{"id":472291,"date":"2026-04-03T07:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=472291"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:56:40","slug":"art-uk-digital-database-street-art-murals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/04\/art-uk-digital-database-street-art-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Art UK&#8217;s Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A mural by Rogue-one of a young girl with a pirate hat, looking through a spyglass, with her stuffed monkey toy also looking through a spyglass\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-6-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rogue-one, &#8220;Lola the Barras Pirate&#8221; (c.2020), Ross Street \/ Suffolk Street, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Gordon Baird \/\nArt UK. All images courtesy of Art UK, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Explore Art UK&#8217;s Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T07:56:38-05:00\">April 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fart-uk-digital-database-street-art-murals%2F&#038;title=Explore%20Art%20UK%27s%20Digital%20Database%20of%20More%20Than%206%2C600%20Street%20Art%20Murals\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Explore%20Art%20UK%27s%20Digital%20Database%20of%20More%20Than%206%2C600%20Street%20Art%20Murals&#038;body=Explore%20Art%20UK%27s%20Digital%20Database%20of%20More%20Than%206%2C600%20Street%20Art%20Murals%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fart-uk-digital-database-street-art-murals%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\"  class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472291\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"1\" style=\"\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\" style=\"\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The surprise of turning onto a street to see a vibrant mural\u2014or the joy of viewing several in progress during popular festivals like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/06\/2023-nuart-aberdeen-festival\/\">Nuart Aberdeen<\/a>\u2014is essentially an ephemeral experience. Murals may be designed to last several decades, or they may be temporary installations that address a particularly interesting bit of local history or urgent social issue, but either way, the experience is brief as we walk by. Always vulnerable to the elements and new development, these pieces don&#8217;t always last long. That&#8217;s where <a href=\"https:\/\/artuk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art UK<\/a>\u2019s archive comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a digital platform, Art UK connects viewers to public collections around the nation. There are about a million artworks on the site, drawn from around 3,500 collections, including museums, libraries, hospitals, town halls, and more. The organization also recently reached a significant milestone in its ambition to map and catalogue street art and murals across the country. Just a little more than two years after launching the initiative, Art UK has added more than 6,600 new works to its database, bringing the total number of public artworks to well over 21,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a street art mural of a peace sign made out of colorful LEGO bricks, with two kids assembling it\" class=\"wp-image-472296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karl Read, &#8220;Building Peace&#8221; (2024), West Street, Bristol. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Paul Francis \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranging from small, spray-painted pieces by the notoriously enigmatic <a href=\"\/tags\/banksy\">Banksy<\/a> to large-scale compositions by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rogueoner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rogue-one<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelondonmuralcompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The London Mural Company<\/a>, and more, the scope is daunting. &#8220;Our initial aim for the project was simple: we wanted to record 5,000 murals and wall-based artworks from across the U.K.,&#8221; says Art UK&#8217;s Public Art Manager, Tracy Jenkins. &#8220;The artworks would date from A.D. 1000 to the present day and include wall paintings in historic churches, post-war ceramic and concrete works, and contemporary painted murals and mosaics.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers dedicated more than 5,000 hours to locating and photographing the works. The database includes many that are decades old at this point, emphasizing their sites and condition in case they&#8217;re ever threatened by future redevelopments. Most of the works are relatively recent, but Art UK doesn&#8217;t discriminate based on date or even if they&#8217;re outside. A series of otherworldly paintings inside of St. Thomas&#8217; Church in East Shefford, Berkshire, for example, are centuries old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenkins notes that the project launched at a time when street art and mural-making in the U.K. were experiencing a boom, and the addition of these aesthetic installations within an urban context &#8220;has been shown to significantly reduce the instances of unsightly tagging graffiti,&#8221; in addition to boosting visitors and local economies. She also acknowledges &#8220;public art in any form can be contentious, sparking debate and strong emotion&#8230; Street art and muralism is in many ways the most democratic genre\u2014it is not created in a faraway studio, it is not locked behind closed doors, and it does not require prior expert knowledge.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an archive of street art and murals is a way to build engagement and also understanding of the medium, promoting a feeling of what Jenkins calls &#8220;community ownership and pride,&#8221; where moments of artistic, informative, playful, and celebratory work delight around city corners. See a handful of additions below, and explore the database on Art UK&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/artuk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Zabou of Gordon Gibbens holding up a camera\" class=\"wp-image-472292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zabou, &#8220;Gordon Gibbens (1931\u20132017)&#8221; (2020), Bycroft Street, Penge, Bromley. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Mike Longhurst \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Rob Fenton featuring a young Black woman with a t-shirt that reads &quot;women's safety is everyone's responsibility,&quot; surrounded by colorful graphics\" class=\"wp-image-472293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Fenton, &#8220;Get Home Safe&#8221; (2024), Scarlett Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Katey Goodwin \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4.jpg\" alt=\"a mural on the end of a building featuring a trompe-l'oeil scene of crumbling architecture against a blue sky\" class=\"wp-image-472297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-4-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Mc Hugh, &#8220;The Leap&#8221; (2023), Main Street, Belleek, County Fermanagh. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Jenny Owen \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8.jpg\" alt=\"medieval murals inside of a church\" class=\"wp-image-472301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-8-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unknown artist, Murals at St Thomas&#8217; Church, East Shefford, (1100\u20131530s), Churches Conservation Trust. Photo by Dennis Jeffrey \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1.jpg\" alt=\"a mural on a brick wall by Annatomix featuring a squirrel, flowers, and a European robin in flight\" class=\"wp-image-472294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annatomix, &#8220;A Bit of Parklife&#8221; (2024), Alcester Road, Birmingham, West Midlands. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by David Blower \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Rogue-one of Alexander Fleming inspecting a biological specimen\" class=\"wp-image-472300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7-640x351.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7-960x527.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-7-1536x842.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rogue-one, &#8220;Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)&#8221; (2025), East Main Street, Darvel, East Ayrshire. \u00a9 the artist. Photo by Gordon Baird \/ Art UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5.jpg\" alt=\"a black-and-white mural by PANG of Madge Gill\" class=\"wp-image-472298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artuk-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fipsi Seilern \/ PANG, &#8220;Madge Gill (1882\u20131961)&#8221; (2019), Palmerston Road, Waltham Forest. \u00a9 the artist. 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