One Day in Poznan, Poland. Mural & Street Art Walking Tour

Eyes around the head and knees are in good shape. That’s exactly what you need if you want to explore street art in Poznan. There is a lot of it here! I’m not just talking about murals, but about wild and uncontrolled Street art hides in this city on every level – from the ground to the roofs. So, sometimes you need to do a squat, sometimes get your head up!

Table of Contests

• Why You Should Visit Poznań?
• A Mural Walking Tour
• Street Art in Poznań: Highlights
• One Day in Poznan to Explore Street Art. Is it Enough?
• Discovering Poznan Through Street Art. How to Prepare?
  • Murals in Poznan: the map

Why You Should Visit Poznań?

When we are talking about the street art and graffiti culture in Poland, Poznan is quite an important point on the map. You will find here a lot of murals, graffiti, stickers, stencils and other type of street art. What’s more – Poznan is also known for the amazing neons. So, it’s good to take an opportunity and look also at them, even if you won’t be able to understand what they mean (yeah, most neons are Polish words).

Besides the cultural reasons, it is easy to get here by train. Poznan is well-commuted with Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Lodz, among others. You can travel to Poznań from these places without transfers.

Another thing – the local street art scene is awesome! On the streets, there is really a lot of art created by local (but not only) artists. I almost felt that the city belonged to Noriaki, Iamsomeart, Rojber or Eskaer. You’ll find plenty of watchers and pigs here. However, keep your eyes peeled. There is much more here. A wonderful gem can hide just behind the corner.

If you are more interested in murals, Poznan also covers this territory. My favourites here are the works by Kenor, Guido van Helten and Remed. Their murals are a bit old but still worth seeing. Viewing them on the Internet is not the same at all.

A Mural Walking Tour

Before I tell you how my mural discoveries went, a few words of introduction.

I did not see all the murals in Poznań. I included in my plan the ones that really interested me. If I bumped into something outside the list, I wrote about it here too. A few murals (including the work of BIOSME BROCKI:<) I had to give up due to time limitations. So I mainly focused on a neighbourhood called Jezyce, and also the area around Market Square and the Central Train Station.

A Mural by Never2501 and another one by Pawel Kozłowski, the corner of Kraszewskiego and Sienkiewicza streets 

The first stop straight after I got off the train and was joined by a friend was a café. Sorry, I know you expected a mural but first things first. After grabbing a coffee we went to see some art. The first two murals weren’t easy to take a photo of them.

A Mural by Unknown Artist on Wawrzyniaka 17 st.

The next mural wasn’t on my list but it was so incredibly eye-catching that I couldn’t not write about it. I couldn’t find information about the author either. The colours are similar to some BerriBlue’s work (by the way, I recommend the interview with this artist which Michal from Notatki Fotograficzne did).

NORIAKI, IAMSOMEART and others at crossroads of Wawrzyniaka i Słowackiego streets

A lot of things are happening at this crossroads! There is a typo mural, Noriaki’s Watcher, a small mural of IAMSOMEART, a lovely pig, and a strange word (chlor means chlorine). The icing on the cake is a mural by MURALL studio. I have a chance to look at it with the sun behind. It made a good impression on me!

Next to the crosswords, there is another mural – Jeżycjada (the name of book series for teenagers). I didn’t take a perfect shoot because of a huuuge dog which was too close to the mural. I am definitely a cat person.

A Typo Mural at the corner of Kościelna and Dąbrowskiego streets 

What are you thinking about poems on the walls? Well, in Poznan you can find a different poem in almost every neighbourhood! And I am talking about the piece written by famous Polish writers, not like love confessions by bad boys.

So, here’s the first one I found! Not my favourite but still good.

A Mural by Marina Zumi, Poznańska 12 (not existed anymore)

No murals here. I just wanted to share with you my pain. It took a picture of a disappearing mural because of the developers. At least I was so lucky to see this mural a few years earlier!

After this sad experience, we went to breakfast. Good advice from my side – people of Poznan love breakfasts so if you travel in a bigger group than two, it’s worth thinking about reservation earlier.

Poznanianki by Magda Danaj, Dąbrowskiego 28

A discreet mural designed by Polish illustrator Magda Danaj. 

A Mural by Maria Szulc, Mickiewicza 18A 

I didn’t have this mural on my list, but it caught my eye with its perfect choice of colours and form that matched its surroundings. I don’t usually share commercial projects here, but when I was looking at this work I felt… warm? I think you should see it and judge by yourself. 😉 The mural was inspired by the 1920s of the previous century.

WINGED FIGURE ON BOAT by REMED, corner of Taczaka & Kościuszki streets

This is it! One of the mural highlights in Poznan. I hoped that this mural still existed. We used to have his mural in Lodz but not anymore so I was so content that I could see his work somewhere else.

The artist spent a lot of time mixing pigments to achieve the perfect match of colours on this mural. But unfortunately I didn’t see it until 2025 so 14 years after the REMED visit in Poznan. The colours practically don’t exist now… But still worth it!

A mural by RedSheels group, Piekary 5 St.

This is a mandatory spot for everyone who visited Poznan. I don’t know a person who was in this city and didn’t take photos with famous bucks.

A Mural by Noriaki, Święty Marcin 30 St.

Don’t be afraid of looking into gates. Sometimes treasures are there like a mural of Noriaki. 😉

A Mural Konstytucja, 27 grudnia St.

Simple, but meaningful. The mural is a copy of a poster that was created during the protests in Poland for independent courts.

There was also a soldier painted next to the inscription, but I didn’t photograph him. I believe in peaceful solutions rather than force.

A Mural by Guido van Helten, Al. Marcinkowskiego 26

It’s never easy with Guido van Helten’s work. I first saw his work in Lodz, Poland. I like it but I wasn’t sure if I understood it in the right way. I fully appreciated it not until Ola from Urban Forms Foundation told me how the mural was created – from the artist’s invitation to the last stroke of the brush.

When it came to Poznan, I knew that I had to see his work. But again, I understood what it was about when I read the stuff on the train back to Lodz. In general, this mural can be considered an advertisement! An advertisement for the Czech brand Skoda, whose car showroom was located in the building where the mural is. Wouldn’t the world be wonderful, if we were surrounded by ads created by artists like Guido?

A Gate Full of Art, Noriaki, Kejter61, Bart Sucharski and Others, 23 Lutego 26 St.

I will say it once again – don’t be afraid of gates and courtyards! Look how awesome pieces of art you could find!

A Mural by Mika Kika Stanowska, Małe Garbary 2a

There is an escape room close to this mural, so we can assume that these two things are related. The mural is eye-catching. I didn’t have it on my list, but I spotted it from afar and what could I do beyond walking up and admiring it.

Corner of Szewska & Stawna Streets

Another mural with an enormous logo of a sponsor. What’s the point of investing in art and destroying it with such a branding? Just put the banner on the wall – it won’t make any difference. Sorry for the criticism but it is what it is.

A Typo Mural, Al. Niepodległości 461/714

This place has changed a lot since I was here the first time. Specifically, a bunch of things here have been demolished or modernized. Nevertheless, the mural has survived. Even though the wall where it originally was did not survive.

Horror Vacui #9 by Erosie, Woźna 13 St.

Another mural that was created as part of the Outer Spaces Mural Festival. Horror Vacui is a term denoting a trend in art that consists in filling the entire available surface of the object without leaving any empty spaces.

Interestingly, the mural not only filled the wall space, but also the cover of an album by Dutch artist Martyn.

A Mural by Kenor, Grobla 18 St.

Okay, this mural was on the top of my top mural in Poznan’s list. I adore Kenor’s art! His work in Poznan looks like a giraffe eating leaves from a tree. It was such a pleasure to see it!

A Mural by Dorota Piechocińska and the MURALL group, Zielona 5 St.

One of the latest murals in Poznań. The artists wanted to make the mural a background to the park. I saw the mural in the early spring and it looked cool – the shadows of trees dropped nicely on the wall and looked like another part of the artwork. But in the summer, when the trees are green and full of leaves, the wall should look even better!

A Typo Mural, Plac Kolegacki 

It’s time for the last mural with a poem on our route (but there are a few more typo murals to discover in Poznań!). I count it among my favourites, because I love the work of the poet – Wisława Szymborska featured here.

Interestingly, to paint Wisława Szymborska’s “Clouds” (PL: Chmury), the organisers of the action used a font called “Szymborska”, which was selected during the “Type Szymborska” competition for young graphic designers.

After this stop, we went for a drink in Ulotnie – an amazing place full of street art! If you are in Pozna, you definitely should check out this spot.

I AM KRAWCZYK by IAMSOMEART, Różana St. 

Finally, on my way to the train station, I stopped to see a mural created by Iamsomeart. The work depicts a friendly face – Krzysztof Krawczyk – a Polish singer.

That was the last stop before the train to Lodz. Later, the road to the station leaves from old tenement houses full of hidden gems and leads you through a new, clean, soulless district. Fortunately, during the whole day I had practically not seen such places.

Street Art in Poznań: Highlights

There is more in Poznań than just murals. To be honest, it was much more fun for me to discover wild street art than polite and lovely murals which were accepted by the city council. Here are some of the awesome art I found.

Polish Piggy by Rojber 

Rojber’s pig is not only adorable but funny. I love bumping into her and discovering more and more strange versions of her. In Poznan, my favourite one was the Pantone-coloured pig edition.

Watcher by Noriaki 

Noriaki is the hallmark of Poznań. You will meet him on every corner! I was delighted by the Watcher sculpture, the Watcher at the traffic lights, the Watcher fugitive and the suggestive Watcher. 😉 

ESKAER

When it comes to ESKAER’s work, I always have to get a longer glimpse of everything going on in the picture. Original style, massive amount of details, different kinds of purple – these are coming to mind when I think of ESKAER’s art.

IAMSOMEART

I love the black, white & grey style of Iamsomeart. His Friendly Faces look dark but at the same moment cheerful. But his art is much more than faces and it is worth to check it!

Bart Sucharski

I saw Bart’s work for the first time in 2024 at the Urban Art Area in Warsaw. And I totally fell in love with his style. This sense of humour totally hits home for me.

Poznań, but still Łódź

It’s always nice to meet familiar faces in the different city. So, feel free to look around Poznań for works by artists from Łódź – TOPE, GU-TANG Clan, Odstaf and Janusz Waza.

There is more!

Wild street art in Poznań is EVERYWHERE. I am not joking here. I could write a separate post about the independent art on Poznan streets.

But for now I am throwning in a few sneak peeks and strongly encourage you to look around explore Poznan in your own way! Do it, please!

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One Day in Poznan to Explore Street Art. Is it Enough?

One day in Poznań was an enjoyable experience. I didn’t manage to see everything, but I had a lot of fun. If I come back here, I will definitely discover new things. 🙂 In the meantime, I’m throwing you a brief review of what my Saturday in this city looked like. 

My trip started at the Main Train Station, followed by Jeżyce, then the Old Town, and concluded back at the Poznań Main Train Station. The duration of the tour was from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, which included time for breakfast and lunch. The total distance covered 19 kilometres.

Discovering Poznan Through Street Art. How to Prepare?

Are you still reading and thinking ‘damn, maybe I should go to Poznań?’ Go for it! I’ll make it even easier – you don’t even have to write down the addresses of the murals. All the locations are waiting for you on a map prepared by the Street Art Cities community.

Murals in Poznan: the map

It’s map created and updated by a community of people hanging out in search of art on the street. The map is available here.

One more thing – as you wander from one mural to the next, make sure to keep your eyes peeled. Poznań is bursting with wild street art around every corner. Don’t rush—stumble upon these hidden gems, take your time, and enjoy the experience!

See you in the city!

Karolajn