Big Mural Database (BMDb) tries to identify and catalog all big murals created in The Netherlands. This includes works that are currently on view in the streets, but also those that are gone. Hopefully thanks to this database they will live on.
This project aims to record art history and promote the preservation of urban art. It is not designed to be used as a city guide, street art map or any other way to find murals (but feel free to do so).
Want to know more? Read the FAQ. Also check out the dashboard (beta).
This project is not done (never will be, but will try). Working on: adding more murals, more data for each individual mural and new features for using this database. I will keep track of any big updates below.
Updates
v0.8 (November 2024) – Added the dashboard (beta). Added ‘Province’ to all murals. Added 50 more murals.
v0.7 (October 2024) – Updated the FAQ. Added 150 murals.
v0.6 (August 2024) – Added the FAQ. Improved the search. Added 100 more murals.
v0.5 (July 2024) – Added an option to export to PDF. Added 130 more murals.
v0.4 (June 2024) – Added ‘Note’ to some murals. It’s used for additional information. Example: Created as part of POW! WOW! Rotterdam 2018. Also added 150 more murals.
v0.3 (May 2024) – Added ‘Status’ to all murals. It can be Active (mural is still there) or Inactive (mural is gone). Also added 150 more artworks. Still a lot more to come.
v0.2 (May 2024) – Added the first set of real data (100 murals). Lots more coming soon.
v0.1 (April 2024) – This version of BMDb is a proof of concept. Don’t mind the data used.
Source: Most data comes from books, magazines and social media. Besides those several websites have been used: collectiegelderland.nl, bkor.nl, regionaalarchieftilburg.nl, streetartcities.com, amsterdam.kunstwacht.nl, nl.wikipedia.org, stichtingstreetart.com, blindwalls.gallery, buitenkunstamsterdam.nl, streetartmuseumamsterdam.com, rotterdamstreetartmuseum.com, erfgoedcentrumzutphen.nl, ontdek-utrecht.nl, utrechtaltijd.nl, kunstnonstop.nl, writersblockmurals.com, buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl, kos.nijmegen.nl, leeuwardeninbeelden.nl, flevolanderfgoed.nl