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Old Library at Trinity College, courtesy of Open House Dublin
OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN
DUBLIN, IRELAND
14-16 OCTOBER
Visit an ambassador’s home in Phoenix Park, take a walking tour exploring the Guinness legacy in the Liberties, explore Dublin’s oldest home, and discover much more during Open House Dublin. More than 150 free events will be offered during the three-day festival. In addition to tours of historic and contemporary buildings, participants can drop in to film screenings, an exhibition about creative and practical housing solutions, join boat tours of Dublin Port, and even experience a site-specific theatre performance about family history and brutalist architecture.
Wintrust's Grand Banking Hall, Eric Allix Rogers
OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES
15-16 OCTOBER
Open House Chicago is back for another weekend of architectural discoveries and delights and the new Chicago Architecture Center app is your key to getting the most out of the festival. Use it to unlock dozens of self-guided tours and local recommendations.
Can’t make it to Chicago? Throughout the month of October, you can enjoy a suite of virtual programs including tours, screenings, and conversations with design experts, historians, and community leaders.
Kruiisiterminal, Evert Palmets
OPEN HOUSE TALLINN
TALINN, ESTONIA
15-16 OCTOBER
Get to know the Estonian capital’s architecture with Open House Tallinn this October. Interested in exploring Tallinn’s cultural institutions? Visit the Estonian National Opera, Kultuurikatel Creative Hub, and Tallinn School of Music. Want to examine industrial complexes undergoing transformation? Don’t miss Fahle Park, Krull’s Quarter, and Põhjala Factory. Prefer a deep dive into corridors of power? Tour Toompea Castle and Pikk Hermann, the Swedish Embassy, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building on Iceland Square with the unique Kilukarbi Hall. The program also includes a lighthouse, a bomb shelter converted into a museum, and even refreshing hikes in Koplikand.