Street Art

The rue de Bourgogne and the street art, in Orléans

The rue de Bourgogne is one of the oldest and most lively streets of Orléans, where the nods of the street artist Mifamosa hide. The Orléans audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this lively artery and its humorous mosaics, sown in the town by an artist native of the place.

The lively artery and its mosaics

Let us turn our attention for a moment to the corner of the rue de Bourgogne and the rue Parisie. The street artist Mifamosa plays with words as with mosaics, and has sown his native town with humorous nods. His works, recognisable among a thousand, are today scattered in the streets of Orléans, inviting the attentive walker to a joyful and surprising treasure hunt. Using the technique of the mosaic, in the manner of certain famous urban artists, he creates small colourful and witty compositions, often based on plays on words and mischievous references, that blend into the decor of the town and reward the curious eye. The rue de Bourgogne, where you discover one of these nods, is moreover one of the oldest and most lively arteries of Orléans: a former Roman way, it is today a lively pedestrian street, lined with old houses, shops, bars and restaurants, much frequented notably in the evening. Between heritage, nightlife and contemporary urban art, it illustrates the charm and the vitality of the town. A lively street and mischievous urban art, the rue de Bourgogne is a fine stop of the discovery of Orléans.

What to see

Here you discover, at the corner of the rue de Bourgogne and the rue Parisie, one of the mosaic nods of the street artist Mifamosa, who plays with words and has sown his native town with small colourful and mischievous compositions, inviting to a treasure hunt; the rue de Bourgogne, a former Roman way, is moreover one of the oldest and most lively arteries of Orléans, pedestrian and lively, especially in the evening. The rue de Bourgogne is a lively street of Orléans. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The rue de Bourgogne crosses the centre of Orléans, reachable on foot. It is a public pedestrian street, freely accessible, lined with shops, bars and restaurants, very lively in the evening. The mosaic nods of Mifamosa are discovered by raising the eyes over the walk, as at the corner of the rue Parisie.

Who is Mifamosa, the street artist of Orléans?

An urban artist native of the place, who plays with words as with mosaics and has sown his native town of Orléans with humorous nods; his small colourful and mischievous compositions, recognisable among a thousand, are scattered in the streets, as at the corner of the rue de Bourgogne and the rue Parisie, inviting the walker to a joyful treasure hunt.

Where is the rue de Bourgogne in Orléans?

In the heart of Orléans, in France.