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Huge ‘newspaper mural’ aims to encourage support for restaurants

Designed to look like a page of advertisements in a newspaper, with individual boxes advertising different food places around the capital, the mural from Good Looking Studio takes up the whole side of a building. Good looking studio/Radek Nowik

Designed to look like a page of advertisements in a newspaper, with individual boxes advertising different food places around the capital, the mural from Good Looking Studio takes up the whole side of a building.

Rural Murals: Artists transform rusty old bus stops into stunning works of art

The brainchild of artist Barbara Gortat from Fundacja Tu Brzoza, the ‘Folk Stops’ project transforms village bus stops into colourful galleries of art with reproductions of famous paintings from the Young Poland art movement.

Size counts: giant mural by celebrated artist honours Warsaw’s Jewish past

Authored by the acclaimed Tytus Brzozowski, the mural – in the heart of the former Jewish district – pays tribute to the lost inhabitants, buildings and customs.

Gdynia school wall transforms into massive bird house

Featuring a mural of a tree as well as a dozen bird boxes attached to the wall, the pioneering project was specifically designed to slot seamlessly into the city’s aesthetic fabric whilst also fulfilling a more practical role as a safe haven for birds.

Off the wall: new mega mural celebrates Poland’s road to freedom

Rumoured to be the tallest mural in the country, the artwork will eventually be joined by eight others in Poznań.

Pollutant-reducing paint brings eco joy to ‘forest wall’

More than just an artistic work, the wall could have a long-term positive impact on the environment and local people’s health.

Getting to the ‘art’ of the matter in Gdańsk

Reputed to be the world’s largest “gallery” of outdoor murals, over sixty now decorate the once tomb-like blocks of Zaspa drawing tourists, TV crews and journalists from around the globe.

A tale of two cities: Two giant murals commemorate Poland and Czech’s 1980-89 road to freedom

Entitled “Wall of Culture”, the murals in Warsaw and Prague mark 40 years since the establishment of Solidarity, which played such a key role in the changes in the region at the end of 1980s.​

NeSpoon is back, and this time with stunning ceramic wall art

The street artist who is known for her incredible lace-style murals that have appeared across the world has now unveiled her mesmerising new piece of work in Warsaw’s Propaganda Gallery.

Colourful ‘comic-strip’ mural goes up to mark 100th anniversary of Battle of Warsaw

Covering an area of 360 square metres on the side of a ten-floor apartment building, the mural features historical figures associated with the battle, including statesman Józef Piłsudski.

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Long-forgotten piece of Polish art history resurfaces after 149 years

The sketch in oil was painted by Jan Matejko in around 1874 as a preliminary study for his iconic work Prussian Homage and offers a fascinating insight into the artist's creative process.

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