Open House Festival

Painters Hall was open to the public on Saturday 21 September as part of the Open House Festival, when we welcomed approximately 400 visitor to look around the Hall and meet members of the Company. The focus of the wider event is on architecture and the communities ‘behind’ the buildings, so this was a wonderful opportunity to discover the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. We enjoyed welcoming visitors to the building, explaining its purpose and history, and sharing information about our community, industry, and charitable work.

What is Open House Festival?

Open House Festival is an annual two-week celebration of London’s housing, architecture, and neighbourhoods. You can get inside some of London’s best-known buildings, as well as some of its best kept secrets.

Open House Festival celebrates our curiosity for what happens inside the buildings that we walk past every day; a festival that works to give all Londoners the chance to learn from the city’s best architecture and the people behind it.

What happens at Open House Festival?

As a visitor to the Open House Festival, you can get access to a huge number of remarkable buildings, landscapes and neighbourhoods all over London.