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Le February 3st, 2025
Capital of comic strips and UNESCO creative city, Angoulême offers
a rich program where the 9th art is honored throughout the year!
Musée de la Bande Dessinée
Exhibition “Marvel, super-héros et Cie”
Marvel, super-héros et Cie, is the first exhibition dedicated to superheroes from the Marvel company created within the Musée de la BD.
This exhibition, of unprecedented scale, brings together the works of 90 different international artists and 170 originals, the oldest date back to the XNUMXs. The scenography recreates the worlds of the main characters of “la maison aux idées”.
Until 11 May 2025
Exhibition “Further. The new science fiction”
In an immersive scenography, visitors will be able to discover a multitude of original boards as many sources of inspiration and exciting universes in which to absorb themselves. The exhibition aims to consecrate the term "new science fiction", which outlines an approach to the almost 40 last years of creation, mainly French-speaking, in this field.
Until November 16, 2025
Exhibition Signed Bretécher
A retrospective retracing the career of author Claire Bretécher (1940-2020) and exploring the key aspects of her work. The exhibition brings together over 200 works (original plates, illustrations, paintings) as well as numerous printed archives (posters, periodicals, albums) and audiovisual materials (excerpts from documentary films and interviews). The five-part exhibition combines chronological and thematic approaches.
Until March 8, 2026
Exhibition Treasures of the Collections
The "Treasures of the Collections" are available to visitors. Since spring 2024, the Angoulême Comic Strip Museum has been presenting over 400m² of more than 100 original plates usually stored in the reserves. Many masterpieces are thus exhibited in a setting worthy of Fort Knox! The different styles of creation are highlighted for a dive into an anthology of production over almost 200 years. It should be remembered that the Cité de la BD is the repository of heritage funds composed of more than 20 original plates and several tens of thousands of printed matter. This exhibition replaces the previous tour.
Until August 30, 2026
At the Moebius Ship
Exhibition “Fawzi – the pencil backpacker”
The City, in partnership with the association of Friends of the Comic Strip Museum and the association of the Angoulême Comic Strip Festival, have decided to pay tribute to Fawzi, an important member of the Angoulême community of authors.
Fawzi devoted his life to this medium of expression that he had made his own since his adolescence.
Until June 22, 2025
Exhibition “K-Webtoon, the revival of Korean comics”
As part of the partnership between Bucheon and Angoulême, UNESCO Creative Cities, an exhibition that traces the evolution of the webtoon from its emergence in Korea at the end of the 20th century to the present day, presenting seven representative works that have spread to various media, including streaming platforms, series and video games.
Until August 31, 2025
And also…
The guided tour “La BD dans la ville – parcours des fresques murales”
All summer, the Pays d'Angoulême tourism office organizes guided tours to discover the route of the frescoes in the colors of the comic strips which are displayed on the walls of Angoulême.
The “Behind the Scenes of the 9th Art!” Tour
To go even further in the proposals for discovering comic strips, the Tourist Office and the Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée have co-constructed a new visit which brings together painted walls and museum reserves. Addicts will love it!
Terra aventura, géocaching en famille, « Zegraff fait son comics trip »
More asphalt than blue flower, ZEGRAFF is the worthy representative of street art. At night in scred', he dons his mask and his Krylon bomb to breathe new life into the dilapidated walls of the city of character. Distance: 3km / Duration 1h to 1h30.
Free game accessible on smartphone.