Street art in Haarlem, the wall as canvas
Haarlem, Aerdenhout, Heemstede
Cycling through beautiful and watery Haarlem is always quite pleasant, but if you cycle with the Street Art theme in mind, it really becomes a party. We picked out some special projects for you that you must have seen. But don't forget to look around very carefully the whole route in search of all those other hidden treasures in the city. Street Art and Graffiti are both movements of Urban Art. Art that is legally or illegally part of the urban landscape. Public space is the artist's canvas, his studio and exhibition space. It invites his audience to think and brings the street scene to life. Graffiti centres on the artist's alter ego or tag. In the second half of the 20th century, teenagers started leaving their tags, with spray cans, in New York City and then the rest of the world. Gradually, these tags grew into true works of art. According to Saïd Kinos, graffiti is about language, spreading out your letter combinations as much as possible. Yet, according to Saïd, the artistic complexity is above the meaning of the language. Street Art is more about the images and the message the artist wants to proclaim. It is attainable art, often with humour and irony. Increasingly, these murals are legal and even commissioned. Sometimes by spray can, sometimes by brush or both. On this route, we mainly describe the legal works because they are more permanent in nature and the illegal ones can sometimes suddenly disappear (Contemporary Art). So pay particular attention to what other gems you can spot. The first iconic Street Art artist is Keith Haring; his first world-famous mural dates back to 1982, when he appropriated the Bowery Wall in Houston as his canvas. In the decades that followed, other artists kept taking over the wall and the work became increasingly commercialised, as in the whole scene. Street Art artists are increasingly established and picked up by the mainstream art world. Dutch artists nowadays go all over the world to create their professional and increasingly high-quality murals, and conversely, there is also a lot here from artists from all over the world. Enjoy this artistic route through Haarlem's cosy city centre and take the time to reflect on the messages the international artists want to give you! This Premium cycling route was compiled by our editor: Désirée van Uffelen.
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Start: Schalklink , 2034 LS Haarlem | 23 KM | |
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90
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583 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Schalkwijkerstraat | 583 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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23
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1678 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schalkwijkerstraat | 130 M | ||
| Turn right | 23 M | ||
| Turn left | 13 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgwal | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Antoniebrug | 18 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgwal | 11 M | ||
| Turn left onto Antoniestraat | 215 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Spaarnwouderstraat | 483 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koralensteeg | 62 M | ||
| Turn right onto Houtmarkt | 103 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Korte Dijk | 129 M | ||
| Turn left onto Papentorenvest | 114 M | ||
| Turn right | 20 M | ||
| Turn left onto Papentorenvest | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Harmenjansweg | 337 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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24
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1868 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Oudeweg | 187 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 395 M | ||
| Turn left | 92 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto A. Hofmanweg (r106) | 126 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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9
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4010 M | 4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oudeweg (r106) | 82 M | ||
| Turn left onto Riet en Biezenpad | 561 M | ||
| Continue straight | 62 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Mooie Nelpad | 653 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Mooie Nelpad | 833 M | ||
| Turn left onto Mooie Nelweg | 642 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schoteroogpad | 372 M | ||
| Turn right | 391 M | ||
| Turn left onto Waarderweg | 321 M | ||
| Continue straight | 93 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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23
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2117 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southwest | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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1193 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest | 597 M | ||
| Turn left | 131 M | ||
| Turn left | 332 M | ||
| Continue onto Kruisweg | 133 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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90
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1139 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head south on Kruisstraat | 230 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Smedestraat | 176 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Grote Markt | 126 M | ||
| Turn right onto Klokhuisplein | 56 M | ||
| Turn left onto Damstraat | 118 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spaarne | 433 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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86
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733 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kampervest | 283 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kleine Houtstraat | 6 M | ||
| Continue onto Kleine Houtbrug | 444 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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1005 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south on Kleine Houtweg | 328 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hertenkamplaan | 224 M | ||
| Turn right onto Fonteinlaan | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Meester Lottelaan | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Fonteinlaan | 106 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koningin Wilhelminalaan | 41 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Zandvoorterpad | 267 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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35
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1694 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Helenalaan | 240 M | ||
| Continue straight | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spruitenbosstraat | 204 M | ||
| Turn right onto Berkenrodestraat | 198 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schouwtjeslaan | 279 M | ||
| Continue straight | 70 M | ||
| Turn right | 50 M | ||
| Continue onto Pijlslaan | 220 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 64 M | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 43 M | ||
| Turn right onto Duinvlietweg | 286 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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82
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1448 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head south on Duinvlietspad | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Daslookweg | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sleedoornweg | 160 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oosterduinweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Oosterduinweg | 892 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Clematislaan | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oosterduinweg | 297 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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1285 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east | 112 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Zandvoorterweg | 73 M | ||
| Turn right | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zandvoorterweg | 19 M | ||
| Continue straight | 134 M | ||
| Continue onto Zandvoorterweg | 907 M | ||
| Keep left onto Zandvoortselaan | 22 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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1374 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head east on Lanckhorstlaan | 673 M | ||
| Continue onto Bachlaan | 264 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wagnerkade | 72 M | ||
| Make a sharp right | 365 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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74
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683 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southeast | 613 M | ||
| Turn right | 70 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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89
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1234 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north on Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 66 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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85
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835 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head north on Noord Schalkwijkerweg | 835 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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85
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85
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119 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schalklink | 119 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M |