Tag: Heritage

Penang Street Art (The Lucky Cat Mural)

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Yet another cat mural located further down the road from the Giant Cat and Giant Rat murals along Armenian street. This cat mural is part of the 101 Lost Kittens project by by a local artist, created in conjunction with the George Town Festival 2013.

Penang Street Art (Chicken Alley)

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This steel rod sculpture can be found at Che Em Lane, a narrow lane off Beach Street. According to the steel caricature, Che Em Lane was once known as “Chicken Alley” as it was mostly used by poulterers in the olden days.

Che Em Lane

The Che Em Lane is one of the narrowest lanes in George Town, Penang.

Penang Street Art (The Giant Rat)

Giant Rat Mural

Some time after the Giant Cat mural was completed, an anonymous artist painted a giant rat at the other side of the wall. The rat can be seen hiding from the cat at the corner of the building as shown in the picture below.

Hiding

For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.

Penang Street Art (Dual Role – Part 2)

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A steel rod caricature installed at a building along Chulia Street Ghaut depicting the dual role performed by policemen of Penang island in the early 1900s who also acted as firefighters.

George Town Festival 2013 Taking Off

The opening ceremony of George Town Festival 2013 at Esplanade with a showcase of kites flying. Held annually to celebrate the UNESCO World Heritage status of the city, George Town Festival 2013 is a month long festival of arts, music and various cultural performance. For more info, please visit http://georgetownfestival.com/.