Comic museums around the world appeal to young at heart

Comics museums have sprung up around the world and they appeal to the young and young at heart

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Children stream around me, laughing with gusto. We are in a museum, a place typically designed for the silent, reserved appreciation of art, antiquities or artefacts.

Yet nobody is trying to quieten these rambunctious kids. That's because The Belgian Comic Strip Center is a museum for the young and the young at heart.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 20, 2018, with the headline Comic museums around the world appeal to young at heart. Subscribe