Bremen, Germany, is known as a city with lots of public street art, and the German city now celebrates a new way to show off its colorful outdoor artwork by becoming an official partner of the interactive Street Art Cities app. As of late 2024, art lovers and visitors to the city can discover Bremen’s eye-catching 250 works of art, both famous and lesser known, through digital means, thanks to the city’s official designation as a Street Art City.

© WFB/Markus Genesius & Tobias Kroeger

Street art has dominated the Bremen cityscape for decades. Painted in 1975 by Peter KF Krueger, the Oma und Opa – Blick aus dem Fenster mural, which depicts an elderly couple looking out of a window, brought attention to an art movement that enjoys increased popularity today, with impressive murals like those adorning the walls of Hochbunker in Walle, a district in the west of Bremen. Leading international artists like Markus Genesius helped make Bremen a hub of street art in Germany.

There are various routes allowing art lovers to explore Bremen. The Urban Minimalism route (8.6 miles) and the Luck Walls City Route (5.4 miles) lead through various districts and highlight the diversity of the city’s art scene. There are also special routes like WALK THIS WAY! WOW123, featuring the works of artist Markus Genesius and providing an in-depth insight into local street art culture.

The new Street Art Cities app includes interactive maps, and sees itself as a global community for street art, combining more than 1,700 cities. It also allows users to add their own discoveries and find out the history behind every piece of art. It is free to download on Android and iOS and can also be accessed from desktop devices.