One of the major free events held annually in Melbourne, Open House, is launching in Adelaide this month. Held over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of May, this free event encourages Adelaidians and visitors to explore a number of buildings and spaces in the city which are usually off limits.
A total of fifty buildings and spaces will be available to the public, including
Ayers House Museum,
The Santos Museum of Economic Botany,
Freemasons Hall and
National Wine Centre. You can view the full listing of participating buildings and spaces
here.
Discover backstage areas of Adelaide Festival Centre
Image by Michael Zimmer (Wikimedia Commons)
This is a fantastic way to re-discover the city of Adelaide. For example the
Adelaide Festival Centre is hosting a guided tour with one of the original Architects, John Morphett.
Her Majesty's Theatre is also presenting a special tour of the iconic theatre, which is celebrating 100 years in 2013.
Adelaide Studios, which was formally Glenside Hospital Administration Building, will be open to the public and the
State Library of South Australia will open the normally closed to the public purposely built storage facility for South Australia's published and archival heritage collections.
Off limits areas of the State Library of South Australia will be open to the public during Open House Adelaide Blnguyen (Wikimedia Commons)
This event is perfect for architecture buffs and is equally suitable for families. To make the most of this event, head to the website, located
here, choose which tours/buildings you would like to see or participate in, make note of when they will be open to the public and the tour session times, and if bookings are required - the contact details are listed on the website.
Open House Adelaide 2012 is being held alongside
About Time 2012 - South Australia's history festival. During this month long event, discover a fascinating range exhibitions, tours and public lectures;
click here for the complete event program.
For further information on this forthcoming major Adelaide event, simply head to the official
Adelaide Open House website, and for all the latest on the event, please visit the official Adelaide Open House
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