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Street Art Berlin: Exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos

During my trip to Germany a couple of weeks ago, we got to wander around in the city of Berlin for a couple hours. While unfortunately we didn’t get to see most of the city, we did get a good feel of the amount of creativity there is to find here. Street Art in Berlin is literally everywhere.

Looking for the street art Berlin is so famous for? Go visit The Hackesche Höfe! It’s a courtyard complex close to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. From the outside, you wouldn’t see anything out of the ordinary. But when you enter the second laneway on the Rosenthaler Straße, you’ll find yourself in streetart-heaven.

Street Art Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos
Street Art Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos
Street Art Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos

The Hackesche Höfe is full of quirky stuff!

Street Art Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe further

Last time I was in Berlin, I only had a short amount of time. But I knew that when I would return, the Hackesche Höfe (previous photos here) would be one place I’d spend more time. And take a lot more photos!

Even in the couple of months in between my trips, a lot of the artworks here had been altered, added-onto or even replaced completely by something else.

Street Art Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos

This is how I found the mysterious alley in March 2014:

Street Art - Couple
Street Art - colourful mural
Street Art - Hedonism
Street Art - Kids
Street Art - Teenager
Street Art - Girl on Window
Streetart - Batman on bike
Streetart - Monkey
Streetart - Woman Face
Streetart - Clown Sax
Streetart - Monkey
Urban art - Mushrooms in Love
Urban Art - Sexbom
Streetart - Tall Figures
Streetart - Blackout
Street Art Berlin - Climbing
Street Art - Bike
Streetart - Woman and Pig
Street Art - Present Lucy
Streetart - Lucy Gun
Streetart - Lucy Swing
Street Art Berlin - Lady el Bocho
Street Art Berlin - Pink Lady
Street Art Berlin - Pink Haired Lady
Streetart - Killer
Streetart - Dog
Streetart - Dogs behind Bench
Streetart  - Little White Dog
Street Art Berlin - Army Man
Street Art Berlin - Wall Mural
Street Art Berlin - Shark
Street Art Berlin - Pigs Running
Street Art Berlin - Buildings
Street Art Berlin - Woman
Street Art Berlin - Camel
Street Art Berlin - Boy
Street Art Berlin - Boy next to Door
Streetart Berlin - Boy yellow Jacket
Street Art Berlin - Boy Hat
Street Art Berlin - Ants
Street Art Berlin - Scientist Clown
Street Art - Jesus
Streetart - Man & Dog
Street Art Berlin - Platypus
Street Art Berlin - Ice Cream
Streetart - Graffiti Saved my Life
Streetart - Like
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Want to explore on your own? The Hackesche Höfe can be found here:

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What is your favourite piece? Do you know the artists?

Op zoek naar de straatkunst waar Berlijn zo beroemd om is? Bezoek dan de Hackesche Höfe. Het is een complex van binnenplaatsen dichtbij de Hackescher Markt in het centrum van Berlijn. Van de buitenkant zou je niet vermoeden, maar als je het smalle steegje aan de Rosenthaler Straße ingaat, waan je jezelf ineens in de straatkunst-hemel.

Straatkunst Berlijn: de Hackesche Höfe verder ontdekken

De laatste keer dat ik in Berlijn was, had ik maar kort de tijd, maar ik wist dat als ik ooit zou terugkomen ik zeker weer de Hackesche Höfe (vorige foto’s hier) zou bezoeken en meer foto’s zou nemen.

Zelfs in de paar maanden tussen mijn reizen, was een groot deel van de kunstwerken veranderd, was er iets aan toegevoegd of zelfs helemaal vervangen door iets anders.

Streetart Berlin: exploring the Hackesche Höfe in 50 Photos

Zo vond ik het mysterieuze steegje in Maart 2014:

Streetart - Couple
Streetart - colourful mural
Streetart - Hedonism
Streetart - Kids
Streetart - Teenager
Streetart  - Girl on Window
Streetart - Batman on bike
Streetart - Monkey
Streetart - Woman Face
Streetart - Clown Sax
Streetart - Monkey
Streetart - Mushrooms in Love
Streetart - Sexbom
Streetart - Tall Figures
Streetart - Blackout
Streetart - Climbing
Streetart - Bike
Streetart - Woman and Pig
Streetart  - Present Lucy
Streetart - Lucy Gun
Streetart - Lucy Swing
Streetart - Lady el Bocho
Streetart - Pink Lady
Streetart - Pink Haired Lady
Streetart - Killer
Streetart - Dog
Streetart - Dogs behind Bench
Streetart  - Little White Dog
Streetart - Army Man
Streetart - Wall Mural
Streetart - Shark
Streetart - Pigs Running
Streetart - Buildings
Streetart - Woman
Streetart Berlin - Camel
Streetart Berlin - Boy
Streetart Berlin - Boy next to Door
Streetart Berlin - Boy yellow Jacket
Streetart Berlin - Boy Hat
Streetart  - Ants
Streetart - Scientist Clown
Streetart - Jesus
Streetart  - Man & Dog
Streetart - Platypus
Streetart - Ice Cream
Streetart - Graffiti Saved my Life
Streetart - Like

Wil je deze plek zelf ontdekken? De Hackesche Höfe kun je hier vinden:

Wat is je favoriete werk? Ken jij de kunstenaars?

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Amazing photos! Street art in Berlin is surely fantastic and there is so much to see. If you're interested in street art, Original Berlin Tours offers free alternative tours introducing the street art, the artists and the history. In the tours the guides will tell you stories about the alternative culture and you get familiar with the local life. Here's the link to the website where you can find more information: Original Berlin Tours