Open House New York
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Abbreviation | OHNY |
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Founded | March 12, 2002[1] |
Founder | Scott Lauer[2] |
02-0540261[3] | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization[3] |
Headquarters | 1133Broadway,Suite 802, New York, New York10010, US |
Employees | 6[4] |
Website | www |
Open House New York(OHNY) is a culturalnonprofitorganizationthat holds annualDoors Open Days.It was founded in 2001 inNew York City.
Organization
[edit]Open House New York (OHNY) is a501(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
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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 withWikipedia.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]- ^"Openhousenewyork Inc".Entity Information.Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^"Board of Directors".Open House New York.Retrieved Dec 20, 2018.
- ^abc"Openhousenewyork Inc".Tax Exempt Organization Search.Internal Revenue Service.Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax".Openhousenewyork Inc.Guidestar.December 31, 2016.
- ^Baskas, Harriet (2010-04-15)."Welcome! The door is open".Archived fromthe originalon November 30, 2021.Retrieved2022-10-26.
- ^Kaminer, Ariel (2009-10-02)."The Doors Are Open, So Snoop Away".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2022-10-26.
- ^"Announcing the Winners of the Wikipedia @ OHNY Weekend Photo Competition".Openhousenewyork. 13 November 2013.Retrieved13 November2015.
- ^"2016 Photo Competition | Blog OHNY".blog.ohny.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-10-10.
- ^Gannon, Devin (2022-10-11)."Open House New York returns this month with free tours of 270+ places in NYC".Retrieved2022-10-26.