At the Belgian Comics Art Museum From 1 June until 3 September 2017 ASTERIX IN BELGIUM A playful exhibition about the northern Gauls One fine day, at the height of their career, Goscinny and Uderzo decided to tell the story of Asterix’ adventures among the Belgians, after already putting him through some laugh-out- loud moments on his travels half-way across Europe. Without ever taking a mocking tone, the two authors take ever such a cheeky pleasure in exploring the customs and traditions of this country, for which they feel great affection. After all, they both started their career in Belgium some 25 years earlier (1951). Julius Caesar’s famous quote in ‘The Gallic Wars’, which features in the frontispiece of this album: “Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are the bravest enemies I have ever faced.” , forms the crux of the story. Of course, this statement really irritates the life out of the inhabitants of a little Gallic village in Armorica, populated by indomitable Gauls. To pay homage to this ‘historical’ work of art, in which Nervians and Menapians end up battling side by side, and in which we witness the birth of Brussels and courier services, waterzooi and French fries, the Comics Art Museum has designed a particularly playful exhibition that gives everyone the opportunity to gauge the extent of their Belgian-ness… The Belgian Comic Strip Center - Museum Brussels Rue des Sables 20 - 1000 Brussels (Belgium) Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm. Tel.: + 32 (0)2 219 19 80 – www.comicscenter.net -
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[email protected] - +32 (0)2 210 04 33 Press images: www.comicscenter.net/en/press, login: comics + password: smurfs ASTERIX IN BELGIUM A playful exhibition about the northern Gauls.