Editing Hergé (section)

=== Hergé Museum ===

[[File:Belgique - Louvain-la-Neuve - Musée Hergé - 03.jpg|thumb|The Hergé Museum, in 2024.]]

The [[Musée Hergé]] is located in the centre of [[Louvain-la-Neuve]], a city to the south of Brussels.{{Sfn|The Economist|2009}} This location was originally chosen for the museum in 2001. The futuristic building was designed by [[Pritzker Architecture Prize|Pritzker Prize]]-winning French architect [[Christian de Portzamparc]] and cost €15 million to build.{{Sfn|The Economist|2009}} On the centenary of the birth of Hergé, 22 May 2007, the museum's first stone was laid. The museum opened its doors in June 2009.{{Sfn|The Economist|2009}}

The idea of a museum dedicated to the work of Hergé can be traced back to the end of the 1970s, when Hergé was still alive. After his death in 1983, Hergé's widow, Fanny, led the efforts, undertaken at first by the [[Hergé Foundation]] and then by the new Studios Hergé, to catalogue and choose the artwork and elements that would become part of the museum's exhibitions.{{Sfn|The Economist|2009}}

The Hergé Museum contains eight permanent galleries displaying original artwork by Hergé, and telling the story of his life and career which had not previously been visible to the public.{{Sfn|The Economist|2009}}{{Sfn|Time|2009}} The museum also houses a temporary exhibition gallery. Although Tintin features prominently in the museum, Hergé's other comic strip characters, such as Jo, Zette and Jocko, and Quick and Flupke, as well as his work as a graphic designer, are also present.{{Sfn|Time|2009}}