The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

On Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal is something of a living museum. Enormous murals stretch across the buildings at every intersection, and each June, the walls get a makeover, with artists from around the world converging on the city to redecorate this famous street. On Montreal’s Saint Laurent Boulevard, urban art is celebrated as a legitimate form of expression that promotes the accessibility of art. For a week every June, Montreal invites urban artists to set up shop on Saint Laurent Boulevard and take part in its Mural Festival. Visitors can watch as the artists paint over the previous year’s murals, adding their own colorful masterpiece to the mix for people to enjoy in the coming year. Every new intersection feels like an entirely new world, decorated with art that was made to be enjoyed not by museum-goers or art critics, but by regular people going about their daily business in the streets of Montreal.