The Spa-Jalhay-Stoumont Cultural Centre is a not-for-profit organisation managed jointly by representatives of the public authorities and cultural associations in the area.

Thanks to the range of activities organised by it, the Cultural Centre empowers local people to avail themselves of their right to culture by making it readily available and reducing cultural inequalities. It aims to promote people’s participation in cultural life and to develop their critical faculties as responsible members of society.

In practical terms, the Cultural Centre offers a variety of activities on a daily basis, including shows, concerts and conferences, giving everyone the opportunity to create, express themselves and communicate, laying the foundations for their own personal development and a thriving community. Training courses, workshops and debates build audiences’ critical thinking skills in a spirit of lifelong learning.

It also brings together and supports artists and craftspeople from the 3 municipalities, as well as more than 80 associations, each of which puts together its own cultural programme.

By organising this exhibition, the Cultural Centre is intent of furthering its efforts to democratise culture by promoting an activity aimed at a broad, intergenerational audience. In an effort to promote social diversity, it hopes to secure universal access and understanding of the work of this Belgian cartoonist and illustrator, Hergé, one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.