Brisbane Open House
Brisbane Open House | |
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Genre | Open day |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
Inaugurated | 2 October 2010 |
Next event | 8–9 October 2016 |
Participants | 89 buildings |
Attendance | 33,000 |
Website | |
brisbaneopenhouse |
Brisbane Open House is a Doors Open Days event held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that showcases many of the city's buildings to the public. Among the buildings included are historical landmarks, galleries, office buildings, museums, places of worship and bridges. Well known buildings not usually open to the public are open for free public tours. The annual event is usually held on the first Saturday in October.
The event is organised by the Queensland Government Architect, the Brisbane Development Association, and the National Trust of Queensland.[1]
Brisbane Open House is part of the Open House Worldwide annual cultural event.[2]
History
The inaugural Brisbane Open House took place on 2 October 2010, and featured 20 buildings[3] in the CBD and South Bank. More than 12,000 people attended. In 2011 the event expanded to 30 buildings and included Fortitude Valley. The 2012 event featured 51 buildings and attracted 33,000 visitors.[4] The 2013 event expanded to 71 buildings presented over a two-day weekend.[5] The 2014 event featured 89 buildings.[6]
2016
The 2016 event expanded to 100 buildings with large number of new buildings open to the general public for the first time:
- 480 Queen Street
- Brisbane Arts Theatre
- Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct
- Moreton Club
- Queensland State Archives
- Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
- Wacol Military Museum
- Wolston House
2015
New buildings open to the general public for the first time were:
Participating buildings
See also
References
- ↑ "Brisbane Open House" (PDF). Brisbane Development Association. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ↑ "Brisbane Open House". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ Phil Hammond (1 October 2010). "Brisbane's architectural marvels revealed in Open House scheme". The Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "BOH 2014 Buildings". Brisbane Open House. Retrieved 11 September 2014.