Practical information

The Hergé Museum is much more than your average museum: visitors travel deep within the life and work, the trials, tribulations, and astounding creativity of one man, and in doing so traverse the era in which he lived.

Opening times and admission

Opening times :

Every day except Mondays, 1st January and 25 December.
From Tuesday to Friday : 10.30 am to 5.30 pm (last entry at 5.00pm).
Saturday and Sunday : 10.30 am to 6.00 pm (last entry at 5.30pm).

Individuals, permanent and temporary exhibition :

Full price	12 €
Large families, students, seniors (over 65)	7 €
Children from 7 to 14 years old	5 €
Children under 7 years old	Free
Students at Louvain-la-Neuve / Amis du Musée L	5 €
Teachers on presentation of their card	5 €
First Sunday of each month	Free
People with physical or mental disabilities	Free
Article 27	1,25 €
Blindfolded guided tour	14 €

Groups, permanent and temporary exhibition (advanced reservation is required at least four days prior to the group visit) :

Adult groups (minimum 15 people), per adult	9 €
Senior groups (minimum 15 people), per adult	7 €
School groups (minimum 15 children), per child	5 €
Guide (minimum 15 adults; maximum 25 - bookings must be made at least 14 days in advance; guides available in English, French or Dutch), per guide	125 €

Audio-guide :

The audio-guided tour of the Museum's eight rooms lasts between one and a half to two hours. The audio-guides are accessible to children from 7 years of age.

FR, NL, EN, DE, ES and ZH	Free*
*Except each first Sunday of the month	5 €

Audio guide App which can be downloaded to a smartphone. Simply download in advance the Musée Hergé application from the App Store or Google Play. Download the content in the desired language. You can unlock the content at the Museum by scanning a QR Code with the App. If you don’t have a smartphone, it is still possible to use the audio guide provided free of charge by the Museum (except on "free Sundays", 5€ per audio guide).

Guiding persons with a vision impairment : (maximum 25 people)

Price per guide

75 €

Pass museums museumPASSmusées:

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59 €

Reservation

resa@museeherge.com
T. +32 (0)10 48 84 13

Note

No pets (except service dogs).
To protect the work on display, flash photography is not allowed.
We accept local currency.

Route and access plan

Address

Musée Hergé
Rue du Labrador, 26 - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Tél : +32 10 488 421

Location

Route

Download our brochure (pdf) Travel and accomodation.

By car
GPS coordinates for the Museum : 50° 40' 16.42"N - 4° 36' 45.28" E - Altitude 119m.
Parking : Grand Place / zone rouge.
PRM parking for people with reduced mobility is available. Please contact us at: info@museeherge.com or +32 10 488 413.

By train (the Museum is 3 minute walk from the train station).
- Schedules on the SNCB web site (choose destination Louvain-la-Neuve).
- There is a Discovery Combi (train + museum admission) « Musée Hergé ».

« Le Petit Vingtième » restaurant

Complementing your visit to the Hergé Museum, “Le Petit Vingtième” restaurant offers you the chance to unwind and enjoy yourself in modern, refined surroundings. The exquisite menu changes seasonally, and offers you an opulent choice of fine-tasting dishes made from fresh ingredients.

Tintinologists and the wider public alike will particularly enjoy the décor, themed around the wonderful cover pages from Le Petit Vingtième, the weekly children’s supplement which published The Adventures of Tintin from 10 June 1929. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Consult the menu of Le Petit Vingtième, which is accessible without entrance tickets to the Museum.

Opening hours :
From Tuesday to Friday from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Saturday and Sunday from 10.30 am to 6 pm.
The bar is open during the Museum's opening hours and the kitchen is open from 12 am to 2.45 pm.
Closed Mondays, 1 January and 25 December.

It is advisable to book in advance.
Tel : +32 10 488 426
Fax : +32 10 455 777
Email : petitvingtieme@museeherge.com

Free Wifi

Hergé shop

No visit to the museum is complete without a little browsing for the perfect souvenir! The Hergé Museum has its own shop, where you will be able to find just the right memento for yourself, or a gift for somebody special.

The range of titles published by Moulinsart, alongside the series of albums, offer a panoramic perspective over the work of Hergé. Whether young or old, an avid Tintinologist or simply somebody who enjoys the fascinating world created by one of the most imaginative artists of the twentieth century; there is something here for everyone.

The shop is open, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10.30 am to 6.00 pm.

Tel : +32 10 488 427
Fax : +32 10 455 777
Email : librairie@museeherge.com

Visiting Louvain-la-Neuve

In French :

« Honnêtement, je ne savais pas à quoi m'attendre d'un citytrip à Louvain-la-Neuve, mais la ville étudiante m'a agréablement surprise ! L'accueillant centre sans voiture, l'ambiance conviviale, les petites rues pleines d'art urbain coloré... Tant de choses à faire et à découvrir ! »

Un week-end à la découverte de Louvain-la-Neuve, à lire sur le site belgiantrain.be

Groups and events

Are you looking for the perfect place for your special event? It would be difficult to find a more unique and chic environment for the ultimate business get-together than the Hergé Museum.

Event arrangements

Our expert staff will ensure the success of your evening, whether you would like to arrange meetings, drinks, conferences or presentations. The Museum is a very flexible venue, perfectly suited to a wide range of events.

Presentation leaflet

We invite you to download our presentation leaflet (PDF).

Request a quote

E-mail : event@museeherge.com
Tél : +32 10 488 421
Fax : +32 10 455 777

Schools

Come and discover the life and work of Hergé with your students! You have heard about the creator of Tintin and Snowy; now learn about the founder of European comic strips, an incredible artist with diverse talents.

Pedagogical dossier-briefcases © Hergé / Moulinsart 2020

Pedagogical dossier-briefcases are now available at the Museum. They have been created for teachers and students, to compliment visits to the eight exhibition galleries. These dossiers include fun and dynamic interdisciplinary activities to pique the interest of children with a range of abilities.

We advise teachers who wish to visit the Hergé Museum with one of these dossiers to first examine its content online. You can obtain a link to the content by writing an email to resa@museeherge.com.

Pedagogical dossier-briefcases are aimed at the three primary school cycles :
cycle 2 : years 1-2
cycle 3 : years 3-4
cycle 4 : years 5-6

There are five dossiers per cycle. They must be reserved two weeks in advance. When you make your reservation, please specify on the form which of the dossiers you would like. For more information, please contact the Museum on +32 10 488 413 or by using the email address resa@museeherge.com.

Accessibility

In the interest of making culture accessible to all, the Hergé Museum has different facilities in place and special activities organised.

Reservation / Information

Visitors with disabilities are allowed free entry. Two accompanying visitors from an overall group of at least ten people, will also be given free entry.

E-mail : resa@museeherge.com
Tel : +32 10 488 413

Activities to raise awareness of blindness

On this guided tour visitors discover the universe of Hergé while blindfolded. Without the aid of visual stimulation, visitors are invited to touch, smell and imagine the Hergé Museum.

This guided visit must be reserved at least two weeks in advance. The cost of the visit is €14 per person (child or adult). The tour takes around 45 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of free roaming to allow visitors to compare experiencing the museum in two very different ways.

Visit for the blind and the visually impaired

Guided visit :
- Must be reserved at least two weeks in advance.
- €75 per group (from 10 to 25 people).
- Visits last around 1 hour.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Guided visits in Belgian Francophone sign language (LSFB) :
- Must be reserved at least two weeks in advance.
- €75 per group (from 10 to 25 people).
- Visits last around an hour and a half.

Persons of reduced mobility

The Hergé Museum is easily accessible to people of reduced mobility. The museum was designed to make all galleries easy to visit. The infrastructure of the museum (lifts, walkways, toilets, restaurant, shop) also caters for people of reduced mobility. Two wheelchairs are available upon request.
PRM parking for people with reduced mobility is available. Please contact us at: info@museeherge.com or +32 10 488 413.

The Amis du Musée Hergé (ADMH)

The Hergé Museum has created a society of friends and patrons. If you would like to become a member of the Amis du Musée Hergé and benefit from privileged access to the Museum as well as from a host of other advantages, don't hesitate a moment longer: join us!

ADMH Web site