While Amsterdam is well known for their iconic canals, the Red Light District, trendy restaurants, and most notably, their “coffee shops”, I found myself surprised by just how much street art there is to be found throughout the city. From murals, to stencils, and various stickers, the street art in Amsterdam reflects the vibe of the Dutch capital.
So just as when I walked around other places like New York, Budapest, and Mostar, I found myself taking photo after photo of street art in Amsterdam.
Photos Of Street Art In Amsterdam
As you can see in my photo galleries, the artwork is quirky, fun, dark, and in some cases, down right beautiful.
The stickers in the above gallery were among my favourites, especially the Daft Punk one.
I love how the street art spans such a wide range of images, from someone reading a book on the toilet, to a simple happy face etched on a pink wall, to cute little monster stickers.
In the above gallery, I find the snake piece especially impressive.
I could wax poetic about how much I love street art, how it lets you get to know a city in a different way, and so on, but I’ve already done that a lot here on the blog.
This last piece is my favourite and I’ve often use it as my cover photo on Facebook.
What do you think about the wonderful world of street art in Amsterdam? Do you have other tips for the city? Drop your tips in the comments section.
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I like the sixth from the top that little pink thing is cool!
@James – Ha ha … it is pretty cute. 🙂
These are really nice! We didn’t see any of them – you always find the best street art =)
@Andrea – thank you so much! 🙂
Wow that’s some pretty great street art. Not something that I would have thought of when thinking about Amsterdam.
I think this is the first time I’ve seen street art photos from Amsterdam. Very nice and looking forward to more!
Cool finds Cheryl! I hadn’t realized there was so much street art in Amsterdam; I think I’ll have to try find some myself when I go there next time.
These are wild! That top one is kind of creepy….
@Dean – Me either, but it’s everywhere.
@Stephanie & @Jarmo – Thanks! 🙂
@Christy – ha ha! It’s a pretty political statement …
Very cool and great street art as well!
AHHH I was thinking of doing a street art in Amsterdam post as well! Luckily the ones I was going to feature are all totally different than yours (and also it probably wont actually get done for months)
@Laurel – I know right? Loved taking pics of all of it …
@Jade – Ha ha. Great minds think alike. 🙂 Look forward to your post.
Hey how nice, our city! The artists from the 5th piece is Psychonautes, 6th is called ‘Ox-Alien’, the 7th is made by Bustart and Zaira, #8 by Bustart, Zaira and Psychonautes, #9 on the left is ‘earworm’:)
@CFYE – I looovveee Amsterdam. Thanks again for identifying the artists too.
Amazing street art! Very unique and somewhat heartfelt. Thank you for sharing!
@Alexa – Isn’t it great? Amsterdam provides their artists with a perfect canvas, that’s for sure.
the name is ANOnymous PSYchonauts.. or anopsy 🙂
Psychonautes comes from France and he’s a street artist too
@Anopsy – Thank you for the clarification! You’ve done some great work. 🙂
where is the blue face picture (in which street) ?
I’m going to Amsterdam this weekend and i want to see it (it’s a french artist)
Hey! I don’t recall the location. I’m not even sure if the street art piece is still there. I took the photo more than 5 years ago. 🙂