JUNE 18-22: TIEL, NL
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World Street Painting Tiel!
This year, World Street Painting celebrates its 10th anniversary—and we’re marking the occasion in a big way, including in the Netherlands! From June 18 to 21, the international street art festival will land in Tiel for the very first time. And that’s no coincidence: in 2025, Tiel celebrates an incredible 6,000 years of history—making it the perfect theme for this special edition.
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Ride, fly, swing, and snap a photo!
This year’s edition features 10 dazzling new 3D artworks that invite you to visit, interact, and take photos as part of the art. From the humorous to the nostalgic, each
Meet the Artists of the World Street Painting Festival 2025
Over the course of four days, a group of world-class street artists will create large-scale 3D artworks inspired by the theme “6000 Years of History.” From ancient discoveries to archaeological
Uncover the layers of time with every step you take
Inspired by Tiel’s famous 4000-year-old solar calendar and layers of hidden history just beneath the streets, these artworks reveal the secrets of time and past civilizations. The festival opens on
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- Step 1: Grab your camera and stand on the feets in front of the painting
- Step 2: Someone else poses in the Street Painting
- Step 3: The Street Painting comes to life!
- Step 4: Share your photo on social media use #worldstreetpainting
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The Netherlands
Tiel – Kleibergsestraat – Maureen Kolhoff (Netherlands) Treasures from the soil of Tiel. Jugs, coins and charred apples from excavations form a time capsule of everyday life. The 6,000-year-old apple
The Netherlands
Tiel – Waterstraat – Ruben Poncia Around the year 1000, Tiel was the Rotterdam of its day! This imposing Hanseatic ship moors where the Linge river used to flow. Thanks
France
Tiel; Markt – Jean Marc Navello (France) Daalderop Fabriek is an icon in the Tiel tin industry and famous for its uniquely designed household items. For centuries, Tiel was the
Germany
Tiel – Hoogeinde – Melina Berg (Germany) Tiel has been battling water for centuries. Water brought prosperity through trade, but it also posed a constant threat. From dykes to pumping
Japan
Tiel – Agnietenhof – Canaco Matsumoto (Japan) A blossoming fruit tree laden with apples, pears, cherries, plums and strawberries honours the Betuwe as the fruit region of the Netherlands. Our
Italy
Tiel – Waalkade – Fabio Fedele (Italy) The Sint-Maartenskerk church rises again in a visual reconstruction after the Second World War. Due to the failure of Operation Market Garden, Tiel
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tiel – Ambtsmantuin– Kerim Musanovic (Bosnia) The early landscape of 6,000 years ago. Imagine: a landscape full of streams that constantly change course. Can you see the plumes of smoke?
The Netherlands
Car Park WLP – Rianne te Kaat (Netherlands) A sandwich with jam and Flipje as the filling. Rianne plays with the everyday and iconic image of Flipje. In 1935, Maatschappij
Poland
Tiel – Waalkade – Gregor Wosik (Poland) Tiel made world news. During excavations in Tiel-Medel (2016-2017), archaeologists discovered a 6,400-year-old village – the oldest farming village north of the major
The Netherlands / Syria
Tiel – Kleibergsestraat – Ossama Nasr (Syria) The oldest Dutch glass bead from the Middle East was found at the sanctuary in Tiel-Medel. It was found next to the skull
