Visit the Famous Mural Art Georgetown – Pulau Penang – Malaysia

If you only come to Pulau Penang for the amazing mural art Georgetown I totally understand! It’s super to explore the city with a folder in your hand guiding you past Georgetown’s most beautiful mural art. That way, you can see the different cultures this city is rich in.

Pulau Penang is an island of Malaysia, the city on the island is called Georgetown but basically everyone calls it Penang. In Penang, you have a large Chinese and Indian community. They once came here to work and never left. For that reason, there are old clan houses of the Chinese and they are really great to visit!

So there is a Chinese district and an area called Little India. What really stands out in Penang is that the food has become a hodgepodge and there seems to be a whole culture of its own. I stayed in this city for a few days and thoroughly enjoyed all the goodies in the many restaurants!

My dad, the bicycle and me posing together. Great memory!

When you are in Penang you have to see the Mural Art. They are all over  the city of Penang. They are made by a Roemanian guy named: Ernest Zacharevic. He made several of them and I found some just walking in Penang but also I found maps on the internet with a route to walk and a description of where to find them.

Sadly some of the mural art has already disappeared like “the Old Man” and “Childeren in the Boat”. You still can see the shape on the wall but the colours has disappeared.

I just had to make this picture. They had so much fun making it themself!

Mural Art Georgetown

Pulau Penang – Malaysia

The mural art Georgetown is largely interactive, so people sit on the objects and take fun photos. It is super fun to see how people interact with that and position themselves in the photo.

Ofcourse I did it too 🙂

Also because of that the art is interactive with its audience which makes it even better! I do ask myself how long this will be still good for all of us to sit on and to interact with. At some point it will decay and maybe only for looking… 🙂

When I was back in 2023, I also saw that a lot of art had broken down and unfortunately is not being replaced.

This Wu-Shu Girl is on the wall of the hotel Moon Tree where I stayed in 2023. Super nice hotel! Will you also book an overnight stay at Moon Tree 47

Also the city of Penang has noticed the attraction of the mural art and developed their own kind. It is not painted on the wall but it is made of iron and resembles the way of living in Penang. They made a poem or little story to tell the story of the sculpture. You see those almost on every corner.

They are also nice and inventive but the ones of the artist Ernest are my favourites!

Mural Art Georgetown- Pulau Penang – Malaysia

It seems that when 1 person starts, the rest get to join in too, giving the whole city a playful look. I found it really super fun to walk around and see all those expressions.

These below were of shops and indicated which shop to expect inside 🙂

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I spend almost 5 days here. I loved every single day! Eating some great food, exploring the island and relaxing!

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I took a cookingclasa at Pickles & Spices

But I also went Hiking in the National Park

After this visit I went to Ipoh and visited the Haunted Castle of Kellie!

Visit the world’s oldest rainforest the Taman Negara

Hiking on Machinchang Trail or cable car to Skybrigde Langkawi