Openhousenewyork
Open House New York (OHNY) is a cultural nonprofit organization. It was founded in 2001 in New York City.
Mission
The organization hosts educational programs to promote awareness and appreciation of New York's architecture, design and cultural heritage. OHNY gives the public access to direct experiences and dialogue with architects, designers, planners and scholars. This interaction gives the public an opportunity to discover new work, restoration of city landmarks, construction of infrastructure, engineering works and neighborhood planning efforts.
Structure
Open House New York (OHNY) is a 501(c)(3) organization.
History
- The 7th Annual OHNY Weekend was held on October 10 and 11 in 2009. It had 185,000 visitors to 192 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. They opened their studios and project spaces to the public for interactive discussions. Media highlights included The Architects newspaper, Metropolis, MSNBC[1] New York Living, New York Magazine, The New York Daily News[2] The New York Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time Out New York, Vanity Fair, NY1 TV[3] WNBC-TV, WABC-TV and WFUV.
- The 8th Annual Weekend was held on October 9 and 10, 2010.
- The 9th was October 15 and 16, 2011[4] with a $5 charge for those sites that require reservations.[5]
- The 10th was Oct 6 and 7, 2012, without charge.
- The 11th was Oct 12 and 13, 2013.[6]
- The 12th was Oct 11 and 12, 2014.[7]
- The 13th was Oct 17 and 18, 2015. It included a photo contest in partnership with Wikipedia. Three prizes were awarded.[8]
- The 14th was Oct 15 and 16, 2016. It included another photo contest with Wikipedia.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Welcome! The door is open". 15 April 2010.
- ↑ "This weekend, NYC one big 'Open House'".
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- ↑ "9th Annual OHNY Weekend: October 15 & 16, 2011 - Your Destination Guide to New York City".
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- ↑ "Announcing the Winners of the Wikipedia @ OHNY Weekend Photo Competition". Openhousenewyork. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Photo Competition | Blog OHNY". blog.ohny.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
External links
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