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Rome's reputation as an important street art capital continues to grow with new murals by important Italian Rome’s reputation as an important street art capital continues to grow with new murals by important Italian and and international street artists appearing all the time. Most of the works are located in the suburbs, often far international street artists appearing all the time. Most of the works are located in the suburbs, often far from the from the centre. Here is where to find the main street art projects and murals around Rome. centre. Here is where to find Rome’s main street art projects and murals.

Esquilino Esquilino

Murals by Alice Pasquini, Gio Murals by Alice Pasquini, Gio Pistone, Nicola Alessandrini, Pistone, Nicola Alessandrini, Diamond. Casa dell'Architettura, Diamond. Casa dell’Architettura, Piazza Manfredo Fanti 47. Piazza Mafredo Fanti 47.

MarconiMarconi

The M.A.G.R. (Museo Abusivo The M.A.G.R. (Museo Abusivo Gestito dai Rom), a project by French Gestito dai Rom), a project by French street artist Seth is located in a former street artist Seth is located in a soap factory on Via Antonio Avoga-former soap factory on Via Antonio dro, opposite Ostiense's landmark Avogadro, opposite Ostiense’s Gasometro. For details see landmark Gasometro. For details see www.999contemporary.com. www.999contemporary.com.

Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz Metropoliz

This former meat factory in the This former meat factory in the outskirts of Rome is now a street art outskirts of Rome is now a street museum as well as being home to art museum as well as being home to some 200 squatters, many of them some 200 squatting migrants. The migrants. The Museo dell’Altro e Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di dell’Altrove di Metropoliz, or MAAM, is only open on Saturdays, and features the work of more than 300 artists including Edoardo Kobra, Gio Pistone, Sten&Lex and Diamond. See MAAM Facebook page for details. Via Prenestina 913. Metropoliz, or MAAM, is only open on Saturdays, and features the work of more than 300 artists including Edoardo Kobra, Gio Pistone, Sten&Lex, Pablo Echaurren and Borondo. See MAAM Facebook page for details. Via Prenestina 913.

Ostiense Fronte Del Porto by Blu. Via del Porto Fluviale. Fish’n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci. Via del Porto Fluviale. Wall of Fame by JB Rock. Via dei Ostiense Fronte Del Porto by Blu. Via del Porto Fluviale. Fish’n’Kids by Agostino Iacurci. Via del Porto Fluviale. Magazzini Generali. Wall of Fame by JB Rock. Via dei Shelley by Ozmo. Ostiense underpass, Magazzini Generali. Via Ostiense.Shelley by Ozmo. Ostiense Palazzo occupato by Blu, Via Ostiense.underpass, Via Ostiense. Palazzo occupato by Blu, Via Pigneto Ostiense.

Tributes to Pier Paolo Pasolini by Maupal, Mr. Klevra and Omino 71. Pigneto Tributes to Pier Paolo Pasolini by Maupal, Mr. Klevra and Omino 71. Via Fanfulla da Lodi. 2501 mural on Via Fortebraccio. Blu Landscape by Sten & Lex. Via Francesco Baracca.

Via Fanfulla da Lodi. 2501 mural on Via Fortebraccio. Blu Landscape by Sten & Lex. Via Francesco Baracca.

Prati

Anna Magnani portrait by Diavù. Nuovo Mercato Trionfale, Via Andrea Doria. Daniza the bear by ROA. Via Sabotino.

Prati

Anna Magnani portrait by Diavù. Nuovo Mercato Trionfale, Via Andrea Doria. Daniza the bear by ROA. Via Sabotino.

Primavalle The Roadkill by Fintan Magee. Via Primavalle Cristoforo Numai. The Roadkill by Fintan Magee. Via Theseus stabbing the Minotaur by Cristoforo Numai. Pixelpancho. Via Pietro Bembo. Theseus stabbing the Minotaur by Pixelpancho. Via Pietro Bembo.

Quadraro Tunnel murals by Mr THOMS and Gio Quadraro Pistone. Via Decio Mure. Tunnel murals by Mr THOMS and Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte. Via del Gio Pistone. Via Decio Mure. Monte del Grano. Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte. Via Baby Hulk by Ron English. Via dei del Monte del Grano. Pisoni 89. Baby Hulk by Ron English. Via dei Pisoni 89.

Rebibbia

Murals by Blu. Via Ciciliano and Via Rebibbia Palombini (Casal dè Pazzi). Murals by Blu. Via Ciciliano and Via Welcome to Rebibbia by Zerocalcare. Palombini (Casal dè Pazzi). Metro B station. Welcome to Rebibbia by Zerocalcare. Metro B station.

S. Basilio

SanBa features large-scale works on S. Basilio the façades of social-housing blocks in SanBa features large-scale works on the disadvantaged north-east suburb of the façades of social-housing blocks S. Basilio near Rebibbia. The regenerain the disadvantaged north-east tion project includes works by Italian suburb of S. Basilio near Rebibbia. artists Agostino Iacurci, Hitnes and Blu The regeneration project includes alongside Spain's Liqen. Via Maiolati, works by Italian artists Agostino Via Osimo, Via Recanati, Via Arcevia, Iacurci, Hitnes and Blu alongside Via Treia. Spain’s Liqen. Via Maiolati, Via Osimo, Via Recanati, Via Arcevia, S. Giovanni Via Treia. Totti mural by Lucamaleonte. Via Apulia corner of Via Farsalo. S. Giovanni Totti mural by Lucamaleonte. Via Apulia corner of Via Farsalo.

It’s a New Day by Alice Pasquini. Via It’s a New Day by Alice Pasquini. Anton Ludovico. Via Anton Ludovico.

S. Lorenzo S. Lorenzo

Alice Pasquini. Via dei Sabelli. Alice Pasquini. Via dei Sabelli. Feminicide mural by Elisa Caracciolo. Feminicide mural by Elisa Via Dei Sardi. Caracciolo. Via Dei Sardi. Borondo. Via dei Volsci 159. Borondo. Via dei Volsci 159. Mural by Agostino Iacurci on the Mural by Agostino Iacurci on Istituto Superiore di Vittorio Lattanzio, the Istituto Superiore di Vittorio Via Aquilonia. Lattanzio, Via Aquilonia.

S. Pietro S. Pietro

Uma Cabra by Bordalo II. Stazione di S. Uma Cabra by Bordalo II. Stazione Pietro, Clivo di Monte del Gallo. di S. Pietro, Clivo di Monte del Gallo.

Testaccio

Hunted Wolf by ROA. Via Galvani.Testaccio #KindComments by Alice Pasquini, Via Hunted Wolf by ROA. Via Galvani. Volta, Testaccio market. #KindComments by Alice Pasquini, Via Volta, Testaccio market.

Tor Pignattara

Dulk. Via Antonio Tempesta. Tor Pignattara Etnik. Via Bartolomeo Perestrello 51. Coffee Break by Etam Cru. Via Ludovico Pavoni. Tom Sawyer by Jef Aerosol. Via Gabrio Serbelloni. Pasolini by Diavù. Former Cinema Impero, Via Acqua Bullicante. Hostia by Nicola Verlato. Via Galeazzo Alessi. Herakut. Via Capua 14. Agostino Iacurci. Via Muzio Oddi 6. Dulk. Via Antonio Tempesta. Etnik. Via Bartolomeo Perestrello 51. Coffee Break by Etam Cru. Via Ludovico Pavoni. Tom Sawyer by Jef Aerosol. Via Gabrio Serbelloni. Pasolini by Diavù. Former Cinema Impero, Via Acqua Bullicante. Hostia by Nicola Verlato. Via Galeazzo Alessi. Herakut. Via Capua 14. Tor Marancia Agostino Iacurci. Via Muzio Oddi 6. The Big City Life scheme features 14-m tall murals by 22 Italian and internaTor Marancia tional street artists including Mr The Big City Life scheme features Klevra, Seth, Gaia and Jerico. The idea 14-m tall murals by 22 Italian and was to transform the area's blocks of international street artists including flats into an open-air art museum. Via Mr Klevra, Seth, Gaia and Jerico. Tor Marancia. www.bigcity.life.it. The idea was to transform the area’s blocks of flats into an open-air art museum. Via Tor Marancia. For full details see website, www.bigcity.life.it.

Clockwise from top left: S. Maria di Shanghai by Mr Klevra (Big City Life), Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte, El Devinir by Liqen, Fish'n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci, MAGR by Seth.

Clockwise from top left: S. Maria di Shanghai by Mr Klevra (Big City Life), Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte, El Devinir by Liqen, Fish'n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci, MAGR by Seth.

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