Free Event!
May 23rd & 24th, 2009     10am - 6pm

Don't forget to check out the Doors Open Winnipeg insert in The Winnipeg Free Press on Thursday, May 21st. The insert has great information on all the buildings, locations and times for this year's event. It's a great tool for helping to plan your day.

Doors Open Winnipeg

2009 is the 6th Annual Doors Open Winnipeg event, which has attracted more than 170,000 site visits to buildings and events city-wide since first being held in 2004. The opportunity to become acquainted with the city’s architectural legacies has been a fantastic attraction to a curious public and response to the event has been overwhelmingly positive and encouraging. In addition to introducing the public to Winnipeg’s architecture, history and culture, Doors Open has also brought an influx of visitors to the downtown over the weekend, creating valuable economic spin-offs in the retail and hospitality sectors.

About Doors Open

Doors Open originated in France in the 1980s, with the number of participating countries increasing in ten years to 47 and the number of visitors reaching the 20 million mark in 2000.  Building on the European success, New York City, Sydney, Australia, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently launched their own Doors Open programs. The Doors Open phenomenon came to Canada when Toronto began an annual event in 2000, attracting 76,000 visitors to over 90 buildings. Since then, events have been held in Ottawa, Calgary, St. John's, and Brandon. The Ontario Heritage Foundation has helped 27 communities establish their own events.