Brisbane Open House

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.

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

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 Streetx x x
4ZZZ x x x
ABC Brisbane Centrexxxx x x x
All Saints Anglican Churchxxxxx x x x
Archerfield Airportxx x x
Boggo Road Gaolxx x x
Brisbane City Hallxxxxxx x x x
Brisbane General Post Officex
Brisbane Polo Club – Naldham Housexx
Brisbane Powerhousex x x
Brisbane Squarexxxxxxx
Commissariat Storexxxxxxx x x x
Customs Housexxxxxxx
Ecosciences Precinctxxxx x x
Fernberg, Government Housexx x x x
Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinctx x x x
Gabba Stadiumxx
Griffith Film Schoolxxxx x x x
HASSELL Studio Warry Stxxxx
Howard Smith Wharvesxxxx x x
Kurilpa Bridgexxx
Lady Cilento Children's Hospitalx
MacArthur Museumxxxxxx x x x
Masonic Memorial Templexxxxxxx x x
Mercy Heritage Centre, 547 Ann Streetxxxx
Miegunyah House Museumxxx x x x
National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Streetxxxxxxx
National Trust House, 95 William Stxxxx
Naval Offices, Edward Stxx
Newstead Housexxxx x x x
Old Bishopsbourne and Old Bishopsbourne Chapelxx x x x
Old Government Housexxxxxxx x x x
Old Museum Brisbanexxx
One One One Eagle Streetxxx
Oral Health Centre, University of Queenslandxx x
Parliament Housexxxxxx x x x
Port of Brisbanexxx x x x
Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabbaxx
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institutexxxx x
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Lawxxx x x
Queensland Art Galleryxx
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith Universityxxx
Queensland Emergency Operations Centrex
Queensland Gallery of Modern Artxxx x x x
Queensland Herbariumxx x x x
Queensland Maritime Museumxxxxxx x x x
Queensland Museum & Sciencentre xxxxx x
Queensland Performing Arts Centrexxxxxxx x x
Queensland Tennis Centrex
QUT Science and Engineering Centre, Gardens Point campusxxx
Riverside Centrexxx
Roma Street Fire Station, 279 Upper Roma Streetxxxxx x x x
Roma Street Station Heritage Buildingx x
Santos Placexxxx
Spring Hill Service Reservoirsxxxx x x
Spring Hill Bathsxx x x
St Andrew's Uniting Churchxxxxxxx x x x
St John's Cathedralxxxxxxx x x x
St Stephen's Cathedralxxxx x x
State Library of Queenslandxxxxxxx x x x
Tara House – Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Stxxx
Tattersalls Club, 215 Queen Stxxxxxxx x
The Old Windmillxxxxx x x x
Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Wooloongabbaxxxx x x x
Treasury Heritage Hotelxxxxxxx x x x
Victoria Barracksxx
Wacol Military Museumx x x x
Walter Taylor Bridgexxx x x x
XXXX Breweryx

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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