PublicArtExplorer

Discover and view public art

AppID:	com.zell_mbc.publicartexplorer.foss
Author:	Thomas Zell
License:	AGPL-3.0-only
Donation:	Webpage Bitcoin
InRepoSince:	2025-06-22
LastRepoUpdate:	2025-11-21
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	1.5.0
Categories:	Navigation
APK source:	Codeberg/Forgejo/Gitea
Google Play:	Check if it's there

Have you ever found yourself standing before a piece of outdoor art, curious about its story?
Or arrived in a new place wondering if there’s any outdoor artwork waiting to be discovered nearby?

PublicArtExplorer allows you to discover and explore public art around you in just two clicks. The app uses your location to instantly reveal nearby sculptures, murals, and installations, complete with detailed information about each piece and its artist.

PublicArtExplorer’s data is based on the open platforms OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia. Because these platforms are built and maintained by a global community of volunteers, anyone can contribute: if you notice missing details or discover new artworks, you’re encouraged to add or update information directly on OpenStreetMap or Wikipedia. This collective approach means that every contribution helps to improve the app for all users, fostering a shared, up-to-date resource that benefits everyone interested in public art.

## Key features

Show what's around and offer to show the details for each artwork.

Aimed at providing low barrier access to public art as well as instigiating people to add missing information to OSM and Wikipedia for the benefit of others.

## Web site

https://publicartexplorer.com/

Anti-Features:

TetheredNet (This app is bound to a certain network service):
⇒ Relies on OpenStreetMap.org and Overpass-API.de servers

Download Metadata Website Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.

Packages

Version 1.5.0 (2025-11-21)

Android Versions:

Target: 16.0
MinVer: 7.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

21 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Browser (Utility)
display webpages in the user's default browser.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
coil (Utility)
Coroutine Image Loader. An image loading library for Android backed by Kotlin Coroutines.
Google Gson (Utility)
A Java serialization/deserialization library to convert Java Objects into JSON and back.
OkHttp (Utility)
OkHttp is an HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications.
AppAuth for Android (Utility)
client SDK for communicating with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect providers.
ACRAⓉ (Utility)
Application Crash Reports for Android. By default, sends Crash reports silently without informint the user, but can be configured to ask first.
Compose Multiplatform (Development Framework)
a declarative framework for sharing UIs across multiple platforms with Kotlin.
JSON in Java (Utility)
a reference implementation of a JSON package in Java.
MapLibre Native (Map)
requires 5 permissions: android.permission.INTERNET, android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
interactive vector tile maps for iOS, Android and other platforms.
MapLibre-Java GeoJSON (Map)
a set of utility libraries required for MapLibre GL Native Android SDK.

Payment Modules:

None found
a set of utility libraries required for MapLibre GL Native Android SDK.

Ads & Analytics:

None found
a set of utility libraries required for MapLibre GL Native Android SDK.

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