The Pink House (French: Maison Rose) is a guerrilla art project in Montreal, Canada, where unknown individuals ascended a grain silo attached to an abandoned factory, and decorated the control cabin there to resemble a house.
Located on the site of the former Canada Malting factory alongside the Lachine CanalTout ce qu’on sait de la mystérieuse petite maison rose qui intrigue les Montréalais depuis 5 ans, by Gabriel Ouimet, in 24 Heures; published March 24, 2023; retrieved August 25, 2023 the House was first painted bright pink in October 2019.Help solve a mystery: Who's behind Montreal's pink house?, by Kate McKenna; at CBC.ca; published July 18, 2020; retrieved August 26, 2023 Subsequent additions have included green shutters, curtains, window boxes, a Christmas tree, and a giant gift box labeled "À: Saint-Henri, De : Little Pink" ("To St-Henri, from: Little Pink"); as well, the adjacent control cabin has been painted bright red. Le mystère de la maison rose, by Mario Girard, at La Presse; published December 13, 2020; retrieved August 26, 2023
In 2020, the Montreal police stated that they only investigated abandoned buildings in response to complaints from neighbours and proprietors, and that no complaints had been filed regarding the Pink House.Mystery decorator decks little pink house out for the holidays, by Daniel Rowe, at CTV.ca; published December 15, 2020; retrieved August 26, 2023
La Presse has reported finding a videographer who claims to have been approached by the artist responsible for the Pink House; the videographer states that the artist refuses all contact with journalists.
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