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Geerdegemvaart 99 - Postzegellaan, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Titled: "Panda Dirupo"; artist: unknown; painted in 2013. The mural is linked to the agreement that Prime Minister Di Rupo signed with China in 2013 for the loan of two pandas.

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Leopoldstraat 52, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

The wall of the courtyard of the house is painted dark blue while the statues and shapes are painted in different colors.

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    Vaartdijk 86, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "Hoogstroomnood" (High Power Emergency); artist: Bisser (Belgium); Painted in August 2021. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt 2.0" project.

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    Leopoldstraat 55, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "CWS"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium). The artist has made a few murals in the building, but one is visible from the street. The others can be viewed during office hours.

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    Nieuwe Kapucijnenstraat 30, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "The Freeway"; artist: Sam Scarpulla (Belgium); painted in April 2015. Starting from the philosophy of travel, movement and engagement, the artist made this black and white drawing.

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    Moensstraat 1, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Floral skullball"; artist: Mark Goss (UK); painted in May 2015. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt" project.

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    De Langhestraat 47, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Underwater dog"; artist: Smates (aka Bart Smeets) (Belgium); painted in July 2014. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt" project. The mural depicts a dog that hasjust jumped into the water.

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    De Langhestraat 47, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Alicia Duerme" (in English: Alice sleeps); artist: Milu Correch (Argentina); painted in July 2014. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt" project. A dreamy Alice Duerme towers above everything on a 12-metre-high façade.

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    De Langhestraat 18, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "At plante en have er at pa morgendagen" (Danish); artist: Jurgen Gielen (Belgium); Painted in August 2018. Translation of the title: "if you plant a garden today, you believe in tomorrow". The mural depicts a lamp with a tree with children and real birdhouses. The mural was restored in May 2023.

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    Adegemstraat 82, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "A mile under the sea"; artist: Shamisa Debroey (Belgium); Painted in August 2014.

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    Olivetenvest 37, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Keep on rolling"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium), Maarten Leenknecht (Belgium); painted in August 2013. The mural is a parody of old advertising paintings. It looks like a billboard is being eaten by a blue sea monster. The best of both artists is reflected in this work.

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    Sint-Kathelijnestraat 45, 2800 Mechelen
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    Artist: RDN arts(UK); painted in November 2017. The wall is painted with a natural scene in which birds and fish reside in their natural environment.

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    Van Hoyestraat 14, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "there is an elephant in the building"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium); Painted in August 2018. In the central part of this mural you can see the head of an elephant, hence the title.

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Leopoldstraat 52, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Titled: "Windward"; artist: Alexis Stoelen (Belgium); Painted in October 2023. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt 2.0" project. What do you see in this mural? Some passers-by recognize an elephant while others see a traffic light in it.

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    Zandpoortvest - Nekkelpoelstraat, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Artist: Treepack (Belgium), Sam Dillen (Belgium), Junes Bazouz (Belgium); Painted in August 2024. The artwork is twice seventy meters long and contains many references to the city and Nekkerpoel. The artwork also includes the Maneblussers and Margaret of Austria. Children from the neighbourhood made drawings of what they liked to see in the artwork.

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    Speelgoedstraatje - Nekkerspoel, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Nekkerspoelbos"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium); painted in November 2017. First, the contours of trees were drawn on the wall, after which local residents and students helped to colour in the forest in eight colours that symbolize the diversity in the neighbourhood. The masterpiece was marred with tags in 2020.

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Speelgoedstraatje - Nekkerspoel, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

The wall of the toy museum is painted with a large mural depicting various toy pieces. This mural is easy to spot in passing trains.

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    Voochtstraat, 2800 Mechelen
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    Artist: unknown; painted in May 2020. The mural depicts an urban scene with very striking cubist features.

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    Zakstraat, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Margaretha van Oostenrijk" (Margaret of Austria); artist: unknown; painted in 2005. A garage door was painted years ago with a ridiculous statue representing Margaret of Austria. The work was painted for the "Mechelen, stad in vrouwenhanden" ("Mechelen, city in women's hands) cultural festival of 2005.

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    Bruul 30, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "de mensen maken de stad" (the people make the city); artist: Tuch (Belgium); painted in December 2020. Each portrait in this painting tells a story related to the city.

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    HEMA, Bruul 34, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "Blue dog"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium); painted in March 2015. Tentacles rise from the ground and support a dog's head.

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Blauwhondstraat, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist: unknown; painted in 2022. Letter graffiti on a garage door.

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    Begijnenstraat 10, 2800 Mechelen
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    The façade and the open space of the restaurant are painted with street scenes. Bicycles and road signs embellish the walls, but the message is clear.

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    Ijzerenlaan 64, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "the Fish"; artist: Jurgen Gielen (Belgium); Painted in June 2019. The mural is sponsored by café "de Wei"

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    Zwaanstraatje - Van Beethovenstraat, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "Puro"; artist: Jurgen Gielen (Belgium); Painted in August 2019. In the old office buildings of the Lamot brewery, a cosy meeting place for people has been created.

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    Korenmartk 17 - Adegemstraat 10, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "The gift"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium); painted in July 2015. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt" project. The mural is a gift from the artist to the people who live there.

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    Korenmarkt 13, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Utility boxes are painted with graffiti and heads in an odd combination.

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 43, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

The façade of this store has been refreshed with branches of trees, in which flowers are interwoven.

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 71-73, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist; Grafrifi (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. The artist's abstract work is a nod to his experience in the graffiti scene. The colors and linework seem to jump off the electrical boxes. The rough stripes are sometimes wafer-thin and sometimes swell into clouds of fog.

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    Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat - Louizastraat, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Artist: Musée Muys (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. The artist grew up in a green "nest" and spent much of her time in the garden, studying picture books about mice and other small characters.

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    Tessestraat, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "Up for love"; artist: Gijs Vanhee (Belgium); Painted in June 2020. The mural is applied to an old advertisement.

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    Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 104, 2800 Mechelen
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    Artist: Tuch (Belgium); Painted in June 2020. The painting depicts a girl reaching for a poppy, symbolizing the local entrepreneurs in this street.

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 100, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist: Sander Peli (Belgium) (aka Sander Demeester); Painted in March 2021. The artist's explorations using watercolors have influenced the style of this artwork. The painting shows the building across the street from the electrical box where his wife had her wedding dress made.

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 115, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist: WayWard (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. Nature plays the leading role in this work of art. The character (bottom left) answers the call of adventure and looks out over the hills. By working in layers from dark to light, the artist acquires a depth that absorbs our attention.

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 138, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist: Tuch (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. With this work of art, the artist illustrates a personal story. He covered the entire surface of the electrical box with brain cells. From afar, everything seems normal, but when you get closer, a different story emerges. Small cracks in the neurons are filled with gold. The cracks represent the harmful effects the artist experienced from the moment he fell into a coma. The filling of gold comes from the Japanese art of kintsugi, which involves repairing broken objects with gold; It is believed that the cracks make the object more beautiful.

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    Graaf van Egmontstraat 1 - Hanswijkstraat 2, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Artist: Noel C. Baker (USA); Painted in March 2021. With her art, the American artist brings life and colour to an otherwise grey world. On one side, we see a sea of buildings illuminated by colorful clouds overhead. On the other hand, she fights against grey urbanisation with nature by her side. A tree bursts into bloom and petals fill the air. A ribbon of energy connects both cabinets into a spectacular whole.

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Hanswijkstraat 33, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Titled: "Equality for all"; artist: Bianca Hinmuller (Germany); Painted in March 2021. The German artist uses her art as a form of activism. With this particular piece, she wants to remind us that we are all equal. The hands, each with a different skin color, frame a colorful heart.

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    Hanswijkstraat 48, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Artist: Ice and Smiles (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. Ice and Smiles does what they stand for: painting popsicles and putting a smile on the faces of passers-by. You don't have to look for anything deeper here.

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Hanswijkstraat 43, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

Artist: Lieven Hendrickx (Belgium); Painted in March 2021. The shirt in the mural is covered with Instagram icons and symbolizes the world of social media. In addition to creating art, an artist nowadays also has to create content. How do you stand out and avoid drowning in a sea of noise? Such questions weigh heavily on the artist. Despite the bright colors of the piece, you can feel the weight of the subject. Who said philosophical dilemmas couldn't be colorful?

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    Hanswijkstraat 29, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "Geen paniek, het is maar chaos" ("Don't panic, it's just chaos); Artist: unknown. The text and ornament on the façade of this building is based on the activities set up by the youth service. Experiments and cultural projects are part of the annual creative work.

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    Bruul 81, 2800 Mechelen
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    Artist: unknown; Painted in August 2018. This mural depicts the globe with buildings and craft shooting into space. Thickets cover most of the painting.

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    Lekkernijstraatje 8, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "The pelican"; artist: Dzia (Belgium); Painted in August 2014. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt" project. The artist's graphic style is clearly depicted in this painting.

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    Korte Schipstraat 25, 2800 Mechelen
    datum/date/日期: (08-24)

    Titled: "The social house"; artist: SozyOne (Belgium); Painted in August 2021. This work is part of the "Mechelen Muurt 2.0" project. The artist's murals are busy, large color bombs – a detailed medley of colors, shapes, and lines.

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    De Langhestraat 31, 2800 Mechelen
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    Titled: "The Jazzzolder wall"; artist: Jurgen Gielen (Belgium); Painted in September 2018. For the 20th anniversary of Jazzzolder in Mechelen, Jurgen Gielen painted a combination of several drawings by Kris Vanderstraeten. Kris is a musician and graphic artist who has been drawing posters and flyers for Jazzzolder Mechelen for years.

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Brusselsepoortstraat, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

The floor of this small space between two streets is painted with different shapes in different colors. The intention may be to make a game for the children in the neighborhood.

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Vaartdijk, 2800 Mechelen
datum/date/日期: (08-24)

A small girl figure in superman style is applied to this façade. Its meaning is difficult to determine.