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Le September 22, 2023
First a brandy cellar in 1857, the 11 buildings of the Chais Magelis, whose gables form an ordered facade, were transformed in 1910 into a felt factory for stationery.
“Les Chais Magelis”, located on the banks of the Charente, have been carefully renovated. In the heart of the image district, these former wine cellars, dating from the 19th century, have been home to the comic book museum. Today, this museum is operated by the Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image.
The largest collection of original comic strips in Europe is preserved and presented to the public in the comic strip museum, installed since 2009 in the completely renovated building of the cellars.
Around the cellars: the image district
The image district revolves around the Hugo PRATT footbridge which connects the two banks of the Charente river. This district consists of the following structures:
- The Moëbius ship (45)
- The Paper Museum (46)
- The statue of Corto Maltese (47)
- The Magelis cellars (49) with the musée de la Bande Dessinée
- Dampierre Castle (50)
- The Alsatian house (51)
- The Image division Magelis
- The painted wall Kirikou »(52)
The Magelis image center
Aware of the need to carry out new large-scale industrial developments, elected officials gave life to the Syndicat Mixte du Pôle Image Magelis in 1997. This structure provides its expertise and high value-added skills to the service of professionals in the fields of animation. But also comics, filming, video games and more broadly digital images.