Where to Find Banksy Art in Bristol, Bristol, England

Legendary street artist Banksy started in Bristol. You can still find several of their early works on the city’s walls and in its museums. Seeking out Banksy’s murals was definitely one of our highlights on a trip to Bristol.

On this page, you’ll find a map of seven Banksy artworks that you can easily find in the city centre. Below the map is a little more information on each artwork.

Found in the Stokes Croft neighbourhood (where you’ll find streets filled with other impressive murals) this is one of the earliest known Banksy pieces. It appeared in the late 1990s, in response to a police crackdown on unlicensed raves.

Up a quiet alley, just behind Bristol’s Central Library, you’ll find one of Banksy’s most simple pieces. ‘You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky’ was completed in 2011. It used to look like a smiley face with wall vents as the eyes - but one of the vents has since been bricked over.

In 2009, Bristol held a legendary exhibition: Banksy versus Bristol Museum, at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. It was immensely popular, with over 100 pieces (many previously unseen) on show. Only one sculpture was left behind, the Paint Pot Angel, which you can find on display in the museum’s lobby. The museum is free to enter. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).