Top 7 Interesting sites to see at Doors Open London & London Culture Days

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Maybe this is the weekend.  Maybe this is the weekend when those people that I know that live in Toronto and the GTA, Kitchener/Waterloo, Windsor, Sarnia, Chatham, maybe this is the weekend they take a drive down the 401 or the 402 and they come to discover the beauty of London.  I often find myself in Toronto and I always say to my blogging friends, you should come to London, it’s not THAT far. 

Why not come for the weekend and have a look around.  This is the perfect weekend to do that because one of my favourite events in the fall is the Doors Open events.  This year Doors Open London and London Culture Days will be held this weekend – Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29, 2014.

Remember:

  • admission is free
  • some locations are opened Saturday or Sunday or both
  • take advantage of some of the other locations around these special sites.  There are unique neighbourhoods to explore.
  • take pictures and post them on Instagram or twitter use #LDNculture and #LdnOnt hashtags (follow me on twitter or Instagram)
  • there are plenty of locations to visit these are just my top 7
Doors Open London

Doors Open London and London Culture Days is a two-day event that opens up spaces and offers activities throughout London, free of charge, for local residents and visitors to engage with. These key events have become widely recognized as a weekend of communal gathering, celebration and recognition for London’s arts and heritage sector, featuring hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, etc. at work in their community. Fun for the whole family!

Fifty sites are open for exploration free of charge. ”

7 of the Top Sites to see this weekend at Doors Open London

(descriptions all from the Culture Days Doors Open website)

Labatt Memorial Park

Labatt Memorial Park London Ontario

Labatt Memorial Park is the world’s oldest continuously operating baseball park. For the past 134 years, it has been home to minor, senior and professional baseball. Mooney Gibson, Satchel Paige, Ferguson Jenkins, Lester B. Pearson and Wayne Gretzky have all played a little ball here. It is now home to London Majors.  {Saturday, September 27, 2014 – 8:30pm to 9:30pm}

Centre for Digital and Performance Arts, Fanshawe College Downtown Campus

Located in the Howard W. Rundle building in the heart of downtown London, the centre brings together some of Fanshawe’s most creative and innovative minds.  The centre provides our students with fantastic opportunities to hone their skills and flourish in programs such as 3D Animation and Character Design, Interactive Media, Technical Costume Studies and Theatre Arts.  Fanshawe invites you to discover everything that our Centre for Digital and Performance Arts has to offer. {Saturday, September 27, 2014 – 10:00am to 2:00pm}

The A visit to the Museum of Ontario Archaeology

It will take you back in time 500 years ago as you explore the re-created village of the Neutral Attawandaron Iroquois and the collection of southwestern Ontario’s archaeological discoveries. A self-guided tour of the Museum unveils 11,000 years of history of First Nations peoples matched with archaeological artifacts that help uncover past tools, techniques, and culture. The feature gallery displays artwork from local Metis artist Ken Rollinson. {Saturday and Sunday September 27-28, 2014 – 10:00am to 4:30pm}

Eldon House

Virtually unchanged since the last century, Eldon House is London’s oldest residence and contains family heirlooms, furnishings and priceless treasures of the Harris family as well as a beautiful 19th-century style garden. Built-in 1834 for John and Amelia Harris, this historic home remained in the family until 1960 when it was donated to the City of London. Although surrounded by the city today, the house and its gardens are a place of beauty and tranquillity. {Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2014 – 10:00am to 4:00pm}

Museum London

Museum London is a not-for-profit cultural organization, whose mission is to inspire and educate our community by preserving and sharing our art and history. At the heart of a great museum is its collection, and Museum London is proud to have one of Canada’s most important art collections, and one of the most significant historical artefact collections in Ontario. Our art collection has more than 5,000 regional and Canadian works including paintings by Paul Peel, the Group of Seven, Jack Chambers and Greg Curnoe and our 45,000 regional historical artefacts detail a fascinating record of our community’s accomplishments. {Sunday, September 28, 2014 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm}

The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum

Royal Regimental Museum

The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum tells the story of Canada’s first Infantry Regiment established within the permanent force. The museum is located at Wolseley Barracks, military architecture purposed-built in 1886-1888 by the Dominion Government to house «D» Company of the Infantry School Corps. {Saturday, September 27, 2014 – 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, September 28, 2014 – 10:00am to 5:00pm}

London Life Insurance Company

London Life Building

Enter this impressive Neo-Classical building and discover the wonderful architectural features that have graced the foyer since 1926. Learn about London Life’s involvement in World War 1 in the exhibit gallery. Then, take a self-guided tour to the building’s 4th floor where one can view further exhibits outlining the company’s rich history, capped off by a visit to our beautiful auditorium with a full proscenium stage. {Sunday, September 28, 2014 – 10:00am to 4:00pm}

You can get the official Doors Open London (DOL)/ London Culture Days (LCD) map guide?

Official DOL/LCD map guides will be available in September 2013 at:

  • London Heritage Council office, Doors Open London Headquarters and London Arts Council , London Culture Days Headquarters
  • All branches of the London Public Library
  • Both Tourism London locations
  • All London Community Centers
  • Downtown London Office
  • All DOL/LCD site locations on the event weekend

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46 thoughts on “Top 7 Interesting sites to see at Doors Open London & London Culture Days”

  1. I’ve been there… a LONG time ago to London, Ontario, Canada. One of my friends attended the University at the time and rather than do spring break in a warm place, I visited them. Lots of stuff to do there. 🙂

  2. I love the new Fanshawe performing arts centre building from the outside. It looks so lovely. The architecture is really quite attractive and to me it elevates the look of that strip of Dundas.

  3. London is on my list to visit. I’m going to keep this festival in mind, for when I travel to your neck of the woods. I hope to check this off on my bucket list soon. Thanks for giving me ideas for my 2nd wedding anniversary.

  4. Doors Open sounds like an awesome idea! We have something like that here in Victoria. 🙂 If I wasn’t on the other side of the country, I’d totally come! I love touring my town – or those nearby. 🙂

  5. Ooh, if I had a license to drive (lol) and didn’t have family dropping by this weekend, I probably would have checked out London this weekend! I love Open Door events, like this, and London has some gorgeous historical and architectural finds according to your list up there. Thanks for the heads up hun! <3

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