1. Giannis
One of the newest additions to Milwaukee’s mural scene is the Giannis mural from Mauricio Ramirez, an artist who has painted several murals in the city.
It’s located at 600 East Wisconsin Avenue in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, and depicts the “Greek Freak” overlooking his home city in the United States.
This mural is within walking distance to Sculpture Milwaukee and the Milwaukee lakefront.
Chat about it: What do your kids know about Giannis and his life? What character traits do they admire about him?
2. SafeHouse
Artist: Fred Kaems
Location: On a wall facing Front St., near the entrance to a certain super-secret spy hideout.
In 2021, the owners of SafeHouse commissioned artist Fred Kaems to paint the 42-foot wall near the spy-themed restaurant.
(The SafeHouse is one of our favorite Kid-friendly Restaurants in Milwaukee!)
The mostly monochromatic mural is a nod to espionage but doesn’t include the word “SafeHouse.”
It’s meant to hint at the restaurant’s secret location rather than give it away entirely.
The left section resembles panels of a comic book, and the right section is a riff on the iconic opening sequence of many James Bond movies.
Stand in the middle of the spiral and strike your best 007 pose for a #stealthyselfie.
Look for it! Have your kids look for the little pops of red included in the otherwise monochromatic mural. Kaems also added a little yellow in his representation of an iconic Milwaukee structure – the Hoan Bridge.