The Walloons’ Mural

The Fresco of the Walloons, in Namur

The Fresco of the Walloons is a great trompe-l'œil mural of Namur, which gathers famous Walloon figures at the windows of a façade. The Namur audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this colourful work, a tribute to the personalities who marked Wallonia.

The Walloon figures at the windows

There are indeed many people at the windows of this building! More real than life, all these painted silhouettes gathered form the famous Fresco of the Walloons. Made in trompe-l'œil on a façade of the town, this great mural stages, as if they were leaning at their windows and balconies, an ensemble of famous personalities who marked Wallonia: artists, writers, scientists, musicians, sportspeople and other figures who made the pride and the fame of the region. The work plays skilfully on illusion, blurring the border between the real architecture and the painting, to the great pleasure of the passers-by who try to recognise the faces. Playful, colourful and unifying, the fresco pays tribute to the human and cultural Walloon heritage. A work of urban art and a nod to the regional identity, the Fresco of the Walloons is an original stop of the discovery of Namur.

What to see

You admire the great trompe-l'œil mural that gathers at the windows and balconies of a façade silhouettes of famous personalities who marked Wallonia, artists, writers, scientists and other figures, playing on the illusion between architecture and painting, to the pleasure of the passers-by who recognise the faces. The Fresco of the Walloons pays tribute to the Walloon identity. It is an original stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Fresco of the Walloons adorns a façade in the heart of Namur, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible from the street. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What does the Fresco of the Walloons represent in Namur?

A great trompe-l'œil mural that stages, at the windows and balconies of a façade, famous personalities who marked Wallonia, artists, writers, scientists and other figures, in a play of illusion between architecture and painting.

Where is the Fresco of the Walloons in Namur?

On a façade in the heart of Namur, in Belgium.