A 700-meter concrete wall in Prague 6 is about to become a landmark of contemporary street art.

Starting June 15, thirty artists from the Czech Republic and abroad will spend two weeks painting Mural Ruzyně — a project that, once complete, will rank as the third longest collaborative mural in Europe.

The wall runs along Vlastina Street in Ruzyně and has long been one of those forgotten stretches of urban infrastructure that nobody really looks at. By the end of June, that changes.

What Is Mural Ruzyně

The project is initiated by the Prague 6 municipal district and carried out by The Chemistry Gallery as part of the Urban Pictus festival — a biennial event now in its third edition, running from June to September 2026. The painted surface will cover roughly 1,800 square meters, wrapping the theme “The Beauty of the City in Motion” across the full length of the wall. The work runs June 15–30, and the public is welcome to watch the process unfold on site.

Who Is Painting It

The lineup spans both established names and internationally recognized figures. From the Czech scene: Michal Škapa, Toy Box, Chemis, Sany, and Jakub Tytykalo. The international roster includes Bona Berlin, Tim Marsh, Luca Ledda, Smoka, Mandioh, Juanjo Surace, and Kram, among others.

Each artist takes responsibility for their own section, but the mural has been designed as a curatorial whole — the sections are meant to flow into one another, building a unified visual narrative rather than a patchwork of individual works.

The Public Gets Involved Too

Czech illustrator and street artist Toy Box is creating a section called Kindness: Small and Big Good Deeds, which will incorporate real stories submitted by Prague residents. The idea is straightforward: small acts of consideration make city life better for everyone, and the mural will make some of those moments permanent. Residents can submit their stories via social media or email. Selected submissions will become part of the painting itself.

Why This Wall, Why Now

The project required sign-off from the Ministry of Defense, which owns the wall, as well as the Military History Institute and Václav Havel Airport Prague — all of which came on board as partners.

Jan Lacina, Prague 6’s councilor for culture, sports, and security, framed the project as part of a longer push to bring serious contemporary art into public space rather than keeping it confined to galleries.

Festival organizer Petr Hájek pointed to Berlin’s Teufelsberg and Miami’s Wynwood district as reference points — both places where sustained investment in public murals created something with genuine cultural gravity.

What Comes Next

Once the two-week painting period wraps up, Mural Ruzyně will be a permanent installation — a free, open-air gallery that anyone can walk along at any time.

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