Open House New York

Open House New York (OHNY) is a cultural nonprofit organization that holds annual Doors Open Days. It was founded in 2001 in New York City.

Open House New York
AbbreviationOHNY
FoundedMarch 12, 2002 (2002-03-12)[1]
FounderScott Lauer[2]
02-0540261[3]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[3]
Headquarters1133 Broadway, Suite 802,
New York, New York 10010, US
Employees
6[4]
Websitewww.ohny.org

Organization

Open House New York (OHNY) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[3] that hosts educational programs to promote awareness and appreciation of New York's architecture, design and cultural heritage. In addition to behind the scenes looks at iconic buildings,[5] the Festival also provides access to organizations that are not regularly open to the public.[6]

History
OHNY gives visitors the opportunity to explore many sites, including the Howard Gilman Opera House, shown here photographed during OHNY 2016.

The first-ever OHNY Weekend took place on October 11 and 12, 2003. By the 7th festival in 2009, it had grown to 185,000 visitors to more than 190 sites. OHNY offered 130 free of charge tours, workshops and onsite talks. 125 art, civic, educational and cultural organizations and 70 architecture and design firms participated. The 13th edition and 14th editions, in 2015 and 2016, respectively, included a photo contest in partnership with Wikipedia. Three prizes were awarded.[7][8]

In the spirit of accessibility, in 2022 Open House New York introduced lottery-based access that eliminated the reservation fee to access many participating sites.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Openhousenewyork Inc". Entity Information. Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. "Board of Directors". Open House New York. Retrieved Dec 20, 2018.
  3. "Openhousenewyork Inc". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  4. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Openhousenewyork Inc. Guidestar. December 31, 2016.
  5. Baskas, Harriet (2010-04-15). "Welcome! The door is open". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. Kaminer, Ariel (2009-10-02). "The Doors Are Open, So Snoop Away". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  7. "Announcing the Winners of the Wikipedia @ OHNY Weekend Photo Competition". Openhousenewyork. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. "2016 Photo Competition | Blog OHNY". blog.ohny.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
  9. Gannon, Devin (2022-10-11). "Open House New York returns this month with free tours of 270+ places in NYC". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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