Doors swing open for visitors at nearly 100 sites for Doors Open 2024

Published Jun 01, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 1 minute read

File photo/ The Tent Room of Rideau Hall is part of the Doors Open Ottawa weekend. Photo by David Kawai /Postmedia

It’s that time of year when more than 100 sites across the capital allow visitors to pull aside the curtains and have a close-up look inside some of the capital’s most iconic buildings and sites.

This year, the 22nd anniversary of the Doors Open experience will feature past favourites such a tour of Rideau Hall, home of the governor general, the massive “welcome centre” being built at the front of the parliament buildings on Wellington Street, and the roaring hydro-electric installation at Chaudière Falls.

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There’s no entrance charge at any of the nearly 100 participating venues. This year’s event, which also includes virtual offerings for those preferring to check things out on electronic devices, ends Sunday.

Click here for a complete list of participating buildings and to contact the city.

For disability-related accommodations required to participate fully in the event, please contact [email protected] or call 311.

Some Doors Open Ottawa buildings require preregistration. You will find their registration links by visiting their event page and looking under location and contact.

Some of the favourites open again this year include the Canada Council Art Bank, the United States Embassy, the Library of Parliament (formally a Bank of Nova Scotia building) and the ever-popular Diefenbunker in Carp.

Chaudière Falls is part of 2024 Doors Open in Ottawa Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia