Aberdeen City Doors Open Day

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

Doors Open Days is Scotland's largest free annual architectural event. It is co-ordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust and is part of European Heritage Days along side Scottish Archaeology Month, co-ordinated by Archaeology Scotland. Both are supported by Historic Scotland.

Doors Open Days is celebrated in September throughout Scotland as part of the Council of Europe European Heritage Days. This joint initiative between the Council of Europe and the European Commission aims to give people a greater understanding of each other through sharing and exploring cultural heritage. Across Europe 49 countries will hold similar celebrations with over 20 million people expected to take part. People can visit free of charge places of cultural and historic interest which are not normally open to the public or which usually charge an admission fee. The event aims to encourage everyone to appreciate and help to preserve their built heritage.

The Scottish Civic Trust is the national co-ordinator for Doors Open Day across Scotland. In Aberdeen the event is organised by the Aberdeen Doors Open Day Committee which comprises of representatives from Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen Civic Society and the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.

Details of the year's venues will be published on this web-site every July/August, please see below for this year's leaflet:

•   Doors Open Day 2011

 

Contacts

• Paul Pillath
  Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure
  Aberdeen City Council
  Business Hub 4
  Marischal College
  Broad Street
  Aberdeen
  AB10 1AB
  Phone: 01224 522228
  Fax: 01224 523180
  Email: paulp@aberdeencity.gov.uk
  
  
• Scottish Civic Trust
  The Tobacco Merchant's House
  42 Miller Street
  Glasgow
  G1 1DT
  Phone: 0141 221 1466
  Fax: 0141 248 6952
  Email: dod@scottishcivictrust.org.uk