So much goes into the making of street art and then it often disappears before most people can see it — leaving the story of the artwork and the artist who created it, untold. With today’s addition of 260 new exhibits to the Google Art Project street-art collection, these ephemeral works are now digitally preserved for you to explore wherever you are.

To help you navigate the back alleys, and make sure you don’t trip over any paint cans along the way, we’ve selected highlights from across the region:

Watch the making of the largest mural in India — a smiling, 158 foot image of Mahatma Gandhi — at the Delhi Police Headquarters during the st+art Delhi festival.

Check out how Portuguese artist Akacorleone, transformed an abandoned wall in Bangkok into a gold-and-black mural inspired by Thailand's national epic the "Ramakhien," during the Bukruk Street Art Festival.
[Image] Bukruk International Street Art Festival, Akorleone See how symbols of religion, wildlife and national pride have changed the face of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu as lax laws about graffiti, and continuous construction has sparked an explosion in street art in recent years.
[Image] Kapilvastu, Nepal Children's Art Museum Meander among the murals of Melbourne’s Hosier Lane, or see Perth transformed into an urban canvas following PUBLIC 2014.
[Image] Infinitas, ROA Or dive right into Korea’s Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, and see how local artists transformed the space for the Korean Graffiti Art exhibition.

Korea's Geyonggi Museum of Modern Art Since bringing street art to the Art Project last year, there are now 10,000 high resolution images of public art from 34 countries and 86 art organizations to explore. We’ve also added more ways to experience street art in your daily life — bring the streets to your TV screen with Chromecast; discover a new artwork every time you open a Chrome tab; check out one of the new partner apps; or see the streets on your wrist with the new Android Wear Street Art Watch Faces. Visit the Google Cultural Institute to find out more.

Posted by Lucy Schwartz, Program Manager, Google Cultural Institute