Georges Simenon is a natural choice for the site occupied by the Université of Liège in Outremeuse (between Quai van Beneden and Rue de Pitteurs), as it houses the Aquarium-Museum, the “Maison de la Science”, the “Pôle Muséal et Culturel”, the “Pôle de Formation en Langues” (the section of Translation and Interpreting Studies, the “Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes”) and… the “Fonds Simenon”.
On these premises currently undergoing major transformation – with the renovation of the Institute of Zoology, the creation of a new scenography for the Museum of Natural Sciences, the expansion of museum spaces – the new fresco symbolizes the international resonance of Simenon's work, underlining how his stories have transcended cultural and linguistic boundaries.