Bike tour for street art fans

Along the Spree & through Friedrichshain

In addition to the East Side Gallery, you can discover numerous other impressive murals on a bike tour along the Spree and further to the Frankfurter Tor in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. On this tour you will get an exciting insight into the history of Berlin's urban art movement from its beginnings until today.

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ExploreUrban Art in Berlin: Bike along the Spree and through Friedrichshain

Take a photo with the murals at Holzmarkt

Your bike tour starts at the Holzmarkt, an area for art and creativity. Here you can get a coffee to go and then discover the first murals on a tour of the grounds. Many were created on the occasion of the first Berlin Mural Fest 2018.

These murals are perfect for an Instagram picture

Wimmelbild by wenu, Holzmarktstraße 25
unknown by Klebebande, Holzmarktstraße 25
No Title by Cranio (Der blaue Indianer), Holzmarktstraße 31

Immerse yourself in the history of Berlin at the East Side Gallery

The Berlin Wall is widely considered the birthplace of Berlin street art. Here, Berlin's youth sprayed in protest against the political conditions. Renowned artists such as Thierry Noir or Jim Avignon set a colorful counterpoint to the gray drabness of the Anti-Fascist Wall with their murals. An action that even the West Berlin police supported at the time. You can still see many of the paintings today at the East Side Gallery.

Historically significant murals at the East Side Gallery

Bruderkuss by Dimitrji Vrubel
Test the Rest, Trabi by Birgit Kinders
„Du hast gelernt, was Freiheit heißt“ by André Sécrit

Discover works of art around the Oberbaumbrücke

Streetart in Berlin: Mural The Yellow Man by Os Gemeos

The tour continues along the Spree River to the Oberbaumbrücke In divided Berlin, the Oberbaumbrücke connected the Friedrichshain district, which belonged to the Soviet sector, with the Kreuzberg district in the American sector. The art installation "Rock, Scissors, Paper" on the towers of the bridge refers to this period of Berlin's history. In the immediate vicinity of the Oberbaumbrücke, well-known international street artists have created gigantic facades at the invitation of Berlin initiatives such as the Backjumps Live Issues.

Keep an eye out for these murals:

Yellow Man by Os Gemeos, Oppelner Straße 3
Rounded Heads by Nomad, Oppelner Straße 46/47
Suspended by Alice Pasquini, Warschauer Str. 47

Tip: From here, a trip to the Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park is a good idea. If the weather is nice, you can also refresh yourself in the nearby Rummelsburger Bucht.

Take a break on the RAW grounds

Locomotives used to be maintained here. Today, the RAW site is a meeting place for Berlin's creative scene, which has also immortalized itself in numerous murals. Feel free to go on a discovery tour. You can skate here, climb, dine and stroll through the flea market on Sunday (as far as possible again).

Murals as colorful and crazy as Berlin

Mural at the Cassiopeia by ROLF LE ROLFE, RAW-area
Mural at the Hochbunkter by LAKE, RAW area
Tucan at the De Dee De African Kitchen

Boxhagener Platz | Frankfurter Tor

Streetart in Friedrichshain: Affe als Kunstrichter gewidmet Gabriel von Max

Streetart in Friedrichshain: Butterfly Girl von Michelle Tombolini

Streetart in Berlin: Mural von El Bocho "Augen in der Großstadt"

The tour continues in the direction of the trendy district of Friedrichshain. Directly at Boxhagener Platz, the "Monkey as Art Judge" looks down on the hustle and bustle. The mural is an excerpt from Gabriel von Max's painting of the same name. Butterfly Girl is a work of art within the framework of an action that opposes the abuse of children. With the black cross in front of the mouth, street artist Michelle Tombolini symbolizes the silent outcry of the abused. "Eyes in the Big City" from El Bocho's Citizens series is inspired by Kurt Tucholsky's poem of the same name: "Two strange eyes, a brief glance, the brow, pupils, the lids. What was that? Of the great humanity a piece! Gone, blown away, never again."

Just a sampling of numerous murals

Butterfly Girl by Michelle Tombolini at Boxhagener Str. 86/Krossener Str. 36
Berlin Bomber by in the Warschauer Str. 9
Eyes in the big city by El Bocho in Lasdehner Str. 7

Tip: If you've now got a hankering for more street art in Berlin, you'll find 18 great starting points for further discovery tours in our overview of Urban Art Berlin, plus of course the exact address of the city's most important murals.

And finally, a friendly request and reminder: many murals are located in residential areas. Please behave accordingly considerate and avoid noise and trash.