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Street and City Art

Sculptures and street art help set the mood in the center of Odense. See ROA's impressive Fish and Bird on the silo building at the harbour, the beautiful gable portrait of H.C. Andersen in Bangs Boder and the latest addition - The Ugly Duckling mural.

Photo: Anne Sofie Isbrandt Ovesen

City Art

Odense is full of art - sculptures, statues, gable paintings - and new pieces are constantly being added. Take a walk around the city centre and local parks and enjoy the art that we consider the icing on the cake. You can also let art guide you around by following our fairytale sculpture route, embark on a gallery crawl or something else entirely.

ROA street art at the harbour
Photo: Panduro Photography

ROA Street Art at Odense Harbour

A World-renowned artist has made Denmark's highest mural in Odense His gable painting in Rome is number two on the Huffington Post's list of the world's most important street art in 2014. He has
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Hans Christian Andersen Mural in Bangs Boder
Photo: Don John | Foto: Panduro Photography

Hans Christian Andersen Mural

On the gable of Bangs Boder No. 26, close to the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, you will find the large beautiful portrait of Denmark's favorite fairy tale writer. It was made by street art artist
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Girl with panther by Miss Take
Photo: Panduro Photography

Miss Take's mural by Brandts

The Girl and the Panther is a mural by a Copenhagen street artist who participated in an exhibition at Brandts in 2012.
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Mural The City Tree by No Title
Photo: Johan Joensen

The City Tree

The City Tree is the title of the gable painting on Christiansgade 20. Danish artist No Title is the creator of this work of art and he credits his inspiration to the fact that the gable faces a green area by Odense River.
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Mural outside Odense ZOO
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Odense Zoo Mural

Odense Zoo's facade has become an attraction in itself with the new mural done by the artist group Big City Brains. Now you can also enjoy the exotic animals outside Odense ZOO while you wait to enter. Especially around opening time, there can be a bit of a queue and it's nice to stand and look at the fine mural while you do so.
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Mural
Photo: Notitle

Byfisk på muren (Fish in the city)

Byfisk (City Fish) can be found on the wall at the southern entrance to Eventyrhaven (The Fairy Tale Garden). Here, the artist No Title has decorated a 35-meter long wall with the 22 fish species you
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The old oak tree's last dream - gable painting
Photo: Line Slot© No Title

The last dream of the old oak tree

New gable painting on KongestienA new large gable painting has appeared on Kongestien by Brandts Klædefabrik. The painting is called "The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream" and is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same name. Andersen's fairy tale of the same name. It is by the Danish artist No Title, who has previously painted several other large murals in Odense's urban spaces.
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Girl with dead bird
Photo: Panduro Photography

Girl with dead bird

The artist drew inspiration for the work from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Poor Wife and the Little Canary", about a poor wife who cannot afford to bury her deceased husband.
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Astronaut street art in Brandt's area
Photo: Line Slot

Astronauts in Brandts - Urban Art

In the small backyard of Brandts Klædefabrik you will find two works. One is a spaceman floating a few metres up and looking directly at you. The other is an astronaut playing golf on the moon. The artist is unknown.
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Mural in Pantheonsgade by Don John
Photo: Anja Panduro© VisitOdense

Mural in Pantheonsgade

Mural by Don John in Pantheonsgade Artist Don John has created yet another mural in Odense, this time in Pantheonsgade. The painting is inspired by H.C. Andersen's poem "The Two Birds" from 1833. The poem describes Andersen's unhappy love and the sorrow of being unhappily in love.
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Mural by Emily Gernild in Nørregade
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Mural by Emily Gernild

Street art in Nørregade: Colourful murals in Odense’s streetscapeOdense’s cityscape has gained new layers of visual expression with large-scale murals in Nørregade. One of the works is by Emily Gernild, a local artist whose contribution adds colour, texture and quiet reflection to the urban experience.
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Street art The ugly duckling by Peter Skensved
Photo: Anne Sofie Isbrandt Ovesen

Mural: The Ugly Duckling

Street Art in Odense: The Ugly Duckling Told Through Spray Cans In the heart of Odense, you’ll find a powerful and moving interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling — transformed into street art full of depth and colour. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss.
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Little Ida’s Flowers mural in Malmøgade
Photo: VisitOdense© Don John

Little Ida’s Flowers

Street art in Odense includes several eye-catching works – among them a large mural by artist Don John on Malmøgade 10. The piece is inspired by H.C. Andersen’s poem “Little Ida’s Flowers” and ancient motifs from a vase found in Iraq.
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We made this place to meet © Kinga Bartis
Photo: Steffen Stamp

We made this place to meet

A new, colourful artwork by Kinga Bartis transforms Brandts’ glass façade into a public art experience. Discover contemporary art on a grand scale in the heart of Odense.
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