Open Christchurch 2022

Discover your city through architecture.

Open Christchurch is a one-weekend-only festival of exceptional architecture. It’s for everyone in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

On Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May, building owners/kaitiaki of over 40 of Christchurch's best buildings will throw open their doors so you can experience great design, from the inside, for free. (A handful of booking-only private residences will incur $5 plus booking fee).

With behind-the-scenes access and unique experiences on offer, this is a chance to connect with Christchurch’s story as you uncover its special places.

There are free, bookable activities on offer also, so that you can delve a little deeper into these spaces: expert talks, children's workshops, behind-the-scenes tours and exhibitions.

Encounter new spaces or get up close to the buildings you love. You’ll discover your city in a new way.

Buildings in this year's programme (not including the guided tours and bookable private residences) are:
Timeball Station
Former Addington Gaol
Botanic Gardens Cuningham House Conservatory
Te Hononga Civic Building
Brooklands Lagoon Public Toilet
Hine-Pāka Bus Interchange
Tūranga
Redcliffs Village Library
Kohinga St Albans Community Centre
Wood's Mill
Public Trust Office
65 Cambridge Tce
Harewood Crematorium
Poynton House
Sheppard & Rout Offices
UC - Puaka-James Hight (Central Library) Building
UC - Forestry
UC - John Britten
UC - Rehua
Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo
The Arts Centre - Great Hall
The Arts Centre - Observatory
The Arts Centre - Physics/Hotel
St Peter's Upper Riccarton
St Cuthbert's, Gov Bay
Christchurch Cathedral
The Community of Sacred Name/Home & Family
St David's, Belfast
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple
Majestic on Durham
Te Manawa Atawhai Catherine McAuley Centre
Midland Club Former
Travis Wetlands Bird Hide
Travis Wetlands Information Kiosk
Taylor’s Mistake Surf Club

Images:
Lyttelton Studio Monastery, Bull O’Sullivan Architecture, 2015. Photo by Sarah Rowlands Photography.

Tūranga, Architectus & Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects with Ngāi Tūāhuriri & Matapopore, 2018. Photo by Adam Mørk.

65 Cambridge Terrace, Warren & Mahoney, 1962 & 1979. Photo by Peanut Productions.