Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum

The Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum is an archaeological museum situated within Mesa Verde National Park. The museum offers a short film providing an overview of Mesa Verde National Park and the history of archeological work there, as well as displays of artifacts including pottery, baskets, weavings, tools, household implements, and other archeological finds from the Mesa Verde region. It also features five dioramas that offer interpretations of prehistoric Mesa Verde and of the Ancestral Puebloans in their daily lives. The museum building, constructed between 1922-1925, is an early example of 'parkitecture' and is made from local buff sandstone with projecting wood beams. The museum is situated on Chapin Mesa, near Spruce Tree Canyon, and offers a view of Spruce Tree House, one of the largest and best preserved cliff dwellings in the park