Time to ‘reconnect’ Open House Melbourne 2021

Themed “Reconnect,” this year’s Open House Melbourne program invites us to get back in touch with the city through its more than 150 buildings, tours and events.

“The theme of ‘reconnect’ really speaks to our collective desire to re-engage with our city, our suburbs, and a future […] after experiences of pandemic, lockdown and isolation,” said Fleur Watson, executive director and chief curator of Open House Melbourne.

“This year, Open House Melbourne, through ‘reconnect,’ asks us to reimagine out city.

“How will we occupy it – our homes, our places of work, our civic and educational institutions, our community spaces, and our meeting places.

“And it’s through these kinds of adaptive changes that we can reclaim the agency for design in shaping the public good.”

“We can think about our values, our systems, our architecture and our spaces to achieve a more adaptable, equitable and more sustainable future for our built environment.”
The 2021 program will be a hybrid of physical and virtual, with 47 new sites across greater metropolitan Melbourne, as well as returning favourites.

The program will also include a series of walking tours, workshops, talks and film screenings.

Open House Melbourne weekend is on 24 and 25 July. Bookings for buildings and events open on 9 July.