On Wednesday, we crossed from France into Belgium and, after driving for several hours, stopped at the Hergé Museum only 10 minutes from our current AirBnb in Wavre (half an hour from Brussels).
Hergé was the pen name of Georges Remi, the creator of the Tintin comics beloved by our whole family (as well as various other comics and graphic design work), so this museum was a must-do for us!
Here's a nuclear power station we passed in France that morning. We've seen four so far.After I snapped this pic of the sign showing we were entering Belgium, I noticed it was upside down. It seems this is part of the same protest by farmers as the upside-down signs we encountered in southern France a few weeks earlier.I liked the stylised toilet signs in the museum! The fire exit ones were similar.The boys were given a flyer with questions to find the answers to in each room. In the background you can see some of Hergé's advertising work.I take it Hergé was what we in the writing industry call a "pantser" then...As with our visit to GRIMMWELT, I enjoyed the insights into which aspects of the industry haven't really changed much!Hergé with his good friend Chang Chong-Chen, who inspired the character of Chang.I missed this entire room, which B says was the best one! The first I knew of its existence was when B added these next few photos to this post... 😅This chandelier had 228 Tintin characters!I also enjoyed the insights into Hergé's writerly growth, opinions and regrets.Fun with the green screen photo booth...
Again, there were only a handful of other people there during our visit and we were the last ones out!
Although Musée Hergé had a kids' activity sheet and an app with video commentary to accompany each display, it wasn't as interactive overall as some of the others we've been to, so I think B and I enjoyed it more than the boys did. (And/or they're getting a bit "museumed out"... 😅) However, it's definitely worth a visit if you're a Tintin fan!
