died 1978, was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following... View Article Read moreThe museum Manneken-Pis
9 August 2021 Manneken-Pis, ”little man pee” in Dutch, is a landmark small bronze sculpture (61 cm) in Brussels, depicting a naked male child urinating into the basin of a fountain. It was... View Article Read moreThe museum René Magritte
9 August 2021 René François Ghislain Magritte, born 1898, died 1967, was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became famous for his witty and thought-provoking images. Magritte’s work frequently displays a collection of ordinary... View Article Read moreThe museum Jean-Michel Folon
9 August 2021 Jean-Michel Folon 1934-2005), was a Belgian watercolourist, painter, engraver and sculptor. During a friendly lunch with Rudy Vanlancker at “110”, he offered to draw the invitation to the opening of... View Article Read moreThe museum Toots Thielemans
9 August 2021 Jean-Baptiste, Baron Thielemans (1922 – 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian-American jazz musician. He was known for his harmonica and guitar playing, as well as his whistling... View Article Read moreThe museum Le Chat, Philippe Geluck
9 August 2021 Le Chat (French for “The Cat”) is a Belgian comic strip, created by cartoonist Philippe Geluck. Le Chat is an adult, human-sized, obese, anthropomorphic cat who typically wears a suit.... View Article Read moreThe museum Belgian comics
9 August 2021 Belgian comics form a distinct subgroup in the history of European comics and played a major role in their development, alongside their French counterparts, with which they share a long... View Article Read moreThe museum Eddy Merckx
9 August 2021 Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is widely seen as the... View Article Read moreThe museum Schtroumpfs
9 August 2021 The Smurfs (French: les Schtroumpfs) is a Belgian comic series created by cartoonist Peyo, (1928-1992). They are tiny, blue-skinned humanoid creatures dressed in white, with an elderly bearded leader in... View Article Read moreThe museum 
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