Street art - Hasselt

Albrecht Rodenbachstraat

📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium); Created in September 2017. The figures in the painting are clearly recognizable and distinct with a strong eye for detail.⏬

Aldestraat

7📷(09-26)

Artist: TUZQ (aka Lars Van Cauwenberg) (Belgium). The Butterfly is located in the passage at Lutex. The work is an 'instawall', where the idea is that you position yourself between the wings of the butterfly and have them photographed.⏬

Badderijstraat

-Zuivelmarkt📷(09-26)

Title: "Out of the cage"; artist: Studio Giftig (Kaster van Leek, Niels van Swaemen) (The Netherlands); double mural painted in September 2019 for Street Art Festival. The work symbolizes breaking through imprisonment and acquiring inner freedom. The paintings are very detailed and realistic.⏬

-Zuivelmarkt📷(09-26)

Bampslaan

75📷(12-22)

Title: "The golden cage"; artist: Carll Cneut (Belgium); Created in December 2020. This work painted with acrylic paint comes from the book 'The Golden Cage' that Cneut made together with Anna Castagnoli. In the book we are introduced to the emperor's daughter Valentina who loves birds immensely.⏬

51📷(09-26)

Title: "The magpie"; artist: Collin van der Sluijs (The Netherlands); painted in May 2023. The shield ring shows a magpie, a curious and smart but sometimes sneaky stealing bird. This painting project is part of the Street Art Trail project.⏬

Capucienenplein

7📷(09-26)

Artist: Bartkore (aka Bart Bosmans); painted in August 2026.References to local street art are embedded in this mural: "Coner" refers to the late Jeroen Mathijs (aka Jones), "Hertkore" is a local street art collective, SAGA stands for Street And Graphic Art, and "Elke, Marie and Fons" refers to the artist's wife and children.⏬

7📷(09-26)

Artist: Smug (aka Sam Bates) (Australia); painted in June 2022 for Street Art Festival; 450m² in size. The woman in the mural is an acquaintance of the artist. In the stained glass window on the right you can see the hazelnut, the symbol of Hasselt.⏬

7📷(09-26)

Capucienenstraat

7📷(09-26)

Artist: unknown. While the legs of the female figure are depicted, the arms disappear in a bundle of steel threads that seem to be endless.⏬

7📷(09-26)

Title: "De fantastische vliegwedstrijd" (The fantastic flying competition); artist: Sebastiaan Van Doninck (Belgium); Painted in June 2022. The mural is part of a series of literary wall artworks in Hasselt that bring well-known children's books to life on city facades.span>⏬

Dokter Willemsstraat

32📷(09-26)

Title: "Artemis"; artist: Insane 51 (aka Stathis Tsavalias) (Greece); painted in April 2019 for Street Art Festival. On this mural on a gate of the former police barracks you can see the Greek goddess Artemis and a deer, the symbol of Hasselt. With 3D glasses, the effects of this artwork come to life.⏬

38📷(09-26)

Artists: unknown. Comical and humorous sketches of well-known and lesser-known characters are pasted on this wall. The whole comes across as an allegory of certain social conditions.⏬

Fonteinstraat

32📷(09-26)

Title: "Eve"; artists: Belin (Spain), Flaxtl (Spain); mural from 2016 for Street Art Festival. For this mural, a tribute to all women, Belin collaborated with his wife Flaxtl. She has a great knowledge of the fashion world and took care of the design of the jacket.⏬

Fruitmarkt

15📷(09-26)

Title: "SOLE ORTO MEMORIAL"; artist: Raf Verjans (Belgium); unveiled in September 1993. The circular shape of the monument symbolizes a new day, a new era, a new spring, renewed resolutions, plans. The rising sun stands for light, warmth, optimism, energy, hope.⏬

Gaarveldstraat

21📷(09-26)

Artist: Mr Cenz (aka Julian Phetean) (UK); Painted in October 2018. The artist distorts women's faces in a unique style. He works from portraits to create interpretations of strong women, both abstract and figurative, in mysterious compositions. Their ethereal, sometimes translucent appearance transports the viewer to a new universe.⏬

Guido Gezellestraat

1-3📷(09-26)

Artists: Kurt Bosmans (Belgium), Toykyo (Belgium); Painted in August 2025. This large mural in honour of 40 years of Pukkelpop was designed by the Ghent-based design studio Toykyo. Kurt Bosmans of SAGA applied the work to the façade.⏬

1-3📷(09-26)

Artist: Pichi&Avo (Pichi, Avo) (Spain); mural from September 2017 for Street Art Festival. Classic graffiti is mixed with mythological figures here, creating a connection between art history and contemporary art.⏬

1-3📷(09-26)

Right: artists: Kurt Bosmans (Belgium), Toykyo (Belgium); Painted in August 2025. Left: artist: Pichi&Avo (Pichi, Avo) (Spain); mural from September 2017 for Street Art Festival.⏬

Hemelrijk

13📷(09-26)

Title: "De walvisbibliotheek" (The Whale Library); artist: Judith Vanistendael (Belgium); Painted in November 2023. The mural is part of a series of literary wall artworks in Hasselt that bring well-known children's books to life on city facades.⏬

Het Dorp

21📷(09-26)

Artist: Kymo One (aka Mathias Michiels) (Belgium); Painted in September 2024. The mural depicts the saying 'The dog is man's best friend'. A dog symbolizes loyalty.⏬

21📷(09-26)

Artist: Solo Cink (Belgium); Painted in August 2020. This work is highly geometric and steeped in history, symbolism, and all things sacred. This work is not abstract, but is full of meaning.⏬

21📷(09-26)

Title: "Reapers day"; artist: Scal (aka Servaas Coppens) (Belgium); Painted in June 2024. The common thread throughout Scal's colorful art is often the human skull. With this he refers to the finiteness of life, and inspires people to be grateful for every day.⏬

21📷(09-26)

15📷(09-26)

Artist: Smug (aka Sam Bates) (Australia); Mural from 2012 for Street Art Festival and Derrepstroat Kerremes. His subjects are mostly working-class people. Ordinary people, whom he likes to depict in large format in an attempt to emphasize that all individuals are extraordinary in their own way.⏬

11📷(09-26)

Artist: Zenk One (aka Robin Nas) (Netherlands); mural from 2016 for Street Art Festival. A bouquet of flowers covers a person's face. Only nose and mouth are uncovered.⏬

8📷(09-26)

Artist: Insa (UK); mural from 2011 for Street Art Festival. A 'graffiti fetish' pattern with a refined color pattern covers the façade of this house.⏬

26📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium). The artist's preference for surrealism and fantasy culminate in a swirling work of art at the entrance of a house.⏬

26📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium). A bird-like figure is painted on the concrete surfaces on the front façade of the house. Surrealism and fantasy determine the design of this work.⏬

26📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium). The artist's preference for surrealism and fantasy culminate in a swirling work of art at the entrance of a house.⏬

26📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium). A bird-like figure is painted on the concrete surfaces on the front façade of the house. Surrealism and fantasy determine the design of this work.⏬

26📷(09-26)

Artist: Philip Bosmans (Belgium). The swirling colorful artwork and the bird-like figure are part of a larger artwork that encompasses the entire façade.⏬

Isabellastraat

1📷(09-26)

Artist: Boyo (aka Arno Croymans); Painted in March 2026. This work revolves around caricatures in bright colors and dynamic positions, which is characteristic of the artist's style.⏬

Koningin Astridlaan

63📷(12-22)

Artist: Danjer Mola (Spain); wall painted in August 2012 for the street art festival; Danjer Mola is a graffiti sprayer and now owner of La Dolce Vita Tattoo in Zaragossa. His street art work and tattoo style flow seamlessly into each other. Very talented typical and recognizable characters with often an erotic tint characterize his style.⏬

65📷(12-22)

Artist: Bartkore (aka Bart Bosmans), Ox Alien (Netherlands), Daseone (Belgium); painted in August 2017 for Street Art Festival. Right: a work by Daseone that comes across as powerful because of the choice of colours. Top left: a small typical work by Ox Alien, the monster. Left middle: a work by Bartkore with a limited colour palette: white and black.⏬

65📷(12-22)

Artist: Lindert Steegen (Belgium); painted in July 2020 for Street Art Festival. Murals of various kinds were painted around the Astrid car park in the centre of the city.⏬

📷(09-26)

Artist: Ox Alien (The Netherlands). In terms of content, the painting matches the surrounding walls. However, color patterns are meant to break up the monotony of the wall.⏬

67📷(09-26)

Artist: Dindin (Belgium). Despite his striking appearance, a centrally placed figure does not really get the attention of a group of people. It is a pity that the work has been sprayed over with yellow graffiti.⏬

67📷(09-26)

Artist: Smug (Sam Bates) (Australia); mural from August 2012 for Street Art Festival. The artist uses photos that he takes himself as the basis for his creations. He takes these photos and recreates them with incredible accuracy, using only spray paint. His subjects are mostly working-class people.⏬

67📷(09-26)

Artist: Bartkore (aka Bart Bosmans), Ox Alien (The Netherlands) ; painted in August 2017 for Street Art Festival. Above: a small typical work by Ox Alien, the monster. Left middle: a work by Bartkore with a limited colour palette: white and black. Below: figure in simple cartoon style; artist is not known.⏬

Luikersteenweg

📷(12-22)

Artist: Adnate (Australia); created in September 2014 for Street Art Festival; Adnate is strongly influenced by painters from the Renaissance. Today, his realistic style not only can be found in the form of graffiti, but also within the field of fine arts.⏬

221📷(12-22)

Artist: Sofles (aka Russel Fenn) (Australia); created in June 2014 for street art festival; Sofles is a legendary graffiti Artist from Australia. He is always on the move, travelling the globe. An all-round artist who can handle many styles.⏬

Maastrichterstraat

61📷(09-26)

Artist: Gilles Dedecker (Belgium). Stained glass windows of the KingKongCoffee house are painted with various scenes that are also painted on the blinds inside. This creates drawings with a three-dimensional character.⏬

58📷(09-26)

Artist: unknown. The logo of the KingKongCoffee house is painted on the window in striking colors. This attracts the attention of passers-by.⏬

61📷(09-26)

Artist: unknown. Large placards with floral motifs are attached to the façade of this house. The motifs are close to nature in the immediate vicinity.⏬

74📷(09-26)

Title: "Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"; artist: Alex Face (aka Patcharapol Tangruen) (Thailand); painted in June 2019 for Street Art Festival. Three-part paintings on canvases show a character with an old disillusioned child's face wearing animal costumes. The artwork depicts the expression 'hear, see and speak no evil'.⏬

74📷(09-26)

Martelarenlaan

13📷(09-26)

Title: "Een huis vol vrienden" (A house full of friends); artist: Pieter Gaudesaboos (Belgium); Painted in February 2021. A drawing of an elephant can be seen on the façade of the Orelia Katharinada residential care centre. The artist is inspired by old toys, color and fantasy.⏬

Melkvoetstraat

34 -kon. Astridlaan📷(09-26)

Artists: Chas (aka member of the Love Letters Crew) (Netherlands), Does (Netherlands), Sofles (aka Russell Fenn) (Australia); mural from 2012 for Street Art Festival. The artists' styles are intertwined in the figure of a young woman who turns into a graffiti.⏬

15📷(09-26)

Artist: Aryz (aka Octavi Serra Arrizabalaga) (Spain); mural from 2011 for Street Art Festival. The mural focuses not only on the outer but on the inner of the duck.⏬

Monseigneur Broeckxplein

6📷(12-22)

Artist: Eelco van den Berg (The Netherlands); wall painted in November 2014 for the Street Art Festival; Eelco 'VIRUS' van den Berg is a Dutch illustrator, painter and graffiti artist. His work is characterised by strong colour and lines, combined with decorative elements; the painting is located close to Hasselt central station.⏬

10📷(09-26)

Artists: about fifteen enthusiastic volunteers from CM Health Fund and partner organisations, during a creative graffiti workshop organised by Wallin'; Painted in July 2026. The work is a colourful tribute to the invaluable value of volunteer work.⏬

Mouterijstraat

7-1📷(12-22)

Artist: Pro176 (France); made in July 2018 for Street Art Festival. Geometric shapes are used to unite objects and faces into a colorful work of art.⏬

6📷(09-26)

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7-1📷(09-26)

Artist: Lindert Steegen (Belgium); painted in July 2020 for Street Art Festival. These paintings are extremely colorful and completely transform the parking lot and the surrounding area⏬

Oude Kuringerbaan

104📷(09-26)

Artist: HNRX (Austria); mural from September 2017 for Street Art Festival. In his work, the artist focuses on everyday objects that we normally don't pay much attention to. The fence obstructs the view of the work.⏬

Passerelstraat

1📷(01-23)

Artist: Bartkore (Belgium); Wall painted in May 2014 for Street Art Festival. The artist is a graffiti artist who sprays, sticks and paints his 'puppets' everywhere. He mainly limits his color palette to black and white.⏬

1📷(09-26)

Artists: local residents and employees of the city council; Painted in October 2025. The paintings were created as part of an upgrade of the neighborhood.⏬

1📷(09-26)

Artists: local residents and employees of the city council; Painted in October 2025. The paintings were created as part of an upgrade of the neighborhood.⏬

Raamstraat

14📷(09-26)

Title: "RWG"; artist: Zedz (aka Ronald van der Voet) (The Netherlands). The work is based on typography, which is expressive, playful and abstract. The work is more about rhythm, form and dimensionality than about the importance of reading the letters. For this mural, the artist created a transformed robot.⏬

Runkstersteenweg

70📷(09-26)

Title: "Manolo"; artist: Insane 51 (aka Stathis Tsavalias) (Greece); mural from 2017 for Street Art Festival. The mural shows a striking visual effect by bringing two different images to life. These are detectable with red and cyan filters. This gives the viewer an immersive and interactive experience.⏬

Schoolstraat

1📷(09-26)

Artists: Super A (aka Stephan Thelen) (The Netherlands), Zenk One (aka Robin Nas) (The Netherlands); mural from 2016 for Street Art Festival. The styles of both artists come together in an image of a chameleon, an animal that knows how to adapt to its environment.⏬

Schrijnwerkersstraat

📷(09-26)

Artist: Jayder Tattoos (aka Sneaky Jay) (Belgium); painted in 2020. A small utility box is embellished with the painting of a girl's head that resembles a tattoo stencil.⏬

Spoorwegstraat

📷(09-26)

Artist: Jaba (aka Didier Mathieu) (Belgium); mural from 2015 for Street Art Festival & Hostel H. This work is heavily inspired by comics, anime and manga. The artist worked as a concept artist in the film industry, which influenced his work.⏬

Stadsomvaart

7📷(09-26)

Artist: Oli-B (Belgium); mural from September 2017 for Street Art Festival. This work stands out for its soft curves, abstract shapes, empathetic, but balanced colors and a composition that makes all elements a flowing whole.⏬

79📷(09-26)

Artist: PsoMan (Belgium); mural from 2018 for Street Art Festival and Virga Jesse. In his recognizable cell-shading style, the artist creates a work that is characterized by a unique mix of imagination and poetry.⏬

74📷(09-26)

Artist: Smates (aka Bart Smeets) (Belgium); painted in July 2020 for Summer Carnival, a collaboration between Street Art Festival and Alley Gallery. This mural is related to corona. You see a little girl being held by a hand. It symbolizes physical contact, which was sorely missed during the corona crisis.⏬

Thonissenlaan

54📷(09-26)

Artists: Sam Billen (Belgium), Hoodo (Russia); Painted in May 2025. The portrait on the façade of a hotel is inspired by Adrien de Gerlache and symbolizes daring, perseverance and the pursuit of dreams. The mural was designed by Sam Billen and applied by Hoodo to the façade of the Ibis hotel.⏬

Toekomststraat

54📷(12-22, 09-26)

Two works!! On the roller shutter: artist: Apac (Belgium); on the façade: artist: Piet Rodriguez (France); created in August 2019; The lyrics 'We should be alright' express the feelings of the Hasselt graffiti scene after the death of local artist Jones. The work on the façade shows a portrait of an old man with a full beard.⏬

Vooruitzichtstraat

38📷(09-26)

Artist: Aces (aka Billie Broekmans) (Belgium); Painted in May 2024. The mural shows an open book that is held open by two hands. This is a reference to the Clavis publishing house, which used to be in this house. On the pages, a colorful park appears, a reference to the new Rongensepark.⏬

38📷(09-26)

Witte Nonnenstraat

200📷(09-26)

Artist: unknown. A sculpture of a horse stands out for its composition: the head is completely elaborated while the rest is made up of iron wires and rods.⏬

28📷(09-26)

A prose text has been applied to the entrance door of the gin museum in the city. The lyrics are an excerpt from the song "Rozane" by Wim De Craene.⏬

28📷(09-26)

Artist: unknown. A modern artistic sculpture has been applied to embellish the streetscape.⏬

28📷(09-26)

Artist: Kurt Bosmans (Belgium); Painted in November 2019. Tribute to Manu Cox, who realized the first mural in Hasselt on November 22, 1979 near café 'De Witte Non'. This wall was repainted 40 years later by Kurt Bosmans.⏬