Explore Czech Murals: A Journey Through Czech Street Art

No mindless spray scribbles here. This is art that deserves your attention. Mural art is a legal form of street art that focuses on large surfaces and walls in public spaces. So come with us – free of charge – to an open-air gallery. These murals are truly worth it!

ChemiS: A Global Street Art Star

Not only in Prague will you come across huge and at the same time stunning murals signed by the artist known as ChemiS. He created a touching painting of a Ukrainian girl protecting fairytale characters under the national flag (Mojmírova 116/2, Prague 4). Not far from there (at the Otakarova tram stop), he made an admirable wall painting depicting lungs filled with animal and natural motifs. They symbolise health and clean air.

A portrait of an extraordinary Czech woman, lawyer Milada Horáková, looks out from the wall of a house in Milady Horákové Street in Prague. Albert Einstein, who by the way lived and lectured in Prague, tried to save this fighter for justice and victim of political trials.

Another remarkable piece by ChemiS is a mural dedicated to the organisation Doctors Without Borders (at the corner of Nádražní and Vltavská Streets in Prague). Passers-by can scan a QR code, and the mural will transform into an animation.

Cosmos at the Airport

Near Václav Havel Airport in Prague, one of the largest outdoor paintings in the world has been created – it stretches 350 metres in length. This expansive mural is best seen during take-off and landing on the main runway of Prague Airport. The idea to beautify and visually enrich not only industrial halls but entire industrial zones came from the studio Drawetc and artist Michal Škapa. He also created the Universe of Jellyfish in Prague’s Karlín district.

Crystal Dragon in the Crystal Valley

In Františkovská Street in Liberec, you will find a mural symbolising the glassmaking tradition of the Crystal Valley, where the Crystal Valley Week festival takes place every year. A dragon melting its own tail with fire symbolises infinity and the connection of the past, present and future.

Murals in the Brno Bronx

The second largest Czech city, Brno, presents a unique project called the Brno City Gallery. It consists of 12 large-scale paintings on the gable walls of buildings in an area known as the Brno Bronx.

Walls Speak in Ostrava

Ostrava, a city with an industrial past, is considered the Czech capital of street art. In the city centre, one of the largest murals in Czechia watches over passers-by – the thirty-metre-high “Madonna Ostravica” by American artist Nils Westergard.

A particularly interesting example of so-called anti-smog street art, which can purify the air thanks to the special composition of the paint, can be seen near the Hlubina Mine in Dolní Vítkovice – a site well worth visiting in itself and home to the annual multi-genre festival Colours of Ostrava.

Olomouc, A Street Art Centre

Another hub of wall paintings is the university city of Olomouc, which regularly organises guided tours among its exceptional street artworks. In September 2025, the Street Art Festival will take place there (1–30 September 2025).

The “King of Shoes” Baťa in the Underpass

The city of Zlín, forever linked with the name of Tomáš Baťa, also features its own artistic spaces. A street art wall (in the underpass on Dlouhá Street) pays tribute to the “King of Shoes”, entrepreneurs Jan and Tomáš Baťa, as well as Otto Wichterle, the inventor of nylon and soft contact lenses.