Boomklever (Nuthatch) mural designed by Collin van der Sluijs, painted with Treepack, Dorpsstraat, Meerbeek, Kortenberg, Belgium
Boomklever (Nuthatch)
Design by Collin van der Sluijs · painted by the Treepack collective, according to ROB-tv · “Boomklever” (nuthatch), gable mural, April 2024 · Dorpsstraat at Kleine Vilvoordestraat, Meerbeek, Kortenberg
Photo: Treepack, also used by Street Art Utopia
A nuthatch the height of a house clings to a painted tree trunk on a gable in Meerbeek, a village in the Flemish municipality of Kortenberg, east of Brussels. The design is by Dutch artist Collin van der Sluijs. Regional broadcaster ROB-tv reported in April 2024 that the street art collective Treepack painted it. It was the second wall in Kortenberg’s street art project, for which residents could offer their own facades. The newest dated photo we found was taken on 29 April 2024; a Street Art Cities user marked the work as seen on 28 June 2026.
5 things to know
- His design, Treepack’s brushesROB-tv: “De muurschildering werd gemaakt door kunstenaarscollectief Treepack, naar een ontwerp van de Nederlandse kunstenaar Collin van der Sluijs.” (“The mural was made by the artists’ collective Treepack, after a design by the Dutch artist Collin van der Sluijs.”) Treepack’s own project page lists the work under Collin Van der Sluijs and calls it “Zijn muurschildering” (“His mural”). ROB-tv, 2024 · Treepack
- A wall offered by its residentsKortenberg asked residents to put forward their own facades. ROB-tv: “inwoners hun eigen gevel konden openstellen voor een muurschildering” (“residents could open up their own facade for a mural”). VRT says the call went out in August 2023 and 38 facades were submitted; Kruisstraat in Everberg and Dorpsstraat in Meerbeek were chosen. ROB-tv · VRT NWS, 2024 · Treepack
- The neighbours picked the artistLeuven Actueel: “In overleg met de betrokken buurtbewoners werd gekozen voor de Nederlandse artiest Collin Van der Sluijs.” (“In consultation with the local residents involved, the Dutch artist Collin Van der Sluijs was chosen.”) Leuven Actueel, 20 Apr 2024 · Treepack
- Plants and a bird from down the roadThe municipality, as quoted on the Street Art Cities entry: “Wie regelmatig in de Rotte Gaten in Meerbeek vertoeft, herkent ongetwijfeld de fauna en flora in het kunstwerk. De boomklever kijkt de Dorpsstraat in, mee met de rijrichting” (“Anyone who often spends time in the Rotte Gaten in Meerbeek will surely recognise the fauna and flora in the artwork. The nuthatch looks into the Dorpsstraat, in the direction of traffic”). The same text mentions hyacinths, “fresh mint green” and the bench in front of the gable. Street Art Cities
- Number two after a sparrowROB-tv: “Dit is de tweede muurschildering binnen het project, eerder verscheen er al een mus op een gevel in Everberg.” (“This is the second mural in the project; a sparrow appeared earlier on a facade in Everberg.”) VRT says the Everberg design is by the Mexican-Spanish duo Alegria Del Prado. ROB-tv · VRT NWS
Check-in guide
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- On the gable at the crossing of Dorpsstraat and Kleine Vilvoordestraat in Meerbeek, Kortenberg (Leuven Actueel, Treepack). Street Art Cities gives the address as Dorpsstraat 249, 3078 Kortenberg (Street Art Cities).
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- The gable faces a small paved corner with a bench and three clipped hedges, so you can sit right under the bird (Treepack photos).
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- It is on a residential house; look from the street and pavement.
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- The Maps button uses the Street Art Cities coordinates, 50.8782786, 4.5842265.
Sightings
- 20244 Apr
Announced: painting 15–24 April
- 202418 Apr
Treepack photo
- 202420 Apr
Leuven Actueel: finished
- 202423 Apr
ROB-tv report
- 202429 Apr
Street Art Cities photo, camera date
- 202628 Jun
Street Art Cities: last seen
Every stamp links to the dated source. Green stamps are photos taken at the wall with a recorded date: a Treepack photo whose camera date is 18 April 2024 (it shows the finished mural with a person standing at the bench), and the Street Art Cities photo by Tiny Tim, whose file carries the camera date 29 April 2024 (OnePlus 10 Pro, with the wall’s GPS position). Those are camera dates, not the day the mural was finished; Street Art Cities separately lists 22 April 2024 as the date the work was completed, a date entered by the hunter, shown on the page as “Created on April 21, 2024”. Amber stamps are dated reports and records: Leuven Actueel’s announcement of 4 April 2024 and its “finished” report of 20 April 2024, ROB-tv’s report of 23 April 2024, and the Street Art Cities “last seen” date of 28 June 2026, which records that a user marked the work as seen that day, without a new photo. We found no report of damage or removal. The newest dated photo we found is from 29 April 2024.
On the record
Muurschildering van boomklever fleurt Dorpsstraat in Meerbeek op
“In Meerbeek bij Kortenberg fleurt deze muurschildering sinds kort de Dorpsstraat op.”
“In Meerbeek near Kortenberg, this mural has recently been brightening up the Dorpsstraat.” The regional TV station credits the painting to Treepack and the design to Collin van der Sluijs.
Muurschildering in Meerbeek is klaar
“Het resultaat van de tweede fase is nu dus ook te bewonderen op de kruising van de Dorpstraat en de Kleine Vilvoordestraat”
“The result of the second phase can now also be admired at the crossing of the Dorpstraat and the Kleine Vilvoordestraat.” The Leuven news site also says Treepack made the two Kortenberg murals at the municipality’s request.
Nieuw kleurrijk kunstwerk in Everberg en een op komst in Meerbeek
“Kunstliefhebbers kunnen de artiesten van Treepack aan het werk zien van 15 tot 24 april.”
“Art lovers can watch the Treepack artists at work from 15 to 24 April.” Written before the Meerbeek wall was painted, in a report on the first mural in Everberg.
Muurschildering vol symboliek te bewonderen in Everberg, ook Tienen kiest voor streetart
“Met de muurschildering in de Dorpsstraat in Meerbeek wordt binnenkort gestart, en zou eind april klaar moeten zijn.”
“Work on the mural in the Dorpsstraat in Meerbeek will start soon, and it should be finished at the end of April.” The Flemish public broadcaster on the first mural of the project.
The facts
- Design
- Collin van der Sluijs, Dutch artist (ROB-tv, Treepack, Leuven Actueel, Street Art Cities) Checked
- Painted by
- The street art collective Treepack, according to ROB-tv: “gemaakt door kunstenaarscollectief Treepack, naar een ontwerp van” Collin van der Sluijs (ROB-tv) Reported. Treepack and Leuven Actueel say Treepack realised the Kortenberg murals at the municipality’s request, and Leuven Actueel announced “de artiesten van Treepack” at work in Meerbeek from 15 to 24 April (Treepack, Leuven Actueel) Checked
- Title
- No official title found. ROB-tv calls it “de boomklever” and Street Art Cities lists it as “Boomklever (nuthatch)” (ROB-tv, Street Art Cities) Reported
- Made
- April 2024 (Leuven Actueel, ROB-tv, Street Art Cities) Checked. Painting was announced for 15 to 24 April 2024, and Leuven Actueel reported it finished on 20 April (Leuven Actueel, 4 Apr, 20 Apr) Reported
- Commission
- Municipality of Kortenberg, second wall of its street art project after a call for facades in summer 2023 that drew 38 entries (ROB-tv, VRT NWS, Treepack) Checked
- Place
- Gable at the crossing of Dorpsstraat and Kleine Vilvoordestraat, Meerbeek, Kortenberg, Flemish Brabant (Leuven Actueel, Treepack, ROB-tv) Checked. House number 249, per Street Art Cities only (Street Art Cities) Reported
- Subject
- A nuthatch (boomklever) on a tree trunk among plants and flowers that, according to the municipality, recall the Rotte Gaten nature area in Meerbeek (Street Art Cities) Reported
- Our photo
- The photo above was published by Treepack on its project page and shows the same gable, bird, bench and hedges as Treepack’s dated photo of 18 April 2024 and the same bird and flowers as the Street Art Cities photo of 29 April 2024 (Treepack photo, Street Art Cities photo) Checked. Street Art Utopia used the same photo. Its date is unknown.
- Status
- Seen April 2024: Street Art Cities photo by Tiny Tim, camera date 29 April 2024 (Street Art Cities photo) Checked. Street Art Cities lists the work as active and a user last marked it as seen on 28 June 2026 (Street Art Cities) Reported. We found no report of damage or removal.
Related
- On Street Art Utopia: Worth Another Look (16 Photos) (12 October 2026), where the nuthatch is work no. 6, and Out Standing… Murals By Collin Van der Sluijs (7 Photos) (8 August 2025).
- Collin van der Sluijs’s other murals mapped by street art hunters. Street Art Cities
- The first wall of the Kortenberg project: Alegria Del Prado’s figure with a sparrow’s head in Kruisstraat, Everberg. Treepack · VRT NWS
All sources (8)
This work
- ROB-tv: “Muurschildering van boomklever fleurt Dorpsstraat in Meerbeek op”, 23 April 2024. Second mural of Kortenberg’s street art project; made by Treepack after a design by Collin van der Sluijs.
- Treepack: “Meerbeek – Kortenberg”, project page. Collin Van der Sluijs; 38 facades; corner of Dorpstraat and Kleine Vilvoordestraat; Treepack realised it at the municipality’s request.
- Leuven Actueel: “Muurschildering in Meerbeek is klaar”, 20 April 2024. Finished; Collin Van der Sluijs chosen with residents; corner of Dorpstraat and Kleine Vilvoordestraat.
- Leuven Actueel: “Nieuw kleurrijk kunstwerk in Everberg en een op komst in Meerbeek”, 4 April 2024. Treepack artists at work in Meerbeek from 15 to 24 April.
- Street Art Cities: “Boomklever (nuthatch)”, added 30 April 2024 by Tiny Tim. Dorpsstraat 249; supported by Treepack; the municipality’s description; last seen 28 June 2026.
Dated photos
- Street Art Cities photo, Tiny Tim, camera date 29 April 2024 (OnePlus 10 Pro).
- Treepack photo “Kortenberg_Collin_lisa8”, camera date 18 April 2024.
Context
- VRT NWS: “Muurschildering vol symboliek te bewonderen in Everberg, ook Tienen kiest voor streetart”, 4 April 2024. Call for facades in August 2023, 38 entries, Everberg design by Alegria Del Prado, Meerbeek due at the end of April.
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