Photos: Yu Chu Chin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 agracier - NO VIEWS, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Yu Chu Chin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 agracier - NO VIEWS, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Comic strip Brussels: murals across the centre
Your local guide
Younes El Amrani
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Highlights
- A wall-sized comic mural, explained
- Fifty murals across one city
- Horta's building, now a comic museum
- Street art covering old demolitions
- Belgian comics, walked through the centre
About this tour
This session traces the comic strip murals painted across central Brussels, from a well-known character wall near the centre to a second mural on the edge of the Marolles. You see how the murals fill gaps left by demolished buildings, and pause outside the Horta-designed building that now holds the comic strip museum. It links a modern street art project to the city's older architecture.
We check sound at the first mural, since some of these streets carry traffic noise. I walk between the three stops at an easy pace, explaining one character or artist at each, and leave time for your questions throughout. A short list of the murals and where to find more follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone interested in comic art, street art or the more playful side of Brussels. It also works well for families or fans of Belgian comics.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Brussels before heading out.
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Rue de la Buanderie mural 17 min
The camera holds on a wall-sized mural of a well-known Belgian comic character, and I explain why Brussels has more than fifty of these painted through the centre.
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Belgian Comic Strip Center exterior 17 min
We stand outside the Horta-designed building that now holds the comic strip museum, and I point out the ironwork that ties it to the wider Art Nouveau story.
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Second mural, Marolles edge 17 min
We finish at a mural on the edge of the Marolles, and I talk through how the murals project started as a way to cover demolished building walls.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Brussels: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Carbonade flamande and Marolles, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Brussels time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Brussels, showing you Rue de la Buanderie mural and Belgian Comic Strip Center exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Brussels live with my phone.
Times shown in Brussels time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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