Arts &amp; Culture News

New Associate Director Rounds Out ABQ BioPark Leadership Team

Bob Lee brings more than 20 years of animal care experience.

Department of Arts & Culture Strengthening and Diversifying Bridge to Leadership With New Initiatives

Youth programs, fellowships provide growth and development within cultural institutions.

City of Albuquerque Announces New Museums Administrator, Head Curator at the Albuquerque Museum

Both leaders are New Mexico natives with extensive experience in art, history, and museums.

Job Opening: Guest Experience - Rangers

Full-time and part-time positions are available at Tingley Beach.

Evening Tours Return at the ABQ BioPark

Attendees will learn about the fascinating nighttime behaviors of pollinators, night-blooming plants, nocturnal animals and more during evening tours at the Zoo and Botanic Garden.

Mayor Keller and the Department of Arts and Culture Present ListenABQ

Cohort of young Albuquerque-based artists developed creative response to the events and challenges of 2020.

Registration Now Open For DataFest:ArtQuest

Local hackathon combines the public's art with the public's right to know.

ABQ BioPark Announces Summer Hours

Zoo, Aquarium and Botanic Garden now open seven days a week, special evening hours throughout June.

Mayor Tim Keller and ABQ BioPark Break Ground on Asia Exhibit

Asia is the Zoo's first major expansion in decades and will feature expanded habitats for snow leopards, orangutans, Malayan tigers and more.

Two New Chimpanzees at the Zoo

Females Zoe and Siri came from the Oklahoma City Zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan breeding recommendation.

Mayor Tim Keller and Director Stephanie Stowell Give Update on Improvements at ABQ BioPark

GRT funds help with infrastructure upgrades, renovations and expanded exhibits; construction expedited during pandemic

Research Initiative Brings Light to Fireflies in New Mexico and Beyond

ABQ BioPark Assessors Help Lay Important Groundwork for Firefly Conservation

ABQ BioPark Says Goodbye to Penari the Malayan Tiger, Welcomes His Brother Bunga

Moves are part of the Species Survival Plan for this critically endangered tiger subspecies.

ABQ BioPark Says Goodbye to Genade the Hartmann's mountain zebra

Genade had been at the BioPark since November 2016.

Help Us Save the Lives of Thousands of Sea Turtles

Endangered turtles in Texas are at risk due to unprecedented freezing weather.

Zoo Says Goodbye to Azeo the Snow Leopard

He was the oldest male in Association of Zoos and Aquariums facilities.

In Boost to Conservation of Endangered Species, ABQ BioPark's Wolf Pack to Be Released Into the Wild

Kawi, Ryder & 7 pups temporarily in a facility in Mexico, will be introduced to the wild after learning to hunt, survive on their own.

Water Filtration Systems to Get an Upgrade Thanks to Parks and Recreation Department

The ABQ BioPark received about $300,000 worth of pumps, sand filters and related equipment.

Reptile Team Wins City Award for Safety

Award is given quarterly to to individuals or work sections.

End of Year Thanks

Although 2020 came with challenges, the ABQ BioPark has a lot to celebrate.

Stephanie Stowell Named as New ABQ BioPark Director

Stowell brings years of experience to the ABQ BioPark, where she's served as associate director since July 2019.

Baby Macaroni Penguins on the Way!

ABQ BioPark expecting two chicks this December from mother Minnow and father Jamison. The couple previously had a chick together at Sea World.

ABQ BioPark Celebrates 20 Years of Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Conservation

Staff from the BioPark’s Aquatic Conservation Facility released 34,000 minnows into the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on November 16, another release planned later this month