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Barona / Chiesa Rossa · Milan

Chiesa Rossa (Dan Flavin installation)

Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa

Place of worshipLocals' pick

A neo-Romanesque parish church by Giovanni Muzio, consecrated in 1932, near Piazzale Abbiategrasso lit by Dan Flavin's last work, Untitled: green, blue, pink and gold fluorescent tubes running through nave, transept and apse. Flavin finished the design two days before his death in November 1996; Fondazione Prada and the Dia Center for the Arts installed it in 1997.

Address
Via Neera 24, 20141 Milano
Hours
Installation visible daily 16:00-19:00
Best time to go
Afternoon, Evening · About 30 min
Price
Free (YesMilano, 2026)
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Go near sunset, when the coloured light is strongest against the fading daylight.
  • M2 Abbiategrasso or trams 3 and 15; respect services in progress.
  • Fits with a walk on the Naviglio Pavese, which runs past the church.

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