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    In Ghent, you can find more than 330 works of street art, graffiti jams, public art, poetry, and tolerance zones – all collected in the online database “Art in Public Space”. The city is buzzing with impressive and constantly evolving street art.

    You can easily filter by different categories and choose between a list or map view of the works.

    Have you spotted an artwork that isn’t on the map yet? Be sure to let Cultuur Gent know!

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  • Graffiti jam

    Graffiti jam at Triferto-site

    Afrikalaan 192 , 9000 Gent Diverse artiesten / Several artists

    On February 28 and March 1 2026, 20 artists made the Triferto site a lot more colorful during a graffiti jam.

    Wallin' jam ©Stad Gent
  • Art in public space

    Mosaic benches

    Pierkespark Brugse Poort, Haspelstraat 29 , 9000 Sheherazade Bourahli

    It took more than two years to complete the mosaic benches in Pierkespark. Ghent-based artist Schéherazade Bourahli, together with numerous volunteers and local residents, dedicated many weekends to the project.

    View of Pierkespark with mosaic-tiled low walls, a wooden picnic table on a sandy patch, grassy fields, trees, and surrounding residential buildings.
  • Street Art

    Bué

    Holmerestraat 35 , 9032 Wondelgem Bué

    Imaginative figures in colour

    Located in Wondelgem, this place used to be nothing more than a plot of grass and an ugly concrete wall. Now it is a play area with a colourful wall.

    Bué ©Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Resto

    Karel Rymhofplein , 9000 Gent Resto

    The Youth department of the City of Ghent partnered with Wallin’ to create a child-friendly spot at Karel Rymhofplein square. Artist Resto made a design with large colourful planes which allow children to choose their own playing opportunities. The airplanes represent children’s fantasy and the ‘anything is possible’ principle.

    Resto @Michiel Devijver
  • Art in public space

    Squiggly Friends

    Hutsepotstraat 33 , 9052 Zwijnaarde TOYKYO

    In the new building of day-care centre De Boekenmolen, toddlers can take their first steps with the help of a few colourful chums: the ‘Squiggly Friends’.

    Kunstige figuren van lichtgroene en lichtroze kleuren
  • Street Art

    Colectivo Licuado

    Hutsepotstraat 29 , 9052 Zwijnaarde Colectivo Licuado

    This Uruguayan duo created a mural at the entrance of nursing home Zonnebloem in cooperation with Wallin’. The residents had a say in the design: a grandad, a mom and a grandchild against a royal blue background. It fits in perfectly with the location, boasting a school, a day-care centre, assisted living residences and a care home.

    Colectivo Licuado ©Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Larger-than-life-sized birds

    Overzet 12 , 9000 Gent Fio Silva

    On this side wall is a mural depicting huge, sparrow-like birds.
    Argentine artist Fio Silva made this work during her European tour in partnership with Wallin’.

    Fio Silva © Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Jamz

    Forelstraat 147 , 9000 Gent Jamz

    Day-care centre De Bijendans is housed in a former train station in Forelstraat. If you drive from Toekomststraat towards the railway bridge, you can’t miss the colourful cartoonish mural on the side wall of De Bijendans.

    Jamz ©Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Surreal mural in yellow and blue

    Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat , 9000 Gent Sarah Yu Zeebroek en Haitham Haddad

    On the side wall of art centre VierNulVier (formerly known as De Vooruit) you can see a subtle, colourful mural made by artists Haitham Haddad and Sarah Yu Zeebroek.

    Sarah Yu Zeebroek ©Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Arty rubbish bins

    Buitenring Sint-Denijs , 9000 Gent Jaune

    The AZ Maria Middelares hospital wanted to bring (local) art, sustainability and experiences together. The hospital joined forces with Wallin’ to give several rubbish bins on its site a colourful, attractive and creative look.

    Jaune © Michiel Devijver
  • Art in public space

    Kaboutertunnel

    Frans De Coninckstraat , 9050 Ledeberg URA architectenbureau

    Ghent’s lowest tunnel (with a height of just 1.67 metres) has been frequently used by pedestrians and cyclists for many years. In 2022, architecture firm URA gave it a makeover.

    LL102 @Michiel Devijver
  • Street Art

    Magnus Mori

    Scheldekaai , 9000 Gent Magnus Mori

    Mural in shades of green and blue.
    The wall next to the foot and cycle path had already been embellished with a mural made by Steve Locatelli. This creation needed a facelift, however. In 2022, Rick Molyneux from Wallin’ painted a new artwork under the alias Magnus mori. Mr. Foreal added the lettering.

    Magnus Mori ©Michiel Devijver

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An overview of all the murals in Ghent, interviews with street artists and two walking routes

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