The street art (mural) in George Town is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Penang (Malaysia). These Instagram-worthy wall paintings have, in recent years, attracted a large number of visitors looking for photo ops to spice up their social media feeds. However, it is often difficult for visitors to locate these murals, which are scattered across George Town’s myriad of lanes and alleys. Thus, we’ve published this Penang Street Art Map to help visitors locate the paintings. Go ahead and share this Penang Street Art Map with your travel buddies!
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Penang Street Art
As early as 2012, Penang’s municipal council decided to spice up the art scene in the old sections of George Town. Consequently, the council collaborated with Ernest Zacharevic, a young and promising Lithuanian artist, to start work on a series of mural depicting nostalgia every-day scenes from the past decades. Resulting in a string of captivating wall paintings spread across central George Town.
Following the initial success of these street art pieces, the council started work with a local art company on a series of steel rod caricature sculptures. And along the way, many local artists start to contribute to the ever-growing list of wall paintings in George Town. All of which help to build up the fame and popularity of Penang Street Art amongst local and foreign visitors.
Penang Street Art Map
Only murals (i.e. wall paintings) are listed in this map. Steel rod sculptures are not listed.
“Red” pins denote street art (mural) that we had visited. “Black” pins are street art that we did not visit. Refer to the next section for the images of the street art that we’ve explored.
*Tips for using the above map (strongly recommended):
- Best viewed using desktop/laptop.
- Click on the top-left button to open sidebar (more info).
- Click on the top-right button to open a larger map in a new tab.
(For higher resolution of the images in this post, refer to our Facebook Page)
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Penang Street Art that we’ve visited (images)
Below are the images of the Penang street art (mural) that we’ve visited (i.e. “red” pins in the above map). (For higher resolution of the images in this post, refer to our Facebook Page)
Brother & Sister on a Swing
The murals “Brother & Sister on a Swing” and “Old Soy Milk Stall” are located next to each other.
Old Soy Milk Stall
The murals “Brother & Sister on a Swing” and “Old Soy Milk Stall” are located next to each other.
Teach You Hokkien
The murals “Teach You Hokkien” and “Wo Ai Nee Chinese Malay Indian” are located next to each other. Hokkien is a dialect originating from southeast China and is widely used in the region.
(For higher resolution of the images in this post, refer to our Facebook Page)
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Wo Ai Nee Chinese Malay Indian (aka Cultural Girls)
The murals “Teach You Hokkien” and “Wo Ai Nee Chinese Malay Indian” are located next to each other. “Wo Ai Nee” translate to “I love you” in Chinese.
Kids on Bicycle
One of the most photographed Penang street art. Probably due to its prominent location along the popular Armenian Street.
Little Boy with Pet Dinosaur
The murals “Little Boy with Pet Dinosaur” and “Old Motorcycle” are located next to each other.
(For higher resolution of the images in this post, refer to our Facebook Page)
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Old Motorcycle
The murals “Little Boy with Pet Dinosaur” and “Old Motorcycle” are located next to each other.
(For higher resolution of the images in this post, refer to our Facebook Page)
Penang Street Art that we did not visit
Below is the list of Penang street art (mural) that we’ve found online, but had not visited (i.e. “black” pins in the above map).
- Happy Dog with Steak
- The Real Bruce Lee Would Never Do This
- Only You Can Stop Pollution
- Children Playing Basketball
- Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat
- I want Bao**
- Folklore by the sea
- Window Cat
- Boy on Chair
- Fisherman
- Dancing girl
- Kung Fu Girl
- Trishaw man
- Man selling Pau**
**Note: “Bao” and “Pau” both refers to Chinese meat buns.
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Things to do in Penang
Want to know what are the Top Things to do in Penang? Refer to our other blog post.
Penang Ipoh Self-drive Itinerary (4-days)
For the actual itinerary of our Nov-2019 4-days Penang Ipoh self-drive road trip, refer to our other blog post.
Ipoh Street Art Map
The street art in Ipoh’s old town is one of the most popular attractions in Ipoh city. Refer to our Ipoh Street Art Map to find the locations of the wall paintings in Ipoh.
See our other blogs on Malaysia:
- Malaysia: Sipadan/Mataking
- Malaysia: Sarawak
- Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu
- Malaysia: Pulau Tenggol
- Malaysia: Genting Highlands
- Malaysia: Johor
- Malaysia: Tioman
- Malaysia: Langkawi
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