Murals in Nou Barris

Murals in Nou Barris, Barcelona

Nou Barris is a working-class district in the north of Barcelona, built largely by its own residents and known for decades of grassroots activism. Rebobinart has turned it into one of the densest clusters of urban art projects anywhere in Spain. From the district-wide “NOU Sentit Urbà” programme to individual commissions with artists such as Basurama, Mariana Santos and Udatxo, we have delivered more than 18 murals and installations here, always through participatory processes rooted in local memory.

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One district, a collective urban art narrative

Nou Barris is not a backdrop, it is a protagonist. Every intervention engages with the district’s memory, its diversity and its long history of residents’ movements.

Basurama - Cor, Nou Barris
Barcelona City Council · Next Generation EU

NOU Sentit Urbà: the district’s cultural hub

An umbrella programme launched by the Nou Barris District Council, with Rebobinart as executive producer. Eighteen artistic interventions funded by Next Generation EU recovery funds, approved by an independent artistic selection committee and developed through participatory processes with residents.

Collective memory · Portraits of residents

Memory and local identity

Mariana Santos painted “Living Memory of Nou Barris”, Octavi Serra created the installation “The Hidden Barcelona”, and Udatxo paid tribute to “The Women of Trinitat”, highlighting the role women have played in the history of the neighbourhood.

Octavi Serra – La Barcelona Amagada, Nou Barris
Dima Korma – Color en moviment, Nou Barris
Sustainability · Sport · Education

Sustainability, sport and education

Basurama built “Cor” and “Roofs” from reclaimed materials, Dima Korma painted “Color in Motion”, Jay Kaes “Plural Strength” and DOA OA “Reforesting and Wild Flora”. Rice worked with local schools on a collaborative Tangram.

Featured projects in Nou Barris

Basurama · Cor

Light installation · Turó de la Peira

Basurama · Cor

The Basurama collective turned 250 decommissioned road-sign triangles into a light installation at the Àgora municipal sports centre: a central heart that beat every night.

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Mariana Santos · Memòria viva de Nou Barris

Collective memory · Nou Barris

Mariana Santos · Living Memory of Nou Barris

A mural that recovers the district’s collective memory. Part of the wider NOU Sentit Urbà narrative, it speaks to a history of self-built housing, migration and residents’ struggles.

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Udatxo · Les dones de la Trinitat

Gender perspective · La Trinitat

Udatxo · The Women of Trinitat

A painted tribute to the women who have held community life together in the Trinitat neighbourhood, bringing a gender perspective into the district’s urban art programme.

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    How we work

    We manage the project from start to finish. All you have to do is sign off the key decisions.

    1

    Listening to the area

    Consultation sessions with neighbourhood and district organisations to identify the themes and sensitivities that matter locally.

    2

    Artist selection

    An independent committee decides which artists from our network of more than 500 professionals can best respond to those themes.

    3

    Participatory process

    Workshops and sessions with residents, local groups and, where relevant, schools, so the finished work reflects how the community sees itself.

    4

    Production

    We handle materials, council permits and artist coordination, with minimal disruption to everyday life in the neighbourhood.

    5

    Documentation and legacy

    Professional photography and film, so the process itself is recorded and left behind as part of the district’s cultural legacy.

    FAQs about the Nou Barris murals

    Why does Nou Barris have so many Rebobinart murals?

    Nou Barris is the district where Barcelona City Council concentrated its “NOU Sentit Urbà” programme: 18 artistic interventions, all of them produced by Rebobinart.

    Can a similar programme be commissioned for another neighbourhood or city?

    Yes. The model developed in Nou Barris is fully replicable in other districts, towns and cities. We have already done so in Sant Andreu de la Barca with the Kromatic Festival and in Vilanova i la Geltrú with La Cucanya.

    Who funds these projects, the council or the private sector?

    It depends on the project. NOU Sentit Urbà was funded through Next Generation EU recovery funds. Other projects combine public, private or mixed funding.

    Do the Nou Barris murals involve local residents?

    Yes. NOU Sentit Urbà included consultation sessions with district organisations and participatory workshops with children, young people and local groups.