Open House New York Explained

Open House New York
Abbreviation:OHNY
Headquarters:1133 Broadway, Suite 802,
New York, New York 10010, US
Status:501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1]
Tax Id:02-0540261
Employees:6[2]
Founder:Scott Lauer[3]
Founded:[4]

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

Open House New York (OHNY) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] 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

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

Notes and References

  1. "Openhousenewyork Inc". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Openhousenewyork Inc. Guidestar. December 31, 2016.
  3. "Board of Directors". Open House New York. Retrieved Dec 20, 2018.
  4. "Openhousenewyork Inc". Entity Information. Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. News: Baskas . Harriet . 2010-04-15 . Welcome! The door is open . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130131250/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36508215 . dead . November 30, 2021 . 2022-10-26.
  6. News: Kaminer . Ariel . 2009-10-02 . The Doors Are Open, So Snoop Away . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-26 . 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Announcing the Winners of the Wikipedia @ OHNY Weekend Photo Competition. 13 November 2013. Openhousenewyork. 13 November 2015.
  8. Web site: 2016 Photo Competition Blog OHNY. blog.ohny.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010043627/http://blog.ohny.org/wikipedia2016/ . 2016-10-10.
  9. News: Gannon . Devin . 2022-10-11 . Open House New York returns this month with free tours of 270+ places in NYC . en-US . 2022-10-26.