By Ewelina Lepionko
30 graffiti pieces,15 years of history, 3 neighborhoods. This walking tour explores Amman and its relationship with urban art.
There are so many ways to explore Amman. But one can be your favorite! Surround yourself with the hip-hop vibes of Amman.
Underground Amman Tour is a free walking that will open your eyes to an often hidden or underground artistic expression in the city.
Street art around the world is becoming a big part of a city’s identity and is an important part of its character.
You don’t need to look a certain way or be anything but yourself. The street art world is made up of artists and art lovers from all over the world, all walks of life, and of all ages. It really is so inclusive, and everyone’s welcome!
Graffiti is booming in Jordan. We'll tell you the stories behind the movement, says founder Alaeddin Pasha.
Discover the city through its street art and graffiti culture.
Underground Amman is a tip-based walking tour of the graffiti art found all over the ancient city. This tour will take you from one art piece to another. The guide is telling the history of hip-hop culture in Jordan, the key components of it, and what various artworks represented to the artists.
Sometimes you can get lucky to happen upon one artist in the process of painting another piece!
Underground also wants to support the street art scene so part of the donation from the participants will be reinvested into the community.
Underground Amman Tour is a valued part of the Jordanian hip-hop community. A portion of your tour donation is reinvested into the local art scene to continue promoting the hip hop values of peace, love, unity and having fun.
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Street art is one of the most hybrid forms of artistic expression in our modern world because its purpose is to draw upon what the viewers know and manipulate the physicality of the subject to make their point.
Street art tours are an excellent way to see more of a city from a different perspective. This experience will help to understand how local artists in Jordan expressing their feelings around Amman, bringing issues close to their hearts to life through their artworks.
Despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, the Amman street artists have been active. Local artists took center stage in Baladk Street & Urban Art Festival putting up 20 new murals around the city. Several local hip-hop legends were featured on podcasts, break dancers and DJs took to online battles and shows.
With the halt on international tourism, the tours have significantly decreased, but in hindsight, we loved having the opportunity to showcase Jordanian hip hop and street-art culture with Jordanians themselves.
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Living in Amman has given me a new appreciation for street art. Up until now, I thought “street art” meant graffiti tags all over the place – the kind of ugly, bubbly letters you’ll find spray-painted on every bare wall around the city. The conversations, coffee, and depth of culture I enjoyed in just a couple of hours will forever be one of my most treasured memories.
