11th Annual Doors Open Goes This Weekend
Posted May 27, 2010 10:01 am.
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Interesting places you may pass by everyday and wonder what lies inside will be accessible to the public, free of charge, this weekend as part of the city’s 11th annual Doors Open event.
One of the main attractions this year is the new garden on the podium roof of City Hall. Mayor David Miller will be on hand Saturday morning to officially unveil the city’s largest publicly accessible green roof.
In all, 150 buildings of cultural, historical and architectural significance will be accessible Saturday and Sunday. Since the event started in 2000, 1.5 million people have participated.
Some of the structures include the Archives of Ontario, the Toronto Archives, the Arts and Letters Club, The Wychwood Barns, The National Ballet School, the Eglin and Winter Garden Theatres, The Hare Krishna Temple on Avenue Road and Queen’s Park.
Many of the venues will have guided tours and architects will be on hand at some buildings to answer questions.
And for the first time the Rogers Studios, home to Citytv and OMNI, will invite the public inside for a look at our state-of-the-art facility.
CityNews.ca has provided an inside look at some of the venues before, including:
Alumnae Theatre
The tower at the Metropolitan United Church
Mountain Equipment Co-op’s green roof
Allan Gardens
South St. Lawrence Market
The Toronto Archives
Click here for a list of all the buildings included in this year’s Doors Open event.
There are also several other events running in conjunction with the open houses, including free walking tours conducted by the Toronto Society of Architects, receptions and free performances by Toronto’s Tafelmusik.
CityNews reporter Roger Peterson will be hosting a kick-off reception at the ROM Friday evening.
Click here for more information on those events.
There’s also a mobile app for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android users. It’s available on the City of Toronto website.
