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City of Bryan unveils sister cities mural outside public library

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Rhett Brady

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Published June 9, 2026 at 3:27 p.m. CT

City of Bryan unveils sister cities mural outside public library — Bryan's new memorial depicts its sister cities in different countries with the animals they feel represent their culture the best. (Rhett Brady/Community Impact)

A mural depicting all of Bryan’s sister cities around the world was unveiled at the Clara B. Mounce Public Library on June 3.

What’s new

The Bryan-College Station Public Library System said the mural shows five different animals that represent each city and its culture:

Jaguar: Salamanca, Mexico
Deer: Bastogne, Belgium
Blue Jay: Bryan, Texas
Owl: Toruń, Poland
Crane: Greifswald, Germany

The BCS Library posted about the unveiling on Facebook on June 4, along with a thank you to everyone involved with the production and library system as a whole.

Artist Enrico Pense designed the mural as a way to celebrate “peace, international friendship, cultural exchange and shared values, breaking language barriers with a contemporary, narrative visual design,” according to a June 4 news release by the city of Bryan.

Check it out

The mural is located on the west exterior of the library facing Carangie Alley and the railroad. It is now among one of the many other murals located in Historical Downtown Bryan.