The Delft Blue–style artwork known as the Blue Wall Mural is not a street mural you can walk up to. It was painted by illustrator and art director Lorenzo Milito inside the hallway of a private 17th-century canal house on the Singel, so there’s no public entrance, opening hours or street view. If you want to see large-scale Delft Blue art in Amsterdam, the tiled Cuyperspassage at Centraal Station is free and open to everyone.
Who painted the Blue Wall Mural?
Lorenzo Milito was asked to paint a mural of about 27 square meters in the hallway of a canal house in central Amsterdam. On his Amsterdam mural project page, he describes the style as inspired by Delfts Blauw, the blue-and-white decoration that was hugely influential between 1600 and 1800 and that itself drew on Chinese porcelain.
- Location: the hallway of a private house facing the water on the Singel canal
- Size: roughly 27 square meters, with the ceiling included in the artwork
- Method: sketched digitally first, then painted by hand with acrylic markers
- Subject: an imaginary version of Amsterdam, filled with lively scenes from the city’s best-known districts
- Timing: Milito has said he painted it during the pandemic, working for homeowners who gave him full creative freedom
Milito’s stated goal was a surprise effect: you open the front door and step straight into a blue-and-white Amsterdam. That’s also why it gets shared online without a location. Please don’t go looking for the house or ring doorbells along the Singel. The artist’s project page has the photos, and it’s the only way to see the mural.
Delft Blue art you can actually visit
Amsterdam and nearby Delft have several public places where Delft Blue meets contemporary art. These are the ones with verified locations and access details.
| Place | Where | Cost | What you’ll see |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyperspassage | West side of Amsterdam Centraal, between Martelaarsgracht and De Ruijterkade | Free public passage | A 110-meter Delft Blue tile tableau of ships on the IJ |
| STRAAT Museum | NDSM-Plein 1, Amsterdam-Noord | Adults €21.50, ages 13–18 €11.50, under 13 free | Street art and graffiti in a former NDSM shipyard hall |
| Urban Blue mural | Royal Delft Museum, Rotterdamseweg 196, Delft | Free outdoor mural | A 35-meter street-art mural inspired by Delft Blue |
Cuyperspassage at Centraal Station
The Cuyperspassage is the pedestrian and cycle tunnel that runs under the west side of Amsterdam Centraal, linking the city center at Martelaarsgracht with the IJ waterfront at De Ruijterkade. It opened on 21 November 2015 and is named after Pierre Cuypers, the architect of Centraal Station. One side is covered from floor to ceiling in Zeegezicht aan het IJ (Seascape on the IJ), a tile tableau designed by Irma Boom.
Boom based the design on an 18th-century tile panel by Rotterdam tile painter Cornelis Boumeester (1652–1733), showing the warship Rotterdam and a herring fleet. The panel is in the Rijksmuseum collection, and Boom swapped the ship’s stern crest for Amsterdam’s coat of arms. Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum spent five years making about 46,000 wall tiles and 33,000 floor tiles in the traditional 13 by 13 centimeter format. Totals vary by source: ProRail reported 70,000 hand-painted tiles at the opening.
The tunnel has a raised, tiled walkway for pedestrians and a separate asphalt lane for cyclists, and mopeds aren’t allowed. It’s one of the busiest bike routes in the city, so stay on the walkway when you stop for photos. The Public Art Amsterdam page on the tunnel has more background on the artwork.
STRAAT Museum at the NDSM Wharf
STRAAT is Amsterdam’s museum for street art and graffiti, set in a former shipyard building at NDSM-Plein 1 in Amsterdam-Noord. It isn’t a Delft Blue venue, but it worked with the Royal Delft Museum on Urban Blue – from Bricks to Tiles, a project in which six international street artists reinterpreted Delft Blue.
- Hours: Monday 12:00–17:00, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–17:00
- Late openings: every Thursday until 21:00 from 15 October 2026, plus the first Friday of the month
- Tickets: adults €21.50, students €16.50, ages 13–18 €11.50, children 12 and under free
- I amsterdam City Card: free entry
- Getting there: the free GVB F4 ferry from behind Centraal Station to NDSM takes about 14 minutes
Special closures and changed hours are listed on STRAAT’s plan-your-visit page, so check it before you go. Our Amsterdam public transport guide covers the IJ ferries and how to pay for trams and the metro.
The Urban Blue mural in Delft
For a day trip, the Royal Delft Museum at Rotterdamseweg 196 in Delft now has a 35-meter mural on the outside wall of its factory building. Claudio Limon, Keya Tama, Madi, Ryol, Speto and Tja Ling Hu painted it between 23 February and 7 March 2026 as part of the Urban Blue project. The museum lists the mural as free and always open to view. The tile panels and objects from the same project are on show inside, where the exhibition is scheduled to run until 1 November 2026 and is included with a museum ticket.
Delft also has a large outdoor Delft Blue mural by Amsterdam street artist Hugo Kaagman on the wall of Markt 20/22 in the Bonte Ossteeg. It has been there since 2013 and mixes classic Delft figures such as Johannes Vermeer and Hugo de Groot with playful additions, including a frog and a punk nose-picker.
Hugo Kaagman and Delft Blue street art
Hugo Kaagman is the Amsterdam artist most closely linked with Delft Blue street art. His own biography says his first Delft Blue mural was on the Eerste Leliedwarsstraat in 1992, in the Jordaan, followed in 1993 by a 65-meter mural in Schiphol Airport’s West Terminal. We haven’t been able to confirm that the Leliedwarsstraat piece is still visible today, so think of it as something to look out for on a Jordaan walk rather than a destination.
If you’re combining art with a wander through the old center, our guides to Amsterdam landmarks and the best cafes in Amsterdam will help you plan stops along the way.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an address for the Blue Wall Mural?
No public address is published. Lorenzo Milito only says the mural is in the hallway of a private house facing the water on the Singel, and the owners don’t open it to visitors. Some online directories list addresses for it, but they don’t match the artist’s description.
Do you need a ticket for the Cuyperspassage?
No. The Cuyperspassage is a public pedestrian and cycle tunnel under Amsterdam Centraal, so you can walk through and see the Delft Blue tiles for free. Use the raised walkway, not the bike lane.
Which ferry goes to STRAAT Museum?
Take the GVB F4 ferry from behind Amsterdam Centraal to NDSM. It is free for pedestrians and cyclists and takes about 14 minutes. STRAAT is at NDSM-Plein 1.
Can you see the Urban Blue mural in Delft without a museum ticket?
Yes. The Royal Delft Museum lists the outdoor Urban Blue mural at Rotterdamseweg 196 as free and always open to view. You only need a museum ticket for the indoor Urban Blue exhibition.
