The Saint Mungo Mural stretches across the entire side of a towering brick apartment block on High Street. It depicts the city’s patron saint dressed in modern robes, holding a robin in his cupped hands. Artist Sam Bates painted this…
Downtown Street Art Murals
This walk leads you past Glasgow's most spectacular downtown murals, featuring photorealistic portraits, local legends, and native wildlife. You will see how modern public art has transformed gable-end building walls into a vibrant open-air gallery.
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1. Saint Mungo Mural
2. Strathclyde University Mural
The Saint Mungo mural stretches across the side of the High Street gable, depicting the city’s patron saint in two distinct ways. One side shows the traditional bearded figure in full religious robes. The other side presents him as a young…
3. Fellow Glasgow Residents Mural Street Art
The Fellowship of the Glasgow Residents mural stretches across the brick gable of a building on High Street, filled with oversized, colorful portraits of people who live and work in the neighborhood. Artist Rogue One painted these faces in…
4. Lady with candle mural
A giant woman holds a flickering candle high above the brickwork on High Street. This mural, painted by artist Smug, celebrates the history of Glasgow as a center for the Enlightenment. The figure represents the light of knowledge pushing…
5. Are Ye Dancin? (#21 Glasgow Mural Trail)
The mural Are Ye Dancin? spans the gable end of a building on Sauchiehall Street, featuring a vibrant depiction of a nineteen fifties dance hall scene. It captures the social rituals of Glasgow's past, when young people flocked to…
6. Girl with a Magnifying Glass - Mural Trail
The gable end of the building displays a giant, grayscale girl peering intently through a magnifying glass. Painted by the artist Akut, one half of the duo Herakut, this mural captures a moment of quiet, focused discovery. The oversized…
7. Billy Connolly mural
The Billy Connolly mural on Dixon Street features a massive, monochrome portrait of the comedian wearing a brightly colored suit, rendered from a photograph by John Bellany. This image appeared in two thousand seventeen to celebrate…