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Open House Melbourne 2012

Mark your diaries - 27 and 28 July 2013. Open House Melbourne unlocks the city's significant buildings to explore – and all for free. If you love your city and its architecture, history and design, you'll love Open House Melbourne.    

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2012 Building List

2012 Building List Select a Building

Central

  • 1Block Arcade
  • 2Council House 2 - CH2
  • 3DesignInc
  • 4Federation Square
  • 5Lyons Office
  • 6Manchester Unity Building
  • 7Melbourne Town Hall and Offices
  • 8Myer Mural Hall
  • 9Queen Victoria Women's Centre
  • 10RMIT Building 113 - Capitol Theatre
  • 11Russell Place Substation
  • 12Scots Church and Assembly Hall
  • 13St Michael's Church
  • 14St Paul's Cathedral
  • 15State Library of Victoria
  • 16The Melbourne Athenaeum
  • 17Wesley Uniting Church

North

  • 1832 Kerr Street Apartments
  • 1960L Green Building
  • 20Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership
  • 21FMSA Architecture
  • 22Grainger Museum
  • 23Hive Graffiti Apartments
  • 24Little Black Number
  • 25Melbourne City Baths
  • 26Melbourne General Cemetery
  • 27Newman College
  • 28Royal Children's Hospital
  • 29Royal Melbourne Hospital Tunnels and Towers
  • 30University of Melbourne - Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology
  • 31University of Melbourne - Melbourne Brain Centre
  • 32University of Melbourne - University House
  • 33University of Melbourne - Wilson Hall
  • 34Victorian Trades Hall

East

  • 38HOUSE House
  • 39Melbourne City Synagogue
  • 40No 1 Spring Street
  • 41Old Treasury Building
  • 42Orica House
  • 43Parliament House
  • 44Peter Mac Radiation Therapy Bunkers
  • 45Peter Mac Cancer Research Laboratories
  • 46Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • 47St Peter's Eastern Hill
  • 48Tasma Terrace
  • 49The Hotel Windsor
  • 50The Johnston Collection - Fairhall House Museum
  • 51The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
  • 52Treasury Reserve Walking Tour
  • 53Urban Workshop

South

  • 54Artplay
  • 55Arts Centre Melbourne - Hamer Hall
  • 56Arts Centre Melbourne- Theatres Building
  • 57Arts Centre Melbourne-Sidney Myer Music Bowl
  • 58Australian Tapestry Workshop
  • 59Gardens House
  • 60La Trobe's Cottage
  • 61Malthouse Theatre
  • 62Melbourne Recital Centre
  • 63National Gallery of Victoria
  • 64Rod Laver Arena
  • 65Royal Botanic Gardens - Melbourne Observatory
  • 66Royal Botanic Gardens - Plant Craft Cottage
  • 67Shrine of Remembrance
  • 68Triptych
  • 69Victoria Police Mounted Branch
  • 70Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
  • 71Portable Iron Houses
  • 72South Melbourne Town Hall
  • 100The University of Melbourne Boat House

West

  • 73131 - 141 Queen Street
  • 74City of Melbourne - Art & Heritage Collection
  • 75City of Melbourne Bowls Club - Flagstaff Gardens
  • 76Commonwealth Law Courts
  • 77Denmark House
  • 78Hellenic Museum
  • 79InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto
  • 80JA Substation
  • 81Royal Historical Society of Victoria
  • 82Supreme Court of Victoria
  • 83Victoria Law School - Former Land Titles Office
  • 84Victoria Law School - Former Public Records Office
  • 98Phillips Shirts
  • 99Rendezvous Grand Hotel

Docklands

  • 86Central Pier Docklands
  • 87Convesso Concavo
  • 88Digital Harbour - 1010 LaTrobe & Innovation Building
  • 89Forte
  • 90Goods Shed North
  • 91Mission to Seafarers
  • 92Port of Melbourne - Boat Tours
  • 93Kangan Institute Automotive Centre of Excellence

Fitzroy & Collingwood

  • 35Fitzroy High School
  • 36John Wardle Architects & Spacecraft Studio
  • 37Tattoo House

Beach Front

  • 94Edgewater Towers
  • 95Esplanade Vaults, St Kilda
  • 96Palais Theatre
  • 97Princes Pier

Essendon

  • 85Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

Open House Melbourne 8 & 28 July

Partners and Sponsors

Open House Melbourne wishes to thank our Event Partners and Sponsors for their generous support in 2012.

Help us open more doors!

Our Pozible Campaign has just launched, and we're reaching out to you to help us reach our goal of opening 111 buildings this year. A huge thank you to our supporters. 

2013 DATES ANNOUNCED

Mark your diaries for the 27 and 28 July 2013, as Open House Melbourne continues to open more doors around Melbourne. More info coming soon...

THANK YOU!

A huge thank you goes out to our partners and sponsors, our amazing 800+ Volunteers, the 100 buildings who opened their doors, and to you, for coming along

Speaker Series Videos

Watch the videos from 2012 Speaker Series 1 and Speaker Series 2. 

Speaker Series

2011 Speaker Series
  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Tim Leslie (Welcome)

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Kerstin Thompson

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Clare McAllister and Karen Alcock

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: George Metaxas

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Karl Fender

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Eli Giannini

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011: Good Design Case Studies - Luke Middleton

  • MOH Speaker Series 2011 - Good Design Case Studies: Robert Stent

  • Speaker Series 2012
  • 2012 Speaker Series 1 Videos
  • 2012 Speaker Series 2 Videos
  • Speaker Series 2011
  • 2011 Speaker Series 1 Videos
  • 2011 Speaker Series 2 Videos

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