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Fresno Aquarium

designed by Fresno’s own
world-renowned architect
Arthur Dyson, FAIA
is being built on our 10 acres along Hwy 99
overlooking the San Joaquin River

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Dec 7

Fresno Art Hub Paint-Around Fundraiser 2013

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December 7, 2013 – Fresno Art Hub and A Sense of Place art galleries, located next door to one another on Van Ness Avenue just north of Fresno High School, hosted a unique event called a Paint-Around to raise funds for the Fresno Aquarium project and Valley Public Radio.

Dec 2

Work continues on site plan details

Reviewing Fresno Aquarium site plan

December 2, 2013 – Since contracting with Fresno’s Yamabe & Horn Engineering, Inc. for civil engineering in August, Aquarius Aquarium Institute has been working with David Horn, PE to create a new site plan for the first structure of the Fresno Aquarium…

Aug 13

Yamabe & Horn

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August 13, 2013 – On Monday night, the Aquarius Aquarium Institute board of directors approved the selection of Yamabe & Horn of Fresno as the Civil Engineers for our Fresno Aquarium life support basement project.

In 2008…

Jun 4

A Gift for Grads and Dads

June 4, 2013 – The Fresno Aquarium would like to suggest a gift idea for both grads and dads – a concrete block! We know it’s not as sexy as a new sports car or a night out on the town, but…

May 4

Whales and Dolphins?


May 4, 2013 – Every so often we receive inquiries asking whether the Fresno Aquarium has plans to exhibit large ocean mammals such as whales and dolphins. It is important for people to know that we have never had plans to exhibit marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, dolphins or whales. The Fresno Aquarium project is not…

Dec 28

From the Ground Up

December 28, 2012 – Have you ever heard of a CMU? A Concrete Masonry Unit is a block that can be lifted by an individual and easily placed to become a part of a much larger wall of a building…