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Tribute

BRASSERIE 

Tribute
Paul De Valck - BRASSER

Paul De Valck was born in 1937 in Humbeek. He derived his pseudonym from the nickname of the people of Humbeek: the “BRASSERS”.

He created cartoons about Belgian politics, with a particular focus on the Flemish struggle, and through his drawings he also addressed economic and social themes.

In the early 1970s, De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad and De Gentenaar published the “schaVOTjes”, the much-discussed “GRAFiekjes” and “Brasserie”.

The ECC therefore decided to name the cartoon café after this column, BRASSERie. The lighting was decorated with ten cartoons on the theme of “food and drink”, as a tribute to one of Flanders’ greatest cartoonists.

BRASSER passed away on 15 March 2001. Ten years later, a tribute exhibition was organized at the European Cartoon Center.
 

Practical information

  • Opening hours

    Every Sunday from 10-12 and 14-17 you can visit the ECC as an individual with free entrance

    Winterbreak: the European Cartoon Center is closed between the 22nd of December till the 22nd of January.

  • Fee

    As we want to promote cartoons as an art form to the general public and find it important that everyone has the possibility to see cartoons, you can visit the ECC on Sunday by the 'Pay what you wish'-principal. You decide what your visit to the exhibition is worth and according your own budget. This way of working is only possible because the European Cartoon Center is a non-profit organization that operates 100% on volunteers.

    Keep in mind that your voluntary contribution makes it possible to make cartoon art accessible to all. 

    For groups there are different paid formulas: 

    • Formula A: 5 euro per person (with a minimum of 50 euro) admission and introduction
    • Formula B: 8 euro per person (with a minimum of 80 euro) admission, introduction and a free drink of your choice

     

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