
JR:murals
An App that Gives Life and Voice to JR's Murals


Museum visitor using "JR:murals" app at the JR: Chronicles exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. New York, NY, USA, 2019-2020
The app includes four epic murals, three of which are part of JR’s Chronicles project that imagines how a city or issue can be represented through art. Projections of the murals have been shown in museums and institutions around the world. “JR:murals” allows visitors at museum exhibitions and beyond to gain further knowledge about the individuals who make up the artwork. Audio recordings and their transcripts are available for each portrait in the "JR:murals" app.

The Chronicles of San Francisco, Mural detail, San Francisco, USA, 2018
Download the app and point your phone camera at any version of the Chronicles of New York or Chronicles of San Francisco murals to hear from a participant.

Participant listening to stories from The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America, 2019.

The Chronicles of New York City, Mural detail, USA, 2019.
Point your phone camera at a participant in the Chronicles of New York mural to hear their story.