Tintin, the most famous of Belgian reporters, born from the imagination of the great Hergé, has a unique link with the Château de Cheverny, a jewel of the Loire Valley. Indeed, in 1943, Hergé was inspired by the architecture of the Château de Cheverny to design the Château de Moulinsart.
Fascinated by Cheverny’s symmetry, he simply removed its two wings to make it the original home of Chevalier François de Hadoque, Captain Haddock’s ancestor. Now home to Captain Haddock, Tintin, Professor Tournesol, Nestor and a host of other guests on their many adventures, Moulinsart is a must-see for all Tintinophiles.
Since 2001, the Château de Cheverny has housed a permanent exhibition in one of its outbuildings, offering visitors the chance to relive in life size some of the events that took place at the Château de Moulinsart, including its discovery in the album “The Secret of the Unicorn”.
The 700m2 exhibition, the only one of its kind in France, is interactive, with a sound and light show in the crypt, Professor Tournesol’s laboratory and Tintin’s bedroom, featuring numerous objects from the various albums. Produced in collaboration with the Fondation Hergé, the “Secrets of Moulinsart” exhibition has been delighting young and old alike for the past 20 years.
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