Jump to content

Open House New York

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Open House New York
AbbreviationOHNY
FoundedMarch 12, 2002; 22 years ago (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

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.

Organization

[edit]

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

[edit]
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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. ^ a b c "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". Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. 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.
[edit]