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A town built on tin mining, Ipoh flourished until the lustre of tin as a commodity wore off in the 1970s. Somehow Ipoh has stayed the same, still sporting its charming colonial-era buildings and low-slung architecture, especially in its town centre, called Old Town by the locals.
There’s an unassuming beauty about Ipoh, in its faded walls, old-fashioned grate doorways and traditional bakeries churning out trays of heong peah from charcoal ovens. The town that has always been well known for its superior sar hor fun and limestone scenery can now add something else to its résumé of attractions: street art.
Homegrown kopitiam chain Old Town White Coffee has collaborated with Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic in a project dubbed #TheArtofOLDTOWN. During his first visit to Ipoh, Ernest was already interested in the architecture and cosy intimacy of the town. ‘I’ve wanted to come back to Ipoh, take my time, soak in its rich culture and perhaps leave my mark here.’ And he did. For this street art collaboration, Ernest took a month to complete the seven murals at Old Town.
To see the Art of Old Town by Ernest Zacharevic, park at the Jalan Panglima parking lot and check out the mural map at the Old Town White Coffee Padang outlet (1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan). Take a walking tour around Market Street, Jalan Bijeh Timah, Concubine Lane 3, Jalan Tun Sambanthan and Jalan Padang; the walk takes roughly 30 minutes.
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