City of Bryan unveils sister cities mural outside public library

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

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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.