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A wonderful ragbag for alternative travelers and fans of creativity, especially urban art. On this platform you can find interesting reportages, detailed country or city maps and coverages on awesome artists. There is a whole section about interviews with unique people and their amazing work, as well about crazy events and interesting sustaining projects from all around the world. Meanwhile we have more than 280.000 photos from 100 countries in our archive and we try to preserve some of this creativity with our documentation. All respect to the artists! As well to all the numerous people involved in this non profit project. We do this voluntarily because we love it and we want to support the art scene in general and socio-cultural understanding between us on this planet. If you find any mistakes or missing information, just send us a message. We are creating, building and changing on this website all the time – but – of course! If there is free time…. we travel and explore!!!
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Albania / StreetartShkodër or Shkodra is a city with approximately 61,000 inhabitants in northern Albania between Lake Skadar and the rivers Kir, Drin, and Buna. Many historical buildings from the Illyrians, Romans, and Ottomans bear witness to the long history of this cultural center. Worth seeing are the Rozafa Castle, the Mesi Bridge and the Ebu Bekr Mosque, as well as more modern sights such as the Venice Art Mask Factory and the Site of Witness and Memory. The first photographs of the country were taken in Shkodër, so a visit to the Marubi National Museum of Photography, is also recommended. Of course, you will also find urban art and large murals in the streets.
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Lithuania / MusicMonday is usually not the best day to party. The week already started, mostly there is still enough satisfaction or headache from the weekend, so you don´t find many people who go out, therefore as well not many places are open and offer long lasting venues. But this is not the case in Vilnius, on Mondays there is always a special program of high quality electronic music at the Minimal Mondays events of minimal.lt. In summer they take place at the Vasaros Terasa, in winter at the indoor Kablys Club. We joined an event and interviewed one of the DJs.
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History / Nepal / StreetartIn Kathmandu and Patan, you often see small stone or terracotta tiles with religious motifs placed near house entrances. These elements are part of traditional Newar architecture and are generally referred to as religious relief panels, protective tiles, or small outdoor household shrines. The handmade artworks often depict deities such as Krishna, Shiwa, Ganesha, Hanuman, Saraswati or Buddha, as well as protective symbols, mandalas, and mythical beings. Besides the numerous tiles, you can also find paste up works, wooden boards or wall paintings around the entrance doors.
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Ethiopia / Painter / SculptorThe fantastic artist YABSRA AYELE from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa works across multiple disciplines, combining various materials and techniques. It’s hard to categorize him because he does everything from canvases to wood or metal, including sculptures, and he combines all these materials, piecing them together into a new collage. Beneath the surface and behind the scenes, there are always deeper underlying themes and socially critical messages. In an interview with the artist, we talked about his background, the development as a creative person, and his numerous ideas. He describes his techniques and role models to us and offers art enthusiasts a glimpse into the art scene of Addis Ababa.
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Accommodation / Architecture / History / JapanThe few but increasingly growing tourists who travel to Japan first of course visit the major cultural centers or high-tech cities such as Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo. But if you have a little more time for your trip to Nippon, you have the opportunity to get to know many other sites in the country. Often the smaller villages are hidden and undervalued delicacies. For example, the fishing town of Onomichi (Japanese: ? ? ?, -shi) on the southwest coast of Honsh? Island.
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Events / Germany / StreetartFrom 9th till 10th May in 2026, the great CHARACTER JAM took place again at the JUGENDHAUS AM BÜGEL, this time it was the 14th edition of this fantastic event, where several artists redesign and color up the building complex and surrounding facades. This time, the pieces weren’t done on the stage, but instead the entire front building was decorated with a great concept wall by the BORN CREW and KWG CREW aka KIDS WITH GUNZ, also the backyard wall adorns now a collab by the TIF CREW aka THE INFAMOUS FACES, and the youth center has now a new large mural facing the sports field made by EMESA and HERA.
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Germany / StreetartOne of the hot spots and most important graffiti halls in Heidelberg is located under the Ernst Walz Bridge, where there is also a skate park. The bridge section on the north bank of the Neckar river has been declared a legal graffiti space and you can regularly find countless great graffiti here. The whole area around is overall a creative place because cultural, artistic and musical events take place here time by time, it is one of the NECKAR ORTE. Check out the great urban artworks on the walls, also the painted fishing boat, colourful trailors and even the toilets have their own style.
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Nepal / StreetartHere we have a collection of streetart pieces from the Thamel district in Kathmandu. These include graphic murals, characters, and calligraphy, which is often found here in beautiful, intricate detail. Traditional wall paintings depicting gods and cultural themes are also a common sight in the alleys, and schools and kindergartens frequently feature painted facades. Especially the unfortunately now defunct collective ART LAB carried out several projects here, as did a number of foreign artists passing through. Also the SATTYA MEDIA ARTS COLLECTIVE created one of its works here as part of the KOLOR KATHMANDU project.
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Canada / StreetartThe Castle is a fascinating lost place graffiti spot about 50 minutes from Montréal by car. Actually it is a former military NORAD surveillance base which is meanwhile decommissioned. The area is located on top of a hill at the end of a small road in the woods. A perfect place to go to spend a beautiful day in the countryside while practicing art.
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Atelier / Britain / DesignCreativity slumbers within each of us, you just have to pursue these ideas a little and give your imagination a jolt. You should also keep your eyes open to allow inspiration and conception. Art is timeless, just as there are no prescribed rules, a minimum or maximum age, a condition of academic art training or other certificates. The ideas and creativity come from within yourself, the other elements that are certainly helpful are just building blocks that you can use when the time comes. The artist Beth Williams went her own way and creates beautiful pictures and thought-provoking collages with hidden messages.
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Events / Germany / StreetartIn July 2023, a colorful paste up, stencil and sticker wall with works of many different styles was created on the east part of the Northside Gallery. The wall was designed by DYSM, TEXTILE STREET ART, SMYRFINK and KASI. Besides their own creations numerous additional artworks were attached from many other artists. Check out the collection!
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Mexico / StreetartWhen we traveled around Israel we met two other backpackers in a hostel. The one´s name was Israel. That´s wired. Israel travels through Israel. His friend´s name was Israel as well. More strange. But then, after we asked what exactly they are planing to do on their journey and after they told us, that they are graffiti artists and on a kind of a streetart roadtrip, then it was clear that there has to be an article about these guys.
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Serbia / StreetartIn Novi Sad between the streets Bulevar Despota Stefana, Fruškogorska, Most Slobode and Sun?ani Kej is the soccer pitch and sports center of the local soccer club FC Kabel and other sports associations. The field is completely surrounded by a long wall and is perfect for graffiti. This huge area is the Kabel Hall of Fame and jams and sessions take place here regularly, the STREEWISE association in particular organizes happenings and new works are created regularly.
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Events / New Zealand / StreetartWhangarei is a city on the North Island of New Zealand, the Northland or Te Ika-a-Maui in the original language. The city has around 45.000 inhabitants and is the administrative headquarters of the district. You can find fantastic artworks in the urban space and especially in January 2019 some of the world’s best urban artists took part in the international art festival Street Prints Manaia. Another great streetart project is the Te Oranga jam.
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Malta / StreetartIf you climb the small hill to Msida from the south of the promenade of G?ira, you will probably reach the area via this entrance. The tunnel and the walls around it are decorated with graffiti letters and characters. Here, the works also change regularly. When we have been there in August 2020, Skeletor and Orko were waiting for us!
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France / PainterThe great artist NICOLAS MARVEL creates fantastic canvases, primarily portraits and meanwhile also surreal abstract works. His paintings are breathtaking in themselves, but they become even more astonishing when you know how he creates them: with a fork! Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, he now lives in Nice, France, where he regularly exhibits his work. We were fortunate to attend one of these events and admire his magnificent pieces. Check out the interview!
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Germany / Painter / Sculptor / StreetartToday we introduce you to another brilliant person from the German capital Berlin. A passionate artist sparkling with innovation, at the same time an empathic, compassionate and critical activist. The creator AUTARK produces fascinating works in his art, as well he is a special energetic person and exudes warmth, sincerity and love. You notice this immediately when you meet him. This is exactly how he implements his works of art. With a lot of dedication and with a message. We spoke to AUTARK about his creative world in an extensive interview. Connected to the article are two pages about the recent exhibition Liberation and the showroom at Pop Kudamm.
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Cyprus / History / SculptorBesides the wonderful beaches and the extensive night live, the town of Ayia Napa offers also some culture stuff and fabulous sculptured artworks on an 20.000 m² area. The Sculpture Park in Ayia Napa was built in 2014 and every year they organize a Symposium where sculptor artists from all around the world can participate. That means the park is growing every year with some new fantastic objects. We tried to document nearly all of them.
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North Macedonia / StreetartThe Razvigorche kindergarten in Mosha Pijade in Kumanovo is not only an educational institution for very young children, it is also a real urban art museum. The graffiti crew FORMA took on the facades in 2023 and 2024, creating fantastic works around the main building and on other walls on the premises. The crew members MOLERAJ, SKIDAR and TRENDO carried out the work. The result was individual works with motifs of children based on original photos and two themed scenarios depicting an underwater world and a jungle landscape.
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Romania / StreetartTimisoara is one of the most important cities in Romania and it is not without reason that it was chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2023. The city with around 250,000 inhabitants offers an impressive combination of Byzantine, Baroque and Modernist architecture. Of course there is also a lot of great urban art, above all the UNDERTOWN STREET ART GALLERY under a large bridge to Iulius Town is a highlight with works by national and international artists.
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Argentina / StreetartWith almost a million inhabitants, Rosario is the third largest city in Argentina after Buenos Aires and Córdoba and an important industrial center. The metropolis has earned its reputation as a cultural center above all in music. Along with Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the city is one of the cradles of tango, which developed in the late 19th century in the milieu of immigrants. The Rosario International Poetry Festival was founded in 1993 and Rosario is also the city with the highest density of theaters in the country. Of course there is also wonderful street art in the urban space!
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Events / Germany / StreetartFrom 1st to 3rd August in 2025, the INTERNATIONAL STREETART FESTIVAL WILHELMSHAVEN took place for the 13th time in downtown Wilhelmshaven. In the pedestrian zone and in the Nordsee Passage, 31 artists from eleven countries laid their colorful and ephemeral works of art at the feet of visitors via floor murals. From imaginative motifs to astonishingly realistic depictions, the entire spectrum of street painting was presented in the three categories “Copy,” “3D,” and “Free Art”. The first edition took place in 2011. Since 2024, there has also been the additional SPRAY WATT GRAFFITI FESTIVAL, which is specifically for writers.
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Germany / StreetartThe FABRIK 23 is a former factory over 100 years old, hidden in a typical Berlin backyard, an authentic, not „over-renovated“ industrial ambience that cannot even be found in this form in the city. When the factory building with an area size of 16.500 qm was bought some years ago by a billionaire from New York who was interested in art, it was partly empty. Meanwhile, the factory has turned into a place that was even featured in the New York Times. A place where businesses, craftsmen, artists and creative companies find a home. And of course Graffiti and Streetart! Check out the artworks in the huge archive.
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Monaco / StreetartMonaco is a tiny, independent city-state on the French Mediterranean coast with an area of 203 hectares and approximately 38,000 inhabitants. Luxury reigns in the principality, which is a place for the rich, with its pompous casinos, yacht marinas, and the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1, which takes place annually on the streets. There is no graffiti here, and very little streetart, but there are open-air photo exhibitions and there are also stickers, mainly from the countless tourist visitors.
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Many more awesome urban art loving photographers, documentors, creatives and Vagabundlers joined, we have every day heaps of new articles and photos. Still non-profit, still non-commercial, just because we like to do it. All the people involved in this project are listed on our Vagabundler Collective Map
Frank Hofmann is working on the enourmous Hamburg Streetart Map with meanwhile 1200 spots and more than 8000 photos!
Salvador Seda (GraffiPreBicentenario) from Chile joined and keeps on creating the Streetart Map of Angol and the Santiago Map
Patrice Loranger (PLoranger4417) from Canada joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Montreal.
Holger Peter (PeterEatAndArt) from Berlin joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Berlin with extensive infos about the artists and meanwhile with over 10.000 pages and more than 91.000 photos. He is also doing the map for Rheine and the Island Poel
Analiá Pertusi aka Perts Jam joined and is building up a fantastic archive for the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires and as well for the Chascomus Map.
World traveller Mazzanti from Sweden contributes great photos for the Stockholm Map and for numerous places from all around the world.
Irxnschmoiz is our city ambassador for the maps of Hannover, Bremerhaven, Dortmund, Braunschweig and Hildesheim and contributes continously new material. He also takes photos from other interesting places in Germany.
Bart Hagel aka Street Art Damsko and Killer Leentje contribute awesome material for the Amsterdam Map.
Gail Lochner from Ecuador joined and is building up the map of Cuenca with fantastic artworks.
Agnieszka Pisarska (Piece of Streetart) contributes great galleries of cities in Poland and is building up the Streetart Map of Wroclaw!
The Nomads on Wheels are travelling around the world in their van and sending awesome photos. Meanwhile we have great collections from 72 places.
Fiona Lu (City.Features) from Canada joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Vancouver.
Caley Costley (BobBleu) from California, USA joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Los Angeles.
Matthias Busch joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Austin in Texas, USA.
Luigi Savoia from Italy joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Turin.
Milau Lutumba (Delutu) from France joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Paris
Julien Canadas from France joined and contributes great photos and also videos for the Toulouse Map.
Natalie Pomeroy aka Street Art Wombler is part of the team and contributes awesome material from Australia and especially Melbourne.
Mike Hennessey aka See Some Streetart joines our collective and works on the map for Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Frankfurt Map reached 2000 spots and offers more than 27.000 photos to explore! As well there are lots of new updates to several places.
