Travelling to our region doesn’t only mean staying focused on water experiences, you could also explore the best street art in Murcia.
Where exactly should you head to?
There are three main cities where you will be able to discover the most beautiful artworks within the autonomous community.
- Murcia
- Los Alcazares
- Cartagena
Let’s pay attention to the artists and festivals/events that colored the mentioned locations.
Street art in Murcia, capital city
The walls of the regional commerce of chamber for the metal industry in Murcia hosted 15 national and international artists in 2017.
Travellers may still observe the artworks next to Plaza Academia General del Aire. There are over 600 square meters of amazing murals.
Who are the international artists who painted at FREMM?
- Dale Grimshaw (London)
- Draw (Portugal)
- Mayoly (France)
Other national artists came from Valladolid, Tenerife, Asturias, and of course, Murcia!
Not that far, you can check famous Kobra’s Dali figure.
MUBAM, Murcia’s fine arts Museum
Another location worth to mention is MUBAM, located next to La Condomina’s stadium.
It hosts temporary exhibitions related to the urban & street art industries; being the most recent graffiti related event organized with the local graffiti public office’s help.
Where: Calle Obispo Frutos, 12
When: Tuesdays – Fridays 10.00AM – 2.00PM & 5.00PM – 8.00PM
Saturdays 11.00AM to 2.00PM & 5.00PM to 8.00PM
Sundays & Bank holidays 11.00AM to 2.00PM
Price: FREE
Street art in Los Alcazares
Los Alcazares (over 15,000 inhabitants) recently suffered the effects of a natural flood, which means that part of the artworks that where painted on facades and buildings are now gone.
Still, it is important to mention the effort and work of a local crew called…
La Compañía de Mario
A multidisciplinary group of artists working around different techniques:
- Videoart
- Graffiti
- Urban art
- Muralism
They believe that a different world is possible and thus their artworks are closely related to feminism, social and climate change.
Did you know that they participated in the decoration of 9 school buildings around Murcia region?
Street art Cartagena
Cartagena is well-known because of is Romans-Carthaginians traditional festivity. Thousands of people get to the city to enjoy one of the most beautiful outdoor events in Spain.
On the other hand, Cartagena is also famous in the area because of two graffiti related organizations/projects.
One urban world
Mucho Mas Mayo is an emergent arts festival which celebrated its 10th edition in May 2019.
Among other areas of work, graffiti and street art were probably the two most notorious.
Kraser, a local artist who now lives in Milan (Italy) was in charge of the curatorial process for the M+M festival.
He helped bring artists such as:
- Mario Mankey (ES)
- Dourone (ES)
- Rosh (ES)
- Suso33
MURAM
An urban arts Museum in Cartagena where to not only observe, but also to participate in experiences related to street art and graffiti.
One of the most popular exhibitions held was ‘Arte Urbano: vándalos y leyendas’ (Urban art: vandals and legends), where visitors could observe the origins of New York’s graffiti and the street art’s new currents from Okudart, Bordalo, Vhils…
Did you know that they featured an original Bansky’s artwork in Murcia?
Where: Plaza de la Merced, 15, Cartagena, Murcia
When: Tuesdays – Fridays 10.00AM – 2.00PM & 5.00PM – 7.00PM
Saturdays 11.00AM to 2.00PM & 5.00PM to 8.00PM
Sundays & Bank holidays 11.00AM to 2.00PM
Price: FREE
Our opinion about the street art in Murcia
We love to see our cities colored. Thanks to the local, national and international artists who have colored our streets, it’s way more pleasant to walk and observe masterpieces as big as 5 floors buildings.
If you want to check more details about the street art in Murcia, check here
About the author:
Javier Garcia is a local street art enthusiast based in Madrid. He offers street art tours in Madrid, and also contributes to a graffiti blog.
