The original kiva murals at Coronado Historic Site are back on display. New Mexico Historic Sites has spent the last year renovating the mural room and video orientation room at the site. Visitors may watch the video to learn more about the site’s history, take a docent-led tour of Kuaua Village, and view ancient murals. Courtesy photo

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The original Kiva murals from ancient Kuaua Pueblo at Coronado Historic Site are back on display after a year of renovations to the Kiva mural room.

New Mexico Historic Sites has spent the last year renovating the mural room which included much needed floor, wall, and window repairs, upgrades to the security system and new exhibit lighting to help preserve and maintain the environment for the murals. In addition to these renovations, the Visitor Center roof was replaced, and the orientation video room was renovated. Visitors are invited to watch the orientation video, take a docent-led tour of Kuaua Village to see a reconstructed kiva, and view the ancient murals.

Coronado Historic Site and the ancient Kuaua Pueblo offer a unique perspective on the Pueblo peoples who inhabited Kuaua Village between AD 1300 and 1700, as well as the history of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s expedition into the area in 1540.

Visitors can explore the site’s small museum exhibit, watch an orientation video, tour the site, and see 500-year-old murals that depict life in New Mexico at the time of Coronado’s contact with Indigenous Peoples. The murals are among the best preserved in New Mexico. Visit https://nmhistoricsites.org/coronado.