Celebrating our Community’s Heritage and Identity – Brisbane Open House
The annual Brisbane Open House (BOH) celebrates the city’s design, architecture and heritage, giving residents and visitors an opportunity to appreciate Brisbane’s built environment and broaden their awareness and knowledge of the city’s structural design, beauty and history.
Since its inception in 2010, when 16 buildings were open to the public and 12,000 visits to these were recorded, this free community event has expanded exponentially. In 2019, more than 119 buildings across Brisbane were opened to the public, with some 79,500 visits recorded.
BOH is celebrated in October each year and in 2019 was held on the weekend of 12 and 13 October.
BOH is complemented by other Open House events held on various dates throughout Queensland, at Maryborough, the Gold Coast, Bundaberg, the Sunshine Coast, and Cairns.
BOH has a diverse range of sponsors, with some $150,000 in State Government funding in 2019 along with $111,500 in corporate partnerships, plus $250,000 in-kind support to deliver the event, grow BOH’s “brand” awareness, and increase audience engagement.
Brisbane’s generous embrace of Open House has occurred so seamlessly it feels the event has always been part of the fabric of our city. This is due to the broad community of individuals and organisations who have supported the growing range of programs that Brisbane Open House presents.
It is also because the delivery of the event builds on the considerable goodwill and curiosity of the people of Brisbane, particularly the city’s design community. - Malcolm Middleton OAM LFRAIA, Queensland Government Architect & Chair, Brisbane Open House
Further information on Brisbane Open House is available at brisbaneopenhouse.com.au.