THE PARIS PIPELINE: The street art murals of the 13th arrondissement

One of my favourite things about Paris is its street art... And without question, 1st prize goes to the 13th arrondissement, where the local mayor and Galerie Itinerrance have been supporting the creation of large public murals by international artists.

So... for lovers of street art - below is a quick guide to the large murals and their locations (with artist names in brackets).

Allow 2-3 hrs to seek them all out, and keep an eye out for the countless smaller works along the way. The murals have been listed below in an order that follows an overall clockwise route...so following this order will be an efficient use of your walking / biking energy.

•• Institut du Monde Arabe, 1 rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard (eL Seed)

•• 122 bd de l’Hôpital (M-City)

•• 110 rue Jeanne d'Arc (Jana & Js)

•• Ecole cité Dorée, corner bd Vincent Auriol & rue Jenner (C215)

•• 93 rue Jeanne d’Arc (OBEY)

•• 141 bd Vincent Auriol (C215)

•• 173 rue du Château des Rentiers (Vhils)

•• 50 rue Jeanne d’Arc (Alapinta)

•• Rue Lahire (Inti)

•• Place Farhat Hached, near Avenue de France tram station (Dabro)

•• Stade Carpentier, 81 bd Masséna (Ethos)

•• Place de Vénétie (STEW)

•• Avenue de Choisy / Place de Vénétie (Pantónio) *this one is the largest mural in Europe

•• 129 avenue d'Italie (Inti)

•• 13 avenue de la Porte d'Italie (Sainer)

•• Maison de la Tunisie, 45a Boulevard Jourdan (eL Seed)

•• 76 rue Bobillot (Seth & Babs)

•• 29 rue des Cordelières (Seth & Kislow)
•• 2 rue Emile Deslandres (Seth)

Other notes:

•• Galerie Itinerrance (7 bis rue René Goscinny 75013) lives in the 13th. It's the gallery that supports the murals, and which also houses temporary street art exhibitions.

•• A series of walking route maps are available on the 13th arrondissement government website, marking various street art locations, big and small. It should be noted that these maps are already outdated, so you won't find everything on them, and also note that they include some of the murals listed above. Follow this link for the page, and this link for the pdf file.