Brisbane Open House
GenreOpen day
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Brisbane, Queensland
Inaugurated2 October 2010 (2010-October-02)
Next event2022
Participants119 buildings
Attendance33,000
Websitebrisbaneopenhouse.com.au

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 weekend 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]

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the events planned in 2020 and 2021 had been cancelled.[7]

2016

The 2016 event expanded to 100 buildings with large number of new buildings open to the general public for the first time:

2015

New buildings open to the general public for the first time were:

Participating buildings

Building 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
480 Queen Street x x x
4ZZZ x x x
ABC Brisbane Centre x x x x x x x
All Saints Anglican Church x x x x x x x x
Archerfield Airport x x x x
Boggo Road Gaol x x x x
Brisbane City Hall x x x x x x x x x
Brisbane General Post Office x
Brisbane Polo Club – Naldham House x x
Brisbane Powerhouse x x x
Brisbane Square x x x x x x x
Commissariat Store x x x x x x x x x x
Customs House x x x x x x x
Ecosciences Precinct x x x x x x
Fernberg, Government House x x x x x
Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct x x x x
Gabba Stadium x x
Griffith Film School x x x x x x x
HASSELL Studio Warry St x x x x
Howard Smith Wharves x x x x x x
Kurilpa Bridge x x x
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital x
MacArthur Museum x x x x x x x x x
Masonic Memorial Temple x x x x x x x x x
Mercy Heritage Centre, 547 Ann Street x x x x
Miegunyah House Museum x x x x x x
National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Street x x x x x x x
National Trust House, 95 William St x x x x
Naval Offices, Edward St x x
Newstead House x x x x x x x
Old Bishopsbourne and Old Bishopsbourne Chapel x x x x x
Old Government House x x x x x x x x x x
Old Museum Brisbane x x x
One One One Eagle Street x x x
Oral Health Centre, University of Queensland x x x
Parliament House x x x x x x x x x
Port of Brisbane x x x x x x
Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba x x
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute x x x x x
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law x x x x x
Queensland Art Gallery x x
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University x x x
Queensland Emergency Operations Centre x
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art x x x x x x
Queensland Herbarium x x x x x
Queensland Maritime Museum x x x x x x x x x
Queensland Museum & Sciencentre x x x x x x
Queensland Performing Arts Centre x x x x x x x x x
Queensland Tennis Centre x
QUT Science and Engineering Centre, Gardens Point campus x x x
Riverside Centre x x x
Roma Street Fire Station, 279 Upper Roma Street x x x x x x x x
Roma Street Station Heritage Building x x
Santos Place x x x x
Spring Hill Service Reservoirs x x x x x x
Spring Hill Baths x x x x
St Andrew's Uniting Church x x x x x x x x x x
St John's Cathedral x x x x x x x x x x
St Stephen's Cathedral x x x x x x
State Library of Queensland x x x x x x x x x x
Tara House – Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth St x x x
Tattersalls Club, 215 Queen St x x x x x x x x
The Old Windmill x x x x x x x x
Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Wooloongabba x x x x x x x
Treasury Heritage Hotel x x x x x x x x x x
Victoria Barracks x x
Wacol Military Museum x x x x
Walter Taylor Bridge x x x x x x
XXXX Brewery x

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brisbane Open House" (PDF). Brisbane Development Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Open House". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ Phil Hammond (1 October 2010). "Brisbane's architectural marvels revealed in Open House scheme". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ "2012 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Brisbane Open House". brisbane open house. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ "BOH 2014 Buildings". Brisbane Open House. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Walking Tours | Brisbane Open | Cultural Tours".

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