Pe'l Schlechter exhibition at the Konviktsgaart
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the City of Luxembourg's College of Aldermen officially opened the exhibition dedicated to the work of Pe'l Schlechter, a pioneer of Luxembourgish comics and an iconic figure of graphic design in Luxembourg. During the vernissage, the artist, who currently lives at the Konviktsgaart, shared with the audience insights about his artistic career, major works, sources of inspiration, and the development of his style over the decades.
During this lively, informative event, the College of Aldermen also took the opportunity to pay tribute to Pe'l Schlechter, who was born on 20 April 1921, and to wish him a happy 105th birthday.
Pe'l Schlechter's career: Between art, memory and literature
Pe'l Schlechter, who was born in 1921, entered the Lycée des Arts et Métiers in 1937, where he trained as a building technician. But World War II interrupted his plans, and he was enrolled under the Nazi regime's Reichsarbeitsdienst programme, and then enlisted for forced labour.
After 1945, he worked with the architects Pierre Reuter and Léon Loschetter, for whom he produced plans and drawings for several church-rebuilding and new-build projects. He then worked with the architect Pierre Gilbert before going on to establish his own graphic arts studio. In 1972, he joined the team at the Foires Internationales de Luxembourg (now Luxexpo).
Throughout his long, prolific career, he designed countless advertising posters, logos, packaging, postage stamps, medals and jewellery. In recent years, he has branched out into literature: his autobiographical work De Paul muss an de Krich, published in 2012, recounts his experiences during World War II. The book won the Lëtzebuerger Buchpräis in 2013.
