Nuestra Seņora de Guadalupe Church, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
Originally constructed in 1629, the historic Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church, has had three cycles of building, destruction, and re-building. In the 1970's a Zuni artist initiated a monumental mural project consisting of oil paintings on the interior walls of the church depicting traditional ceremonial, kachinas, and elements of oral history.
Zuni Pueblo invited Cornerstones to conduct a conditions assessment and preservation plan for their historic Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church. The conditions assessment is the first step in the eventual preservation process. The process included a comprehensive photographic documentation and a number of tests and investigations to understand the current conditions of the church. In addition, an art conservator from Mexico City assessed the murals to develop a plan for their long-term conservation.
Zuni Pueblo invited Cornerstones to conduct a conditions assessment and preservation plan for their historic Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church. The conditions assessment is the first step in the eventual preservation process. The process included a comprehensive photographic documentation and a number of tests and investigations to understand the current conditions of the church. In addition, an art conservator from Mexico City assessed the murals to develop a plan for their long-term conservation.