Zagreb

Doris Baric

Lonac

<div>This artwork is part of a series of murals inspired by the artist's love for comics and animated films.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.lonac.art/">Lonac's official website</a> and his Instagram profile: @lonacpot</div>

Time Catcher Vol. II

Drugo uho

Monika Meglić

Petra Drožđan Kranjčec

Zvonimir Haramija Hans

Svenkie

Zets

Nadja Jovanović

<div><em>Močvara</em> is a club of the non-profit citizens' Association for the Development of Culture <em>"URK"</em>, opened in 1999 in <em>Runjaninova Street</em>, and since 2000 it is located in the former <em>Jedinstvo</em> factory in the Trnje district along the Sava River. It's program consists of concerts, exhibitions, theater performances, film and literary programs, as well as workshops. Over the years, the club has become a mecca of alternative culture and it's event posters are famous, being created by local artists and illustrators as Igor Hofbauer. Murals can be found on the exterior and interior of the club. For more information on it's program you can visit their <a href="http://www.mochvara.hr/">website</a>. &nbsp;</div><div><br>Some other street art hot spots in this part of the city are the several bridge piers like the <em>Most Slobode</em>, as well as the green railroad bridge <em>Hendrixov Most</em>, which earned its name from a simple Hendrix graffiti that kept on appearing at the exact same spot since the 1990s. According to one newspaper article that was published several years ago, a group of teenagers hung out in the rock clubs on the river banks and inspired by some construction material which they found nearby, they decided to climb up the bridge. Unsure what to write and who should write it, they choose Hendrix, so every one of them could paint one letter. In the interview one of the writers said nobody remembers how they came up with Hendrix, who himself has never been to Croatia. Not difficult to assume that the Croatian Railways painted it over several times, but the group of teens continued their vandalism with the support of several successors. Although the first version was painted in black letters, all the following versions have been exclusively red, but placed at the exact same spot and in the same style. Sometimes it took less than 24 hours after the bridge has been repainted for the graffiti to reappear again. So, the Croatian Railways requested with a petition from the city of Zagreb to officially rename the bridge into <em>Hendrix Bridge</em>, how it was already called by the public for years, which was approved in 2016. It was planned to let street and graffiti artist paint over the whole bridge to make a real tribute to Jimi the guitar legend, but so far only a few colorful lights have been installed, while the graffiti has been painted over again. Ironically, due to the new direct lightning and the fact that the bridge has become now a cultural protected heritage sight, the graffiti has stopped appearing.&nbsp;<br><br>Instagram profiles of some of the artists:&nbsp;<br>@monika_meglic<br>@petracrta<br>@zvonimir_haramija_hans<br>@svenki<br>@zetsology&nbsp;</div>

Walls of Močvara

Boris Bare

Grif

Pimp My Pump

<div>The Pimp My Pump project started in 2014 and was initiated by Boris Bare, who invited his friends to paint over 100 unused public water pumps scattered all over the city. These water pumps, which the locals call <em>Franceki</em>, were once a vital spot in every neighborhood, serving not only as a source of fresh drinking water, but also inviting children to play during the hot summer months. After the city turned off most of the water pumps, they decided to give them back their previous status by painting them and attracted again the long-lost attention they once had. The designs are various, inspired by pop culture, music, cartoons, movies, art and local themes. This one was inspired by Croatian singer Ivo Robić. After the local authorities decided to turn the water pumps back on, Pimp My Pump stopped, having achieved their primary goal. Today, Boris Bare is in charge of the Art Park project and paints big and smaller murals all over the city. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Ivo Robić

<div>The Pimp My Pump project started in 2014 and was initiated by Boris Bare, who invited his friends to paint over 100 unused public water pumps scattered all over the city. These water pumps, which the locals call <em>Franceki</em>, were once a vital spot in every neighborhood, serving not only as a source of fresh drinking water, but also inviting children to play during the hot summer months. After the city turned off most of the water pumps, they decided to give them back their previous status by painting them and attracted again the long-lost attention they once had. The designs are various, inspired by pop culture, music, cartoons, movies, art and local themes. After the local authorities decided to turn the water pumps back on, Pimp My Pump stopped, having achieved their primary goal. Today, Boris Bare is in charge of the Art Park project and paints big and smaller murals all over the city. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Darth Vader

ella & pitr

<div>Created in August 2019, this mural by Ella &amp; Pitr was inspired by a disabled man they met in front of the Zagreb train station while they were visiting the city. He started talking in Croatian, but they did not understand anything. They just noticed he had some toys and key rings on his bag and seemed to be searching something. The location was selected randomly with the help of a map, by closing their eyes and just pointing on one. It took them two days to paint and they were curious to work in Zagreb because of its architecture and history, as well as the interesting textures and colors on its walls.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Ella &amp; Pitr’s webpage <a href="http://www.ellapitr.com/">http://www.ellapitr.com/</a> and Instagram profile @ellapitr<br><br></div>

Rendez-moi mon Ouloulou

Lord Chardak

<div>A new street art project called "Street Triptych" has started, which in 2021 will enrich the streets of Zagreb with small street art masterpieces. It is a unique year-round program of street exhibitions that will offer a cross-section of the current domestic street art scene.<br>Lord Chardak (Mislav Lešić) painted this mural over two afternoons on the stairs which lead to the market <em>Dolac</em>. His work is inspired by traditional Croatian motives and besides murals, he also creates paintings and illustrations. <br> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ulicnitriptih/">@ulicnitriptih</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lord_chardak/">@lord_chardak</a><br><br></div>

Street Rhapsody 

Lunar

Little Dragon

Lav Paripović

Another Dimension

Tea Jurišić

<div>This mural was painted in collaboration with Wiener Osiguranje (an insurance company) and a humanitarian children's organisation.&nbsp;</div>

Wiener Zmajstori

Modul8

<div>Painted on the facade of one of Zagreb's best beer pubs, this mural promotes <em>Medvedgrad's</em> delicious pale ale. Zagreb is famous for its many pubs and craft beers, having a long history in brewery, which was already recorded in the middle ages.<br>Instagram profiles of the artists:&nbsp;<br>@bare.boris<br>@modulosam</div>

Fakin IPA

Marko Gašparić

<div>Created during 2020's <em>Okolo</em> urban art intervention project. <br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/okolozagreb/">Official Facebook page</a></div>

Painter of the sun

Miron Milić

<div>This mural depicts several characters of different ages, genders and ethnicities, and two dogs. Miron Milić often takes snapshots of the everyday life in the city, indicating its challenges and underlining them often with some dark humor and short sentences.<br>Miron Milić's Instagram profile: @mironmilic</div>

Zagreb an open city?

Dachshund

<div>The Pimp My Pump project started in 2014 and was initiated by Boris Bare, who invited his friends to paint over 100 unused public water pumps scattered all over the city. These water pumps, which the locals call <em>Franceki</em>, were once a vital spot in every neighborhood, serving not only as a source of fresh drinking water, but also inviting children to play during the hot summer months. After the city turned off most of the water pumps, they decided to give them back their previous status by painting them and attracted again the long-lost attention they once had. The designs are various, inspired by pop culture, music, cartoons, movies, art and local themes. This one shows Marija Jurić Zagorka, an important Croatian writer, journalist and feminist. After the local authorities decided to turn the water pumps back on, Pimp My Pump stopped, having achieved their primary goal. Today, Boris Bare is in charge of the Art Park project and paints big and smaller murals all over the city. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Marija Jurić Zagorka

Escif

<div>In 2010, the idea for the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers, although it is not a museum in the original sense of the word. The term <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti </em>(street art museum) is a paradox in itself, given that most pieces are actually free for everybody to see, not located in a closed building nor are they tangible. During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in Branimirova Street. The project moved to the suburbs Dugave in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists, while their work continued in Siget in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth MUU was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 the MUU issued an online catalogue and eBay exhibition, being also its last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: @escif</div>

MUU Siget

<div>Lunar (Slaven Kosanović) started with graffiti in the early 1990s and is a pioneer of the local graffiti scene. His name was inspired by a video game from his childhood and by the fact that his first pieces were mostly done during the night. That is also why he often includes cat characters into his pieces today, to underline the confidence, cheekiness and independence they have in common with graffiti writers. <br><a href="https://www.lunar75.com/">Lunar's official website</a>&nbsp;and his Instagram profile: @slavenlunar</div>

Jinx

<div>You are a hunter visiting Zagreb and need a place to stay? Then this is the right address! Owned by one of the pioneers of the Croatian graffiti scene, LeonGSK, this cozy two-bedroom flat is peppered with stencils, stickers, tags and canvases. And guests who stay more than two nights can also enjoy a free street art tour with the amazing host himself! <br>&nbsp;<br>In <a href="https://www.croatiaweek.com/photos-croatias-first-street-art-apartment/">this article</a> you can read more about it.<br> Instagram profiles: @street_art_apartment and @leon_gsk</div>

Street Art Apartment

<div>Artist's Instagram profile: @bare.boris</div>

Umbrella

<div>This mural of Spock is so beloved among the people living in this neighborhood that when it was crossed by a graffiti writer in 2021, it made it even into the local news and the citizens demanded it back. So the mural was painted again by artist Boris Bare. <br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Spock

LeonGSK

<div>In memory of the Buzzcock's Pete Shelley, created by LeonGSK, one of the local graffiti pioneers.<br><br>LeonGSK's Instagram profile: @leon_gsk&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Pete Shelley

John Lennon

Slaven Lunar

<div>A mural painted for the Croatian platform for International Citizen Solidarity<br>Artist's Instagram profile: @slavenlunar</div>

To see or not to see

Phlegm

<div>In 2010, the idea for the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers. During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in Branimirova Street. The project moved to the suburbs Dugave in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists, while their work continued in Siget in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth MUU was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 the MUU issued an online catalogue and eBay exhibition, being also its last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Instagram profile of the artist: @phlegm_art</div>

Calibrating The Seeing Device

Mane Mei

Empathy

Rodrigo Yokota

2Fast

Hungr

CMP ONE

Tizer

Cazer

Blaze

Smack184

Artez

<div>Following the city's railroad leads one to countless graffiti, throwies and tags hidden behind every corner. Although much shorter than the wall on <em>Branimirova Street</em>, the wall on <em>Magazinska Street</em> offers several beautifully linked graffiti as well, mostly created in 2014-2015.<br><br>Instagram profiles of some of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>@slavenlunar<br>@smack184<br>@svenki<br>@blazeblazeovsky<br>@artez_online<br>@rodrigo_yokota<br>@2fast_kbuden<br>@cmp_one<br>@tizerid<br>@cazerone<br>@won_abc<br><br></div>

Graffiti wall Magazinska Street

<div>The University of Zagreb Student Center on Savska Streetis a big outdoor gallery where you can find amazing murals and several graffiti pieces created by local and foreign artists, mostly in 2015. The center also often hosts exhibitions, screenings, theater plays and concerts.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Instagram profiles of some of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;@sarme_one<br>&nbsp;@3oko&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;@chez_186<br>&nbsp;@lonacpot<br>&nbsp;@modulosam<br>&nbsp;@slavenlunar&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;@dxtrtheweird<br>&nbsp;@hrvbtheweird<br>&nbsp;@linnchlinnch<br>&nbsp;@saturnoart<br>&nbsp;@piros.rs<br>&nbsp;@michelvelt<br>&nbsp;@thiagogoms321</div>

The University of Zagreb Student Center

Balloon Teddy

Chez186

Firestation Trešnjevka

<div>Modul8's Instagram profile: @modulosam</div>

Batman & Joker

<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/">@bare.boris</a></div>

Living Room

<div>Cat city is a initiative inspired by Mrs. Anica Sever who is taking care of stray cats for years on this corner. It was created by the local artist Lunar in collaboration with the association <em>Prava šapa</em> (True paw) and the initiative <em>Djeca za bolji svijet </em>(Children for a better world).<br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slavenlunar/">@slavenlunar&nbsp;</a></div>

Cat city

Parrots

Jana & JS

ArtuDitu

Ninja Tiger

<div>In 2010, the idea for the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers, although it is not a museum in the original sense of the word. The term <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti </em>(street art museum) is a paradox in itself, given that most pieces are actually free for everybody to see, not located in a closed building nor are they tangible. During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in Branimirova Street. The project moved to the suburbs Dugave in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists, while their work continued in Siget in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth MUU was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 the MUU issued an online catalogue and eBay exhibition, being also its last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Instagram profiles of some of the artists:&nbsp;<br>@phlegm_art<br>@janaundjs<br>@ninjatigermagicbringer</div>

MUU Dugave

Dominik Vuković

<div>A homage to some of Croatia's most significant inventors: Nikola Tesla, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala and David Schwarz.<br>Instagram profiles of the artists:&nbsp;<br>@modulosam<br>@bare.boris<br>@dominik_vukovic</div>

Croatian Inventors

Bird

<div>Pimp My Pump started as a collective of several artists initiated by Boris Bare in 2014, but the number of members changed depending on every project. It started with the revitalization of old unused water pumps, called <em>Franceki</em>, which were once a vital and important part of the city's everyday life. They soon became richer in detail, including installations inspired by pop culture, music, movies, art and regional symbols. They painted over 100 water pumps and after the city turned them back on, the project stopped, having achieved their primary goal. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Pacman

<div>A new street art project called "Street Triptych" has started, which in 2021 will enrich the streets of Zagreb with small street art masterpieces. It is a unique year-round program of street exhibitions that will offer a cross-section of the current domestic street art scene. <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ulicnitriptih/">@ulicnitriptih</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zvonimir_haramija_hans/">@zvonimir_haramija_hans</a></div>

Holy Bird

<div>Pimp My Pump started as a collective of several artists initiated by Boris Bare in 2014, but the number of members changed depending on every project. It started with the revitalization of old unused water pumps, called <em>Franceki</em>, which were once a vital and important part of the city's everyday life. They soon became richer in detail, including installations inspired by pop culture, music, movies, art and regional symbols. They painted over 100 water pumps and after the city turned them back on, the project stopped, having achieved their primary goal. This one is a homage to one of Zagreb's most popular rock bands <em>Psihomodo Pop </em>(founded in 1983, rocking ever since). In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Psihomodo Pop

Hendrix

<div>What was planned to be Croatia's biggest hospital, has never been finished and today this vast building complex is rotting away. It's decaying floors are a perfect location for films, music spots, street art, graffiti and even wedding photography, but <strong>you have to be very cautious! </strong>There are many dangerous spots, piles of glass and trash and recently a security guard has been hired to allow you access only to the less dangerous corners.&nbsp;<br><br>Some of the artists' and writers' Instagram profiles:&nbsp;<br>@smack184<br>@chez_186<br>@lonacpot<br>@blazeblazeovsky<br>@24frape<br>@flyin_focus_mhc<br>@_mona_zen<br>@kidchuck36<br>@a_nec_lik<br>@kexergram<br>@sarme_one<br>@poster_______&nbsp;</div>

Abandoned hospital Blato

Oakoak

<div>Artist's Instagram profile: @oakoak_street_art</div>

Little Ship

<div>Pimp My Pump started as a collective of several artists initiated by Boris Bare in 2014, but the number of members changed depending on every project. It started with the revitalization of old unused water pumps, called <em>Franceki</em>, which were once a vital and important part of the city's everyday life. They soon became richer in detail, including installations inspired by pop culture, music, movies, art and regional symbols, as this one, showing Zagreb's blue city tram. They painted over 100 water pumps and after the city turned them back on, the project stopped, having achieved their primary goal. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Filip Filković Philatz

<div>Miniatures of traditional craftsman shops and old facades, scattered all around the city centre. You can download the whole map here: https://www.malizagreb.com/&nbsp;</div>

Little Zagreb

Botanika

Marta Dijak

Marta Katavić

Una Küttenbaum

<div>Under the mentorship of painter Fedor Fischer and according to his sketch inspired by Edo Murtić's work, three students from the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts realized a mural measuring 9.5 x 15 meters on the post office building in Prilaz baruna Filipovića. Edo Murtić was one of Croatia's most famous contemporary artists and to celebrate his 100th birthday, several outdoor art interventions and exhibitions were organized during 2021.</div><div><br></div>

Murtić 100

<div>Another stencil created by LeonGSK, a pioneer of the local graffiti scene. The stencil is located on the stairs to his graffiti workshop studio, where he organizes graffiti lessons for children.&nbsp;<br><br>LeonGSK's Instagram profile: @leon_gsk</div>

Amy Winehouse

Agostino Iacurci

<div>Created during the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) event in 2012. <br>The idea for the MUU came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs in 2010. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers, although it is not a museum in the original sense of the word. The term <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti</em> (street art museum) is a paradox in itself, given that most pieces are actually free for everybody to see, not located in a closed building nor are they tangible. <br>During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in <em>Branimirova Street</em>, then it moved to the suburbs <em>Dugave</em> in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists. Their work continued in <em>Siget</em> in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth <em>MUU</em> was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 they issued an online catalogue and an eBay exhibition, being also their last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: @agostinoiacurci</div>

Puma34

<div>One of the few remaining pieces by Puma34 who was one of the most "hyperactive" local artists, working also under the name <em>Filijo</em>. Graduated from university, he started to paste up his bizarre black and white illustrations, inspired by the "cyber trash" he found on the internet and in SF movies from the 1980s. He was active from 2007 to 2009 and manifested himself in the streets with collages, paste-ups and installations, sometimes in collaboration with artists as OKO. Unfortunately, only a few stickers and stencils are left in Zagreb because his biggest fans and alternative art collectors used to take off his installations.&nbsp;</div>

Help

A Melody from a Past Life

<div>This hidden little artwork was created during the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BmxiiYhlsle/">Okolo-Around</a> street art festival in 2018.<br>Artist's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oakoak_street_art/">oakoak_street_art</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div>

Beagle Boy

<div>Another huge piece by Mane Mei, inspired by a poem of the Croatian writer August Šenoa.<br><br>Mane Mei's Instagram profile: @mane_mei</div>

Be yourself

Sretan Bor (CRO)

<div>In 2010, the idea for the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers, although it is not a museum in the original sense of the word. The term <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti </em>(street art museum) is a paradox in itself, given that most pieces are actually free for everybody to see, not located in a closed building nor are they tangible. During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in Branimirova Street. The project moved to the suburbs Dugave in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists, while their work continued in Siget in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth MUU was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 the MUU issued an online catalogue and eBay exhibition, being also its last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: @sretanbor</div>

Picasso

Igor Taritaš

<div>Mural created in collaboration with the HDLU (CreArt Project)<br><br>artist's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/igor_taritas/">igor_taritas</a></div>

CreArt

Solidarity

<div>Behind the building of the departments of painting, graphics and sculpture of Zagreb's Academy of Fine Arts hides this awesome three dimensional artwork by Lonac. <br><a href="https://www.lonac.art/">Lonac's official website</a> and his Instagram profile: @lonacpot</div>

Forest Fish

the art of chase

Bue the warrior

Toys

<div>Artists' Instagram profiles:<br>@theartofchase<br>@buethewarrior<br>@dick_tate<br><br></div>

Remember who you are

<div>These artworks were inspired by the lockdown due to the pandemic, as the citizens are currently living like chicken: rising in the morning to go to work and as soon as night falls, they're hiding at home.&nbsp;<br><br>Artist's Instagram profile: @bare.boris</div>

Chicken

<div>Pimp My Pump started as a collective of several artists initiated by Boris Bare in 2014, but the number of members changed depending on every project. It started with the revitalization of old unused water pumps, called <em>Franceki</em>, which were once a vital and important part of the city's everyday life. They soon became richer in detail, including installations inspired by pop culture, music, movies, art and regional symbols. This one shows the cover of one of Zagreb's most famous bands <em>Azra</em>. They painted over 100 water pumps and after the city turned them back on, the project stopped, having achieved their primary goal. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Azra

<div>As a modern gallery and event hall, Lauba is regularly inviting local graffiti writers and street artists to paint the building's surroundings and participate in their exhibitions. <br><a href="http://www.lauba.hr/en/">Official website of Lauba</a> and the artist's Instagram profile: @mironmilic<br><br></div>

Lauba

Smug

<div>Instagram profiles of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>@slavenlunar<br>@smack184<br>@smugugly</div>

Zagreb - Toronto

afrika.rt

Afrika.rt mural

Nikola Grabovac

Take me to the Planet X

<div>In 2010, the idea for the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) came alive to revitalize different city districts, especially the suburbs. It was probably the first such museum in Europe and organized exclusively by volunteers, although it is not a museum in the original sense of the word. The term <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti </em>(street art museum) is a paradox in itself, given that most pieces are actually free for everybody to see, not located in a closed building nor are they tangible. During their first year, the MUU gathered artists from all over Croatia to repaint the wall in Branimirova Street. The project moved to the suburbs Dugave in 2011, resulting in over 30 murals from local and international artists, while their work continued in Siget in 2012, having issued the permission to paint the walls of the neighborhoods that were built during Yugoslavian era. The fourth MUU was held in an abandoned military hospital, which is today closed for the public, while in 2015 the MUU issued an online catalogue and eBay exhibition, being also its last project so far.&nbsp;<br><br>Instagram profile of Jana &amp; JS: @janaundjs</div>

Casino

Royal

Sarme

<div>A cool bar with regular concerts, events and graffiti inspired by music and pop culture. Once a year, resident graffiti writers decorate its exterior walls.<br><br>Writers' Instagram profiles:&nbsp;<br>@chez_186<br>@sarem_one<br>@goodstaff_goodstaff</div>

Vintage Industrial Bar

<div>Located right next to Lonac's "Medika Diving", his and Chez186's "Technicolor Dream" from 2016 is another amazing eyecatcher that took them about 4-5 days to paint. It was a spontaneous idea and the subject was chosen randomly, resulting in a portrait by Lonac peacefully sleeping surrounded by Chez186's abstract and colorful structures.<br><br><a href="https://www.lonac.art/">Lonac's official website</a> and his Instagram profile: @lonacpot<br>Chez186's Instagram profile: @chez_186</div>

Technicolor Dream

<div>The Pimp My Pump project started in 2014 and was initiated by Boris Bare, who invited his friends to paint over 100 unused public water pumps scattered all over the city. These water pumps, which the locals call <em>Franceki</em>, were once a vital spot in every neighborhood, serving not only as a source of fresh drinking water, but also inviting children to play during the hot summer months. After the city turned off most of the water pumps, they decided to give them back their previous status by painting them and attracted again the long-lost attention they once had. The designs are various, inspired by pop culture, music, cartoons, movies, art and local themes. This one is showing Hermann Bollé, one of Zagreb's most important architects. After the local authorities decided to turn the water pumps back on, Pimp My Pump stopped, having achieved their primary goal. Today, Boris Bare is in charge of the Art Park project and paints big and smaller murals all over the city. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

Hermann Bollé

Lord Čardak

<div>This mural is showing the artist's grandmother, heading towards the city's biggest market. She's collecting apples, which fell out of the basket of a statue standing at the top of the stairs, a homage to all the village women who are selling their goods at this market for centuries.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Lord Čardak's Instagram profile: @lord_chardak&nbsp;</div>

Kumica

<div>Based on the famous Croatian animation movie Surogat by Dušan Vukotić , 1961.</div>

Surogat

Stripy

Pekmezmed

<div>Mural by the Croatian artist Pekmezmed that she created during the <em>Muzej ulične umjetnosti MUU</em> (street art museum) event in 2012.<br>Artist's Instagram profile: @pekmezmed</div>

<div>The cultural center on <em>Peščenica</em> "Knap" was founded in 1955. Since then, it has been active in creating cultural and educational programs for children, youth, adults and the elderly in the area of ​​<em>Peščenica</em> and <em>Žitnjak</em>. Its exterior is enriched by works of artists like Chez186, Modul8, Lonac, TKV, Pekmezmed and Svenki.&nbsp;<br>For 150HRK you can also purchase Zagreb's first street art photo collection book; just ask for it in the marketing department on the first floor.<br><br>Instagram profiles of the artists:&nbsp;<br>@lonacpot<br>@modulosam<br>@svenki<br>@chez_186<br>@pekmezmed&nbsp;<br>@kraljica_vila<br>@bare.boris&nbsp;</div>

Cultural Center Knap

Poster

Smelly Feet

Erol

Nikica Jurković

Tilto

Klarxy

Alba Miočev

Anthony Brooks

Bins

<div>Zagreb's first Art Park was located in an abandoned city park between the <em>Ilica</em> and <em>Strossmayerovo šetalište</em> and was opened in 2016. Three years later, it was moved to the current location at the <em>Park Ribnjak</em> behind the Cathedral. <br>It is a perfect spot to hang out and enjoy a drink during the summer months. Besides several artworks created by local and foreign street artists, it also hosts screenings, presentations, quizz nights, workshops as well as concerts, and it is kids and dog friendly.<br>You can find more information on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtParkZagreb/">Facebook page</a>, on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art.park.zagreb/?hl=en">@art.park.zagreb</a>&nbsp;<br><br></div>

Art Park

<div>This hidden little artwork was created during the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BmxiiYhlsle/">Okolo-Around</a> street art festival in 2018.<br>Artist's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oakoak_street_art/">oakoak_street_art</a></div>

Green Bird

<div>The Pimp My Pump project started in 2014 and was initiated by Boris Bare, who invited his friends to paint over 100 unused public water pumps scattered all over the city. These water pumps, which the locals call <em>Franceki</em>, were once a vital spot in every neighborhood, serving not only as a source of fresh drinking water, but also inviting children to play during the hot summer months. After the city turned off most of the water pumps, they decided to give them back their previous status by painting them and attracted again the long-lost attention they once had. The designs are various, inspired by pop culture, music, cartoons, movies, art and local themes. Marge, Homer, Bart and Lisa can be found around the lake Bundek. After the local authorities decided to turn the water pumps back on, Pimp My Pump stopped, having achieved their primary goal. Today, Boris Bare is in charge of the Art Park project and paints big and smaller murals all over the city. In collaboration with the city's tourist bureau, a new series of pimped pumps was initiated in 2021. Here you can find more info: <a href="https://www.infozagreb.hr/pimp-my-pump-en&amp;lang=en">InfoZagreb<br></a><br>Instagram profile of one of the initiators of PmP: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bare.boris/?hl=en">@bare.boris</a></div>

The Simpsons

Kismo

Focus

AtekOne

<div>These murals show some of Zagreb's most famous sights under the slogan "Amazing Zagreb", and Dominik Markovic, the initiator of the project of the same name, is responsible for organizing the painting of these walls. He's planning to enrich several more similar block entrances and facades in collaboration with local artists. The aim is to add some cheerful colors to this part of the city, which has been severely damaged by the earthquake in March 2020. Dominik's company Amazing Zagreb is actually currently renting electric scooters, but what he is striving for are projects like this, from which he himself will not profit, but will contribute to the whole community.<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmazingZagreb/">Official Facebook page</a><br><br>Writers' Instagram profiles:&nbsp;<br>@kismo__<br>@flying_focus_mhc<br>@atek.one</div>

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