Rhino and jaguar wildlife mural

Street Art

The walls of Medellín are alive. Wildlife murals, psychedelic portraits, graffiti tags, and commercial art cover every block of the centro and beyond.

Rhino and jaguar wildlife mural

Rhino & Jaguar

Massive wildlife mural with blue diamond pattern background · Address 59-63

Puma crouching on rock in jungle

Puma

A puma perched on a mossy rock amid lush tropical foliage

Jaguar stalking through bamboo forest

Jaguar in the Bamboo

A jaguar stalks through dense bamboo and palm forest

Deer in forest mural

Forest Deer

Realistic deer in a lush painted forest scene on metal shutters

Spectacled bear, monkeys, and macaw in forest

Colombian Forest

Spectacled bear, monkeys, and macaws — a full tropical ecosystem on one wall

Small blue-and-gold macaw on brick wall

Macaw

A tiny blue-and-gold macaw on an otherwise bare brick wall — minimalist and beautiful

Child portrait mural with pastel flowers

Childhood

Large-scale portrait of a child surrounded by pastel flowers on brick

TINTO psychedelic face mural

TINTO

Psychedelic three-eyed face beneath bold yellow lettering

Grumpy cat character graffiti

Grumpy Cat

Bold line character with attitude · Classic Medellín graffiti energy

Spray can character mural — The Artist

The Artist

A figure clutching spray cans — graffiti paying homage to graffiti

Mr. Biz astronaut mural on shutters

Mr. Biz

Neon astronaut blasting across metal shutters · Pop art meets street

Blue talavera pottery mural with yellow taxi

Talavera Pottery

Intricate blue-and-white ceramic mural — folk art at building scale

Medellín Artesanías sign

Medellín Artesanías

Colorful painted sign celebrating the city's landmarks — metrocable, Botero, El Peñol

Checkmat BJJ mural

Checkmat BJJ

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters on an orange wall · Sport as art

Metal cone sculpture downtown

Cone Sculpture

Polished metal sculpture near Monterrey Mall — public art in the commercial district

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