City centre mural trail

Glasgow street art regular Smug painted this mural on a gable end on High Street. It shows a modern-day St Mungo and includes a nod to the story of The Bird That Never Flew. Nearby, Glasgow Cathedral is the final resting place of the city’s patron saint.

Just around the corner from the modern-day St Mungo mural is another by Smug: St Enoch and Child. This beautiful mural shows a modern take on how the city began; St Thenue (Enoch) holding her son, St Kentigern (Mungo). You’ll find it at the corner of High Street and George Street.

On Mitchell Street, you’ll see a huge mural of a girl holding a magnifying glass. Stand at the right spot, and it looks like she’s picking people off the street! Artist Smug painted it, and it’s just a short walk from Glasgow Central Station

Rogue One and Art Pistol strike again with this brilliant mural of a musician. You can find it tucked away in Sauchiehall Lane.

Found in Renfield Lane, this fun mural was a joint commission by Rogue One and Art Pistol, featuring a French Bulldog and two young girls playing with bubbles.

These 3 murals were made to celebrate the 75th birthday of famous Glaswegian comedian Billy Connolly. The original designs came from well-known Scottish artists Rachel MacLean, John Byrne, and Jack Vettriano, each showing the ‘Big Yin’ in their own style. Street artists Rogue One and the Art Pistol collective then turned these artworks into large murals.

The Lost Giant is part of a series by artist Stormie Mills. He’s an Australian artist who has painted murals like this in towns and cities around the world. The Glasgow one wears a scarf made from Glaswegian tartan. You’ll find it near the entrance to Sauchiehall Lane.

Smug One’s huge mural celebrates Glasgow’s culture and change. This super-realistic artwork covers 11 floors. It was made with Yardworks and the Merchant City Community Council. The mural shows a woman wearing ornate jewellery and holding a candlestick and a martini glass.

This mural by Rogue One adds a splash of colour to Merchant City. Bright and playful, you’ll find it between Brunswick Lane and Candleriggs.

Depicting a famous Scottish phrase, Are Ye Dancin' is found tucked down a lane, just off Argyle Street, on the way to Sloan's Bar and Restaurant.

This striking, 20-metre-high mural was installed in 2019 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Glasgow’s Doors Open Days festival. You can find it on Brown Street, not far from the River Clyde. It was painted by an all-female group of artists called the Cobolt Collective.

You'll find this floating taxi on Mitchell Street, next to Glasgow's Buchanan Street. This was also created by artist Rogue One.

This mural, which is a cheeky comment on inflation, can be found near Buchanan Street, down the lane beside Princes Square.

This cosmic installation by Recoat and Ali Wyllie brings a touch of colour to New Wynd. Wyllie's work is inspired by comic book and graphic design culture. It highlights his use of slick, clean lines, colour choice, and geometric backgrounds.

Marvel at the gable end wall on Ingram Street and you'll find all manner of Scottish wildlife coming from the spray can of Smug. You'll need a few photos to capture all of this huge mural.

Artist Ida Henrich’s mural brightens the lane between Glasgow School of Art and St Aloysius College. Children from Garnethill helped design the colourful artwork.

Another by artist Smug. This mural was one of the first commissioned to celebrate the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. You'll find this huge mural down at the Kingston Bridge.

Smug's collaboration with Scottish Power was created as a legacy of COP26. The artwork of a child planting wind turbines calls for a greener energy future.

This striking mural on Brunswick Street shows faces from the Indigenous community who came to the COP26 conference. Led by Fearless Collective, the work is a monument to their sovereignty and their stories. The words around the mural are a poem written by people who joined the workshop to help make it.

South of the River Clyde in Tradeston, you can find this mural of a group of women cooking. Highlighting the growing African community in Glasgow, the mural shows that everyone is welcome in the city.

The University of Strathclyde Wonderwall was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Charter. The charter granted the University's status and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. This mural covers more than 1,000 square metres and several stories.

Wind Power is another imaginative image from Rogue One and Art Pistol. It is on Mitchell Street and was originally created as a live installation as part of Doors Open Days 2014. The mural celebrates the diversity of sustainable energy production throughout Scotland.

Inspired by COP26, Our World represents the vision and hope of future generations for the world. It is located beside the River Clyde.

At the Clutha Bar, you’ll find a mural of the famous architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Radisson RED Hotel asked Rogue One and Art Pistol to create it in 2018 to celebrate 150 years since Mackintosh’s birth.

Rogue One and Art Pistol joined forces to create this modern take on Thomas Muir. He was an 18th-century Scottish political reformer and lawyer. Muir hurt his face during cannon fire involving the British navy.