The Weather Lab
Encounter and experience the science, power, and beauty of weather!
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Inside The Weather Lab, museum visitors will encounter the sun, wind, clouds, precipitation and storms. Along the way, they will learn about the inextricable relationship between weather and humanity, and efforts through technology to better understand and forecast weather conditions.
The immersive and interactive exhibition includes weather pods, artifacts, interactive touchscreens, videos, images, and text panels presented within a one-of-a-kind space, created solely for the Balloon Museum by the University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning.
The Weather Lab also highlights two weather conditions that are important to Albuquerque, but for very different reasons: The famous "Albuquerque Box" and fire weather.
Passing through the Precipitation Pod, visitors will learn about rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow. Other pods include the sun, wind, and clouds. The exhibition also includes sections on storms, space weather, seasons, climate, and satellites, among others.
Major Funding for The Weather Lab provided by:
- The State of New Mexico
- Susana Martinez, Governor
- The City of Albuquerque
- Richard J. Berry, Mayor
- Dana Feldman, Director, Cultural Services Department
- The Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation
- Scott Appelman, President of the Board of Directors
- Jill Lane, Executive Director
Additional Donors and Sponsors
- Louis and Stacy Abruzzo
- Nancy Abruzzo
- AUI Inc.
- Karen Brown
- Chinook Spirit Children's Academy
- Jacqueline and Ray Costales
- Jane and Richard Cunningham
- Davis Instruments
- Anthony and Kelly Dibernardo
- Tom Fisher and Diana Schroen
- Cindy Hernandez
- Ideum
- KOB-TV
- Jill Lane
- Holly Lowe
- Janice Lucero
- Lee Mahoney
- Nikki Peone
- Krista Pink
- Angela Romero
- Rainbow Ryders
- Shamrock Janitorial Supply Co.
- Steve Stucker
- Travelin’ Jack
- Bobbie Tuley
- Kim Vesely
- Andrew and Carol Watson
Project Concept Development, Design, and Construction
- Erica C. Renz, Project Developer, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque
- University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning
- Design Group, Architects
- Facility Build, General Contractor
Project Management
- Paul Garver, Manager, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- Rita Harmon, Department of Municipal Development, City of Albuquerque
- Serge Kalajdzic, Design Group
Interactives Design and Production
- Ideum
- New Mexico Highlands University
- Simone Seagle
Content Contributors and Sources
- Earth Sky News
- Lieutenant Brian Fox, City of Albuquerque Fire Department
- Fractal Foundation
- The Met Office, United Kingdom
- Marilee Schmit Nason, Ph.D., Curator of Collections, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Forest Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Park Service
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- New Mexico State University
- New Mexico Tech
- Leah Robertson Ostro
- United States Air Force
- Wikimedia Commons
Special Thanks to
- Geoffrey Adams, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
- Jennifer Bradley, Assistant City Attorney, City of Albuquerque
- Mark Correa, Fiscal Manager, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque
- Jeff Driggers, Assistant City Attorney, City of Albuquerque
- Frank Fell, Fabricator, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- Geraldine Forbes, Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico
- Dr. David Gutzler, University of New Mexico
- Jennifer Kubica, CIP Analyst, City of Albuquerque
- Amanda M. Lujan, Curator, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- Dave Mathews, Deputy Director, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque
- Betty Anne McDermott, Center for Hands On Learning
- Karl Ortiz, Executive Assistant, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque
- Charles Sierra, Building Maintenance, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- Michael Stuart, Technical Specialist, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque
- Dena Thomas-Aouassou, Fabrication Laboratory Manager, University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning
- Efren Torres, Building Maintenance, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
- Isabelle Zamora, Management Analyst, Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque