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What's inside that enormous skyscraper?  Who built it?  What's it like to get a birds-eye view from its top?  How did you get around before the subway?  Who made the tunnels?  What's it like to get a worm's eye view from the city streets?  Does a green roof have to be green?

OHNY Kids! programs answer these questions and many more with free tours, workshops and family-friendly sites during the Annual openhousenewyork Weekend.  Families and friends are invited to look, learn, draw, and explore New York City's hidden places and spaces.

Every year during OHNY Weekend, OHNY Kids! hosts dozens of free, family-friendly events, teaching children about architecture and the great city of New York.  These events include special workshops, performances and tours designed to encourage kids to think and learn about New York’s built environment—past, present and future—while having fun.

Explore fascinating environments, from monuments to mansions, skyscrapers to subway stations, bedrooms to boardrooms, clubs to crypts: in all five boroughs, OHNY offers the public rare access to diverse places of historical, cultural and architectural significance.  Families are also invited to the Annual OHNY Weekend Family Festival at the Center for Architecture, where they can participate in interactive hands-on activities teaching children about the fundamentals of architecture and challenging them to think creatively about the spaces, places and neighborhoods they inhabit.

In addition to the Weekend, openhousenewyork hosts year-round programs, many of which are family-friendly, including educational workshops and scavenger hunts.

Get involved with Open House New York

• Donations through NYCharities.org
• Donations through Open House New York's Web site: openhousenewyork (OHNY) is able to provide innovative, free programs with the help of supporters. Please make a tax-deductible contribution online or by check to help develop more exciting programs.
• Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are an integral part of the Annual openhousenewyork Weekend. OHNY volunteers help to staff sites, greeting and directing visitors, as well as working with the site sponsors to ensure a safe, fun and educational weekend. Some of openhousenewyork’s most dedicated volunteers play an important role in assisting the organization through the OHNY Volunteer Council.
• Subscriptions: To receive updates about the Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, as well as notices of any special year-round programs and events, send an e-mail to info@ohny.org with your contact information.