Open Space Visitor Center (OSVC)
Contact
Hours & Location
Hours
Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closures
The Open Space Visitor Center is closed on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Location
The Open Space Visitor Center is located at 6500 Coors NW. View the Open Space Visitor Center map.
Location: 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 897-8831
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 900am - 5:00pm
The Open Space Visitor Center has exhibits interpreting the natural and cultural resources the Open Space Division protects. It also features an art gallery, agricultural fields that draw a variety of wildlife and stunning views of the Sandia Mountains.
COVID-19 UPDATE (12/2/2020): In accordance with the current Public Health Order, the Open Space Visitor Center is open at 25 percent capacity. Please do your part by staying home as much as possible, wearing a mask and social distancing when you must go out, and washing your hands often.
Open Space Email List
Visitor Center Art Gallery & Land Art
Visitor Center GalleryFor more information about future art shows at the Visitor Center, see the Gallery Schedule.
- Ongoing: LAND/ART, site-specific works near the Open Space Visitor Center.
- If you are interested in submitting your work to the gallery, please view Open Space Visitor Center Gallery information.
The Open Space Visitor Center in the News
- How to Build Discovery into a Place: the Open Space Visitor Center, an article by See Yourself Teaching.
- Local producer Anthony Della Flora and videographers Blaise Koller and Charles (Bazz) McClain have been nominated for a Rocky Mountain Emmy® for "Flight Path: The Flyway Project". This mini documentary chronicles the artistic and political process of one of Albuquerque's high profile public artworks.
Agriculture & Wildlife
The Open Space Visitor Center manages approximately 18 acres of agricultural land for the benefit of wildlife. The farm rotates corn, sorghum, millet, and alfalfa that feed winter migratory birds and other local wildlife, including pollinators.
The Open Space Visitor Center also offers comfortable indoor and outdoor viewing areas where you can watch Sandhill cranes and other migratory birds during their fall and winter migratory season.
Learn more about the Sandhill cranes.
The Flyway Project
Flyway is an iconic piece of public art that is located near the City of Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center at the corner of Coors and Bosque Meadows Road.
Documentary Video: Flight Path: The Flyway Project, by Albuquerque Public Art program.
Artist Robert Wilson talks about Flyway his latest work that was commissioned by the Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement program.
Volunteer with the Visitor Center
For more information on how you can be involved in the development of this exciting facility, call (505) 768-4960.
For the next scheduled Open Space Visitor Center volunteer training, check our calendar of events.
Out of Doors: Acts of Ecology in Albuquerque
Crane Music
Corvid Conversations
Atmospheric Proximity
New Mexico Landscapes
RIVER: A Reconstruction of the Rio Grande
