6 Ways to Check Out Street Art in Singapore

In Tiong Bahru, you’ll find a slew of heritage murals by local painter Yip Yew Chong. One of his most iconic works is ‘Bird Singing Corner’, a quaint mural on Seng Poh Lane depicting traditional, long-lost bird singing corners, where dozens of elderly “uncle” bird-lovers would gather daily to admire their caged feathered friends. Go on the Art Deco Treasures walkabout run by Jane’s Singapore Tours for this nostalgic blast from the past, and while you’re in the area, look out for Yip’s other works.

On the back walls of a temple in Telok Ayer that’s over 175 years old there’s an illustration by local painter Yip Yew Chong. Here you’ll learn the story of early Hokkien immigrants, who in the 1800s, had to make the painful decision of leaving behind their loved ones in China to embark on a treacherous journey across the seas to Singapore. To dive even deeper into the stories behind this mural, pick the Picturing Places of Colonial Singapore tour by Culture Curious.

Did you know that this is where it all kind of started for the local street art scene? The artist behind this mural in Haji Lane is Colombian-born Didier Jaba Mathieu, who’s been living in Singapore for over 10 years. Many believe his Haji Lane works kickstarted the mural movement in Singapore. Admire this trendsetter’s paintings via a vintage Vespa tour of Kampong Glam and the Civic District by Singapore Sidecars.