Amsterdam Street Art
Canal city creativity where legal walls meet Dutch urban expression
Explore 855+ Art Locations
Navigate Amsterdam's street art from NDSM's industrial halls to Jordaan's canal-side murals and legal graffiti zones.
- Real-time artwork location data
- Legal wall locations marked
- Artist profiles and mural stories
Amsterdam Art Map
Amsterdam's Street Art Districts
Each neighborhood tells its own story through murals, graffiti, and public art
NDSM Wharf
Former shipyard turned creative hub with massive halls of graffiti, artist studios, and legal walls.
- •Graffiti Hall of Fame
- •Street Art Museum
- •Artist workshops
- •Legal painting zones
Jordaan
Traditional neighborhood with hidden courtyard murals, canal-side art, and charming paste-ups.
- •Noordermarkt murals
- •Westerstraat art
- •Hidden hofjes artwork
- •Anne Frank area pieces
Spuistraat
Central street with concentrated street art galleries, legal walls, and rotating exhibitions.
- •Legal graffiti alley
- •Gallery exhibitions
- •Paste-up hotspots
- •Artist meetups
Amsterdam Noord
Emerging district across the IJ with warehouse murals, industrial art spaces, and experimental projects.
- •Buikslotermeerplein walls
- •Overhoeks development art
- •Tolhuistuin murals
- •Industrial estate pieces
Flevopark
Amsterdam's most famous legal graffiti zone with constantly changing artwork and active painting scene.
- •Legal graffiti tunnel
- •Weekend painting sessions
- •Community events
- •Beginner-friendly walls
Amsterdam Art Bike Tour
A 2-hour cycling tour through Amsterdam's street art hotspots
Central Station
Start with ferry to NDSM
NDSM Wharf
Explore graffiti halls
Jordaan
Canal-side murals
Spuistraat
End at gallery district
Amsterdam Legal Walls
Amsterdam pioneered legal graffiti spaces in Europe - paint freely at these locations!
Major Legal Zones
- •NDSM Wharf (largest)
- •Flevopark tunnel
- •Spuistraat alley
- •Zuidoost walls
Painting Rules
- •Respect other artists
- •No painting over fresh work
- •Bring your own supplies
- •Clean up after yourself
Best Times
- •Weekend afternoons
- •Summer evenings
- •Festival periods
- •Dry weather days
Featured Amsterdam Artists
From Dutch masters to international artists making Amsterdam their canvas
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Poetry / Calligraphy
Amsterdam artist combining poetry with street art calligraphy
View Profile →Niels Shoe Meulman
Calligraffiti
Pioneer of calligraffiti movement blending graffiti with calligraphy
View Profile →Hugo Kaagman
Stencil Pioneer
One of Europe's first stencil artists, active since the 1970s
View Profile →Museums & Contemporary Spaces
Major Institutions
- •Stedelijk Museum
- •Street Art Museum Amsterdam
- •Moco Museum
- •Rijksmuseum
- •Van Gogh Museum
Street Art Spaces
- •Unruly Gallery
- •GO Gallery
- •Mediamatic
- •De Verfdokter
- •STRAAT Museum
Annual Events & Festivals
Street Art Today
Annual festival with live painting, exhibitions, and workshops
Kings Day Street Art
April 27th celebration with city-wide street art activities
NDSM Summer
Summer festival at NDSM wharf with graffiti battles
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