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09 Jun 09
Completion Of Musee Hergé Celebrates The Life And Works Of The
Belgian Comic Writer
The Musee Hergé has
officially opened in Louvain-la-Neuve, a small town near Brussels,
Belgium. The museum is dedicated to the work of Hergé (Georges Remi),
who created the Tintin comic-books. The official opening for the public
was on the 2nd June 2009.
The museum was designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc.
‘I said to myself, from this point on, that the museum was
obviously a tribute to Hergé, but also as much a game played with
Hergé, or a letter to Hergé.’
The history of the Hergé Museum:
Over the years, Hergé’s artistic output has become established as a work of
distinction.
The idea of a museum has been germinating from as far back as 1979,
while he was still alive. The goal was always to make Hergé’s myriad
creations known to the wider public.
To do justice to such an important project, a lot of time and
careful reflection was necessary. The main task was to strike the right
balance between the nuances of a complex reality and the legendary
status that was starting to develop around the man and his creation.
In 1986, three years after the artist passed away, the idea took shape in the
form of the Hergé Foundation.
>From the start of the new millennium, this organization (now renamed
Studios Hergé) has worked tirelessly to identify and catalogue the most
suitable elements for exhibition in a museum consecrated to Hergé.
On 10 January 2001, Tintin’s ‘birthday’, the important announcement
was made: the Hergé Museum was to be built in Louvain-la-Neuve, a
recently created university town, less than 30 kilometers from Brussels.
Eight years later and the dream is materializing. The Hergé Museum
opens its doors at the start of June 2009, two years after the first
stone was laid on 22 May 2007, the artist’s birthday.
Expectations are as high as the project is ambitious. A well-known
architect was chosen to bring the industrious plans to fruition: the
Frenchman Christian de Portzamparc. In recognition of his achievements,
in 1994 he was awarded the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious
accolade in international architecture.
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De Portzamparc has used all his skills in building design to
integrate the principals of Hergé’s work, superbly highlighting the
unique features of the latter’s art, which led to his becoming the
founder and master of the clear line technique.
>From the architect:
‘An elongated prism floats in the forest while a footbridge connects
it to the city. Vast bay windows seem to suggest comic strips spaces,
while the prism offers a colorful oneiric and fancied hall. This large
reception area accomodates the four exhibition volumes also linked with
each other via footbridges.’
‘Louvain-la-Neuve is built on a straight-edged concrete slab
with a car park underneath. It immediately seemed like a good idea to
disengage the museum from the town, better to move it away a little
towards the woods. In this way, bathed in the light streaming through
the large bays, the visitor is confronted with ‘four landscape
objects’, which correspond to the general layout and Joost Swarte’s
scenography.‘
‘Each of these objects has its own personality; each is a kind
of character. Each has a specific sculptural form, color and unique
design. Each displays an aspect, disproportionately enlarged, derived
from Hergé’s drawing style. One traces Tintin in America, another King
Ottokar’s Sceptre… To these four ‘objects’, we can add a fifth: the
lift shaft, vertical and colored in white and blue, which I had first
imagined as red and white, but which Fanny found too literal.’
>From the press release:
‘Over the years, Hergé’s artistic output has become established as a work of
distinction.
The idea of a museum had been germinating from as far back as 1979,
while he was still alive. The goal was always to make Hergé’s myriad
creations known to the wider public.
To do justice to such an important project, a lot of time and
careful reflection was necessary. The main task was to strike the right
balance between the nuances of a complex reality and the legendary
status that was starting to develop around the man and his creation.
In 1986, three years after the artist passed away, the idea took shape in the
form of the Hergé Foundation.
>From the start of the new millennium, this organization (now renamed
Studios Hergé) has worked tirelessly to identify and catalogue the most
suitable elements for exhibition in a museum consecrated to Hergé.
On 10 January 2001, Tintin’s ‘birthday’, the important announcement
was made: the Hergé Museum was to be built in Louvain-la-Neuve, a
recently created university town, less than 30 kilometers from Brussels.
Eight years later and the dream came true. The Hergé Museum opens
its doors at the start of June 2009, two years after the first stone
was laid on 22 May 2007, the artist’s birthday.
Expectations are as high as the project is ambitious. A well-known
architect was chosen to bring the industrious plans to fruition: the
Frenchman Christian de Portzamparc. In recognition of his achievements,
in 1994 he was awarded the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious
accolade in international architecture.
De Portzamparc has used all his skills in building design to
integrate the principals of Hergé’s work, superbly highlighting the
unique features of the latter’s art, which led to his becoming the
founder and master of the clear line technique.
Tintin first saw the light of day on 10 January 1929, in the pages
of Le Petit Vingtième, the weekly children’s supplement to the daily
paper, Le XXe Siècle.
The Adventures of Tintin are still as fresh and exciting today as
they have ever been, inspiring artists, writers, and directors in both
the theater and cinema. Tintin embodies timeless values that appeal to
humankind worldwide.
His captivating escapades are the result of a unique combination of
gripping narratives, sublime ‘clear-line’ graphics and universal
themes.’
Address:
Hergé Museum
26, rue du Labrador
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
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