The Luchtsingel and Hofbogen are two areas where huge facades are adorned with truly extraordinary paintings by international and local artists to create a massive living street art museum, pleasing locals and tourists alike.

The vibrant street art has crept away from the roadside too, with even more to discover on the walls of amazing restaurants, on free art tours, and even via an innovative street art smartphone app.

Here are some of the many ways to enjoy the street art of Rotterdam:

Rewriters - The best way to discover the vibrant art-covered eight-kilometre route past 36 wall paintings is with an app called Rewriters Rotterdam. The app is available on Android and IOS and offers a useful map with an ideal walking route past unique artworks of varied styles and sizes. With the app, street art enthusiasts get a behind-the-scenes insight into the history of the walls too, with images and information about past paintings documented and archived.

Art Evening (Kunstavond) - Every Friday evening, from 6-9pm Rotterdam’s Art Quar­ter comes alive with a free art evening. As well as museums and contemporary art venues, there is a range of bou­tique shopping opportunities, restau­rants, pubs, and even a free guided art tour! For the tour, arrive at Witte de Withstraat 50 by 7 pm. No reser­va­tion is re­quired. 

Outdoor sculptures - Along the Westersingel canal, which runs between Chinatown and the Museumkwartier, the Beeldenroute Westersingel (Westersingel Sculpture Route) displays various works of art from Rotterdam s International Sculpture Collection. This sculpture route features 17 works by major sculptors such as Rodin, Carel Visser, Joel Shapiro en Umberto Mastroianni.

Market Hall - make sure your clients look up inside the amazing architecture of Markthal where the largest work of art in the Netherlands, the ‘Horn of Plenty’, adorns the interior arch over the indoor market, covering 11,000 m2!