Pirelli HangarBicocca
A free contemporary art center in a converted industrial plant, permanently displaying Anselm Kiefer's giant installation The Seven Heavenly Palaces.
HangarBicocca in northern Milan's Bicocca district was converted from the former train locomotive plant of Pirelli. Its exhibition halls are tall and open, making it one of the largest contemporary art venues in Europe. Its permanent work is Anselm Kiefer's The Seven Heavenly Palaces, seven concrete towers more than ten meters tall, which are overwhelming. The other halls host major solo exhibitions by international artists. Entry is free. It is closed Monday through Wednesday. Metro M5 Ponale station is about a 10-minute walk away, and half a day is enough to visit.
Opening hours
Thu–Sun 10:30–20:30; closed Mon–Wed
Nearby sights
- Porta Nuova & Bosco Verticale
- Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli
- Natural History Museum of Milan
- Monumental Cemetery of Milan
- Villa Necchi Campiglio
- Quadrilatero della Moda
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli