Street art in Brussels

Do you love street art? Well then, you’re in luck! Countless Belgian and international artists have taken over Brussels and decorated it with colourful graffiti artworks. Some creations are veritable murals, with the artists exhibiting in galleries. Find out all the region has to offer in terms of street art.

The Street Art Trail introduces you to urban artworks created by Belgian and international artists in the town centre and beyond. See big names such as Bonom, Créons or Kool Koor on the themed and geographical trails. Set off to find murals, sculptures, drawings, collages or installations on walls, the ground and urban developments.

Bruegel meets street art is a visit.brussels initiative in partnership with Farm Prod and the City of Brussels, that pays homage to the Flemish primitive artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. On the trail that unfolds in the Marolles, where the famous painter lived, admire murals by artists who have reinterpreted his works.

In Jette, Yes we can is a human rights trail conceived by Kool Koor, a pioneering New York graffiti artist in the United States, who moved to Brussels several years ago. Let yourself be guided by sixty pimped public rubbish bins that lead you to six murals painted by artists who have drawn inspiration from the Universal Declaration or Human Rights.

The Mixity Walls are murals in the colours of diversity, spread across eight Brussels communes. Urbana Project, at the origin of this project, involved Belgian and international artists. “An open city”, “a world city”, “a city of interaction” or “an inter-generational city” are all ways that the artists have described the capital of Europe, and they have translated these descriptions into drawings. Travel the region to discover illustrations by Spanish, Austrian and even Colombian artists.

The Giants of Anderlecht are impressive murals that decorate the Neerpede Hall of Fame. As part of the Itinérart artists’ trail, 15 graffiti artists created these paintings on the 6 to 9-metre high pillars. On avenue Marius Renard, admire the giant characters created by Steve Locatelli, Blancbec, Farm Prod, Solo Cink, etc.

Stations are an iconic place of expression for graffiti artists. In Uccle Stalle station, ten street artists from the Propaganza collective have created a multi-coloured world where you meet characters, animals and other creatures. In the same commune, twenty artists from the same collective decorated the Vivier d’Oie station: from the platform to the stairs, immerse yourself in a very colourful world where shapes and figures blend together. Around the old Bruxelles-Chapelle station, graffiti artists have created spontaneous works.

The metro is the largest underground art gallery in the capital: more than ninety works embellish the sixty-nine stations in the public transport network. The artists, from different backgrounds, express themselves through various forms and materials. Take the tram and metro to discover paintings, sculptures, photos or even stained-glass windows, created with canvas, wood, glass, bronze or steel. A stone’s throw from the Japanese Tower, the De Wand tram stop in Laeken is the largest mural in Belgium. There, the tram takes you on to Heysel and the Atomium.

A stone’s throw from Brussels-South railway station, three tunnels on the Rue des Tanneurs are decorated with magnificent murals. 2SHY and MILES have created a real Sixtine chapel of street art: a colourful world with different shapes that draw inspiration from the environment and neighbourhoods they cross. Under the railway, follow your gaze and admire.

In Ixelles, Chaussée de Boondael is a genuine open-air art gallery: Twenty street artists from the Propaganza collective have created graffiti on large walls along the street, at the City of Brussels’ request. The artists come from the four corners of the country and have had free reign to create their works.