Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Some Mural!

I've had this tab open for a long time. It briefly tells the story of a mural in Lyon, France, created in 1987 by the artist collective CitéCréation, and updated several times since then:

This is what the wall looked like before:

It's really still there. Here it is in Google Streetview at 31 Boulevard des Canuts. 

The mural collective's website — with its tagline "monumental mural design" — includes a large number of other examples of their work over the past 40 years. 

Well worth checking out and exercising your French along the way. 
 

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