This mural is the first work in the 'Dutch Masters' series, an initiative of the Centraal Museum and Utrecht Marketing. To give Utrecht Masters more publicity and to bring art to the neighborhoods outside the city center, the 'Strakke Hand' painters' collective realized this enormous mural, among other things. This is the Lute Player by Dirck van Baburen (1622).

Mural The Lute player

This mural was designed by Jos Peeters. With this mural, the artist wants to portray the history of the Daalsebuurt. The mural can be admired on the side of a house on the 1e Daalsedijk.

Mural  1e Daalsedijk

Jan is de Man, Jan Heinsbroek, and Deef Feed painted a huge bookshelf. The artists asked local residents about their favorite book, which resulted in a painting with 49 book covers in seven different languages. The painting can be seen on the corner of Amsterdamsestraatweg and Mimosastraat.

Mural The Bookshelf

At the initiative of the Utrecht artist Lisette Jansen, 15 students from Nimeto Utrecht set to work on a mural on Grietstraat. The mural shows four different birds, namely a godwit, a kivite, a quail and a turtle dove. Besides these birds, the landscapes and the rivers in which they live are depicted.

Mural Grietstraat

On the corner of Otterstraat and Oudenoord you'll find the mural with the name “Otter with Dom Tower”. Since 2013, a life-sized work of art featuring an otter has graced the facade of the building on the corner of Otterstraat in Utrecht. Not only the animal, but also the Dom Tower and a hot air balloon can be seen on the famous mural. The work was made in 2013 by the Utrecht artist Robert-Jan Brink, also known as the Verfdokter. He was inspired by earlier works of art on the wall and decided to combine everything in one large, colorful work. De Verfdokter has made several murals in Utrecht, including those of the famous green trains in the Tweede Daalsebuurt.

Mural Otter with Dom Tower

This mural is the final piece of the 'Dutch Masters' series, an initiative of the Centraal Museum and Utrecht Marketing. In order to raise awareness of the Utrecht Masters and to bring art to the neighborhoods outside the center, the Strakke Hand painters' collective realized this enormous mural. With a total height of 30.5 meters, this mural on a flat in Overvecht is one of the most special in Utrecht. The hand-painted work shows The Flute Player by Abraham Bloemart (1621). The painting can be admired on the Dorbeendreef in Overvecht.

Mural The Flute Player

This mural on Kalymnosdreef in Overvecht is a work of art in honor of De Stijl's centenary. The project aims to bring, art movement, De Stijl to the attention of a wider audience outside the museum.

Mural Kalymnosdreef

This mural is the work of Jan Heinsbroek, JanIsDeMan. Heinsbroek thinks it is important that his artwork gives a positive feeling. “One is proud of his origins, the other is for FC Utrecht; if everyone can be involved in their own way, I am happy ”, says Heinsbroek.
A remarkable fact about this mural is that the artist proposed to his own wife here in a very special way: a meter-high mural with the question "Dear Afra, will you marry me?" After this, this mural was repainted with this new work. Unfortunately nothing can be seen anymore of the marriage proposal.

Mural Monicahof

At the intersection of the Croeselaan with the Van Zijstweg, a gigantic mural of 190 square meters can be admired. With this painting, illustrator Munir de Vries wants to create a platform for initiatives from the Dichterswijk and the neighborhood project Bijtankstation: a creative community that organizes neighborhood activities. This painting is part of the series 'stories from the Dichterswijk'.

Mural Croeselaan

This mural is the second work in the 'Dutch Masters' series, an initiative of the Centraal Museum and Utrecht Marketing. In order to raise awareness of Utrecht Masters and to bring art to the neighborhoods outside the center, the Strakke Hand painters' collective realized this enormous mural. A twelve meter high and 11 meter wide painting: 'Sleeping Mars' by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1629) on a facade at Westplein. This location is near the central station.

Mural Sleeping Mars

This mural, made by Jan is de Man, can be found at the beginning of Amsterdamsestraatweg. A symbolic work in which you will find at least 24 facades of buildings on the Straatweg.

Mural Welcome at Straatweg

Utrecht is full with amazing murals. You will find the most beautiful works during your walk or bike ride in the city center and in the neighborhoods. Are you curious where you can find these gems? We give you plenty of suggestions!

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Street art
in Utrecht

Mural The Lute player

Spaaklaan, Utrecht

Mural 1e Daalsedijk

1e Daalsedijk, Utrecht

Mural The Bookshelf

Mimosastraat, Utrecht

Mural Grietstraat

Grietstraat 1, Utrecht

Mural Otter with Dom Tower

Otterstraat 116, Utrecht

Mural The Flute Player

Dorbeendreef, Overvecht

Mural Kalymnosdreef

Kalymnosdreef, Utrecht

Mural Monicahof

Monicahof 95, Utrecht

Mural Croeselaan

Croeselaan, Utrecht

Mural Sleeping Mars

Westplein, Utrecht

Mural Welcome at Straatweg

Amsterdamsestraatweg, Utrecht

Map

Mural The Lute player

Mural 1e Daalsedijk

Mural The Bookshelf

Mural Grietstraat

Mural Otter with Dom Tower

Mural The Flute Player

Mural Kalymnosdreef

Mural Monicahof

Mural Croeselaan

Mural Sleeping Mars

Mural Welcome at Straatweg

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Street art in Utrecht

Spaaklaan, Utrecht

1e Daalsedijk, Utrecht

Mimosastraat, Utrecht

Grietstraat 1, Utrecht

Otterstraat 116, Utrecht

Dorbeendreef, Overvecht

Kalymnosdreef, Utrecht

Monicahof 95, Utrecht

Croeselaan, Utrecht

Westplein, Utrecht

Amsterdamsestraatweg, Utrecht

Map

Mural The Lute player

Mural 1e Daalsedijk

Mural The Bookshelf

Mural Grietstraat

Mural Otter with Dom Tower

Mural The Flute Player

Mural Kalymnosdreef

Mural Monicahof

Mural Croeselaan

Mural Sleeping Mars

Mural Welcome at Straatweg

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Street art
in Utrecht