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Monday: closed Tuesday: 10:00 – 18:00 h Wednesday: 11:00 – 18:00 h Thursday to Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00 h

Special hours: September 15: 10:00 – 14:00 h December 24 and 31: 10:00 – 14:00 h

Closed during: January 1st May 1st June 2nd September 16th December 13th and 25th

Londres 247, Col. Del Carmen, Coyoacán, CDMX, México, 04100

NO IN-PERSON TICKET SALES.

GENERAL ADMISSION  $320.00

NATIONAL ADMISSION (with valid official identification) $160.00

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS (with valid identification) $60.00 high school students and above $30.00 elementary and middle school students $60.00 teachers

SENIORS $30.00

GUIDES AND TOUR OPERATORS $60.00

FREE ADMISSION Children 6 years or younger, accompanied. People with disabilities. People with limited resources.

The ticket includes taking photographs, using mobile devices without flash, of the artworks and spaces of the Museum, solely for personal use. For any other purpose, authorization from Banco de México Fideicomiso Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo is required. For more information. please consult:  museofridakahlo.org.mx

Card payments are accepted MasterCard, VISA and AMERICAN EXPRESS (not valid for online payments) Prices in MXN.

With your payment, we maintain the Museum, and we conserve and restore the collection Frida Kahlo-Diego Rivera.

Admission includes courtesy to visit the Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum, in Coyoacan.

Facturación

The Museum reserves the right to bar admission to anyone:

• under the effects of toxic substances
• chewing gum
• sharp objects
• pets (except for service animals with a copy of a medical document certifying the need)

Items that must be left at the coat check (service temporarily closed):

• bags or packages larger than 35 cm / 13¾ in.
• selfie-sticks
• strollers and baby carriers

Inside the Museum:

• Register before entering if you are there for work purposes (suppliers, tour guides, tour operators, the press)
• Remove your hat, cap, and sunglasses.
• Do not touch any artwork on display indoors and outdoors.
• Turn off your cellphone and other devices.
• Respect the barriers marking restricted areas.
• Do no record videos anywhere in the Museum (indoors and outdoors).
• You may take photos in the outdoor patios and gardens.
• You may take photos without flash indoors once you buy a permit at the ticket booth.
• Do not give guided tours or explanations to groups indoors.
• Supervise your children during the visit; try to hold their hand; no running and playing are permitted.

Safe museum

When you enter, scan QR code or send SMS with folio fkls3js al 51515.

Check your temperature is lower than 37.5º.

Pay services only by card.

No belongings larger than 35 x 20 cm / 13¾ x 7⅞ in. (coat check temporarily closed).

Maintain a safe distance.

Wear a facemask.

Use hand sanitizer from Museum dispensers.

Do not touch any surface.

Once you exit, do not re-enter.

Guided visits

Enjoy the Museum patios, based on your category (preschool, primary, secondary, high school, higher learning and experts).

Committed to our community, we offer tours to seniors, children’s homes, and persons with intellectual, visual, hearing, or motor disabilities.

Enjoy the performance Feet, what do I need them for, if I have wings to fly , presented by the Asociación Teatral Luna de Plata.

We want to be closer to you. Come with us on our virtual guided tours on Zoom.

• At the Frida we want to meet you.
• Enjoy the stories of the people who lived in this house and the world where Frida lived, beneath the shade of the trees where she once wandered.

Accessibility

As a House Museum, we must preserve the original architectural design. Nevertheless, there is free admission and support for visitors with a disability: special parking spots, wheelchairs, crutches, ramps, an elevator, labels in Braille for certain areas, personnel trained in Mexican Sign Language.

THE FRIDABUS SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE MOMMENT Let the Fridabus take you! Roundtrip from the Museo Frida Kahlo to the Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, in Coyoacán. Costs: (MX pesos) $160 adults $80 children under 8 It includes transport, admission to both Museums and their temporary exhibitions.

On sale only at the Museo Frida Kahlo.

Hours: Weekends

*Service provided by Autobuses Estrella Roja * Subject to availability

Video guide

$80 general public $50 students *Subject to availability

Shop and Coffee

Museum shop:

Get something to remind you of Frida: jewelry, souvenirs, art books, and much more.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00 h Wednesday: 11:00 – 18:00 h

Coffee : Indulge your cravings!

Mission: To invite the world to an aesthetic experience and personal encounter with Frida Kahlo in her most intimate spaces, where we promote knowledge and the preservation of her legacy, as well as her relationship to art and Mexican traditions.

Vision: To be the beacon and hub for research, dissemination, and understanding of Frida Kahlo’s life and work, as well as of her artistic, ideological, and social milieu, in a moving experience that goes beyond inspiration and personal empowerment.

• To achieve economic stability to keep the Frida Kahlo Museum and Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum open to the public.
• To have security systems for the stewardship of the building and the work.
• To offer visitors a meaningful experience and attention of the highest caliber.
• To raise funds for the conservation and restoration of the collection and building housing the Museum.
• To expand the Museum’s variety of cultural activities to generate greater public interest in Frida Kahlo’s life and work.
• To promote the development of artistic sensibility as an integral part of the life of individuals.
• To offer different experiences in the Museum such as visits with video guides, kids’ tours, dramatized visits, and tours for people with disabilities.
• To train Museum personnel to offer the optimum service and protect the collection.
• To spread awareness of the legacy of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Perla Labarthe Álvarez General Coordination [email protected]

Administration [email protected]

Public Relations and Public Outreach [email protected]

Cultural Activities and Educational Communication [email protected]

Communication and Press [email protected]

Tickets [email protected]

Downloadable files

• Frida Kahlo Biographies
• Bibliography Mexican art
• Bibliography Mexican muralism
• Bibliography Frida Kahlo
• Bibliography Diego Rivera
• The Blue House
• FK's Dresses
• BIOGRAFIA DI FRIDA KAHLO
• TRASCENDE L’EREDITÀ PIÙ MODERNA
• LA CASA AZUL: L’UNIVERSO INTIMO DI FRIDA KAHLO
• BIOGRAFIE FRIDA KAHLOS
• DAS BLAUE HAUS: DAS INTIME UNIVERSUM FRIDA KAHLOS
• DAS MODERNSTE VERMÄCHTNIS WIRD DURCHDRUNGEN

LA CASA AZUL

CONSERVATION OF THE COLLECTION

ARTWORK REPRODUCTION REQUESTS

To request permission to reproduce artworks by Frida Kahlo or Diego Rivera:

In Mexico, contact the Fideicomiso de los Museos Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, del Banco de México: Lic. Luis Rodrigo Saldaña [email protected] Lic. Carla Barri Rosendo: [email protected] Telephone: 555237 2144

From abroad, please contact the Artists Rights Society: Maria Fernanda Meza: [email protected] Address: 536 Broadway, Fifth Floor / New York, NY 10012 Telephone: (001) 212 420 9160 Website: www.arsny.com

Consulting the Archives The Archives are currently closed for reorganization. Thank you for your understanding. Xochiquetzal González [email protected]

FACILITIES´ RENTAL

The Museum opens its doors to create the ideal atmosphere for your event. The gardens, architecture and location of the Casa Azul will make your event unforgettable. Contact us.

Ariadna Togo Public relations [email protected]

JOIN OUR TEAM

What do we offer?

Students can fulfill their social service or professional practice requirements through activities or projects in which they can apply their skills in the Museo Frida Kahlo.

Students can also learn new skills to gain professional experience, such as learning about how museum work is conducted, organizational capacity, cultural promotion development, design, outreach, attending to the public, infrastructure maintenance, specialized maintenance, educational communication, and getting an idea of how exhibitions are managed and installed.

We offer a pleasant workplace where students can work more closely with art.

Support Areas

• Communication and Graphic Design
• Research and Registrar’s Office
• Exhibitions
• Restoration and Conservation
• Infrastructure Maintenance
• Specialized Maintenance
• Visitor Services
• Educational Communication
• Public Relations
• Cultural Promotion

If you are interested, please send an e-mail to [email protected] , with the following information: Your area of interest Name of your university and your major area of study Attach a CV and a portfolio, if relevant

VOLUNTEERS’ PROGRAM

The Museo Frida Kahlo Volunteers’ Program is designed for all those who have an altruistic interest in supporting the museum and wish to contribute to the Museum’s work by serving as volunteers, who seek to be more involved in the life of museums, and who would like to promote and strengthen the city’s art and culture.

The program seeks volunteers who wish to offer support to Museum personnel in performing different activities in the areas of: Visitor Services, Guides, Cultural Activities, Communication and Design, Exhibitions, Restoration, and Specialized Maintenance.

If you are interested, please send an e-mail to [email protected] , for further information.

OPEN INVITATION

The Museo Frida Kahlo invites you to collaborate with its online translation program, from Spanish to French or English .

If you can help us, please send your CV to  [email protected]

If you are a native speaker of another language, please indicate what language(s) you speak.

Places of interest

a) Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum b) Leon Trotsky House Museum c) National Museum of Popular Cultures d) National Museum of Watercolor “Alfredo Guati Rojo” e) Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Study House Museum

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PRIVACY NOTICE

FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM WEBSITE POLICY CONCERNING PRIVACY AND THE USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

Entity Responsible for Protecting Your Personal Information

Banco de México is the Fiduciary of the Trust for the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums, through the Directorship of the Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum and Frida Kahlo Museum, domiciled in the Frida Kahlo Museum, at Londres 247, Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacán, Alcaldía Coyoacán, C.P. 04100, Ciudad de México.

In compliance with the provisions of Article 15 of the Federal Law of Protection of Personal Information in the Possession of Private Parties, we communicate our policy concerning privacy and the use of personal information:

1. Your personal information will be used to be able to contact you about your questions, requests, or comments, to evaluate the quality of our services, to conduct studies on consumer habits and preferences, as well as to promote our activities.

2. For the purposes indicated in this privacy statement, we can collect your personal information in different ways: when you provide it directly, through our bulletin and our surveys. The information that you provide will not be shared, distributed, or sold.

The personal information that we collect through the bulletin are name and e-mail; information collected through surveys conducted by the Museum are name, gender, age, municipality of residence, occupation, level of education, and e-mail.

3. If you wish to be removed from our database or to update your information, you may at any time request to be removed or to have your information corrected via an e-mail to: [email protected] or in writing to the Dirección del Museo Frida Kahlo, Londres 247, Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacán, Alcaldía Coyoacán, C.P. 04100, Ciudad de México.

4. Your request might be included in the statistical reports prepared to track institutional advances made by the Frida Kahlo Museum. These reports are solely for statistical purposes and will not include information permitting the identification of individuals. 5. Your personal information can be provided to third parties in accordance with what is strictly stated in the applicable legislation. 6. The entity responsible for the protection of your personal information has sufficient physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect it. 7. Any change in this privacy statement will be made known through communiqués on this website or through messages to the e-mail you have provided for this purpose.

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are universal, help us to spread and preserve their great legacy together.

Your donation is important.

School tours

Request them a week in advance at: [email protected]

Maximum capacity:

30 students per hour

Approximate duration:

Language and cost:

(prices in MX pesos; does not include admission) $600 Spanish $700 English

Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 – 17:00 Wednesday: 11:00 – 17:00 h

Guided tours for our community

Committed to our community, we offer tours for seniors, children’s homes, persons with intellectual, hearing, visual, or motor disabilities, among others. All our tours are conducted in a safe space of respect and are accompanied by Museum personnel.

For more info: [email protected]

Dramatized tours

Maximum capacity: Unlimited

Language and cost: (price in MX pesos, per person, includes admission. Pick up the tickets at the Museum at least 1 hour before the event) $200 Spanish

Hours: Last Wednesday of every month 19:00 – 20:00 *Programming subject to change without notice

Virtual tours

For families and companies: [email protected]

For schools, institutions and/or foundations:   [email protected]

Private and corporate tours

At the Frida we want to meet you. Enjoy the stories of the people who lived in this house and the world where Frida lived, beneath the shade of the trees where she once wandered.

Request them a week in advance: [email protected]

Maximum capacity: 15 people

Duration: 45 minutes

Languages and costs: (prices in MX pesos; does not include admission) $600 Spanish $700 English

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00 – 17:00 h Wednesday: 11:00 – 17:00 h

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A visitor’s guide to the enchanting Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City

Frida Kahlo Museum , also known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House) is one of the most visited museums in Mexico. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about visiting this famous museum in Mexico City .

I am not Mexican, but when I was young, my mother would always dress up like Frida and have Frida-themed parties with her friends.

I always wondered who this person was and why the world imitated her extremely strange outfits and flowers around their head.

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Where I am from, this is a very popular Halloween costume. Even though people have no idea who Frida was, her portrait is famous in my country – an image of love, art, fear, suffering, and the joy of being alive.

Finally, I moved to Mexico and was able to visit the Frida Kahlo blue house. In this guide, I will share with you some of my experiences including Frida’s colorful life history.

If you are wondering where it is located, Frida’s Blue House is located in the Coyoacan neighborhood of Mexico City. [Open on Google Maps]

Is Frida Kahlo Museum worth visiting?

I enjoyed the whole tour and the only negative thing I can say about it is that the number of people seemed to be uncontrolled.

They say that they are monitoring the people entering every hour and that there’s a certain number per day but I still found it very crowded inside.

I even missed the inside of the house because the line was just really long. On the other hand, the museum is worth visiting because, well, this is Frida’s house. That’s enough reason to visit!

The only hassle of visiting Frida Kahlo Museum is that tickets are hard and more often than not, tourists are discouraged to get tickets.

But I tell you, if you have the time, you can’t skip this museum! It is one of the most visited museums in Mexico City and in the world!

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Best Frida Kahlo Museum Tour

Our recommended Frida Kahlo Museum tour includes visiting the Coyoacan neighborhood and a churros experience in one of the best churros in town.

You can also opt to do this tour on foot or on a bicycle (the price is the same). Children are also welcome on this tour, and families enjoy this activity!

Prices for this tour start at $99 USD for adults and $39 USD for toddlers.

🧭 Use the code INSIDER10 to get a 10% discount on this Frida Kahlo Museum Tour upon checkout.

How to get Frida Kahlo Museum tickets?

The museum does not sell tickets in person. You must purchase them online or sign up for a tour to get access.

This online ticket portal is always sold out , so buying way in advance is best (1-3 months).

The website to buy tickets above is in Spanish, but you can also purchase them on an English website, which is slightly more expensive.

But the English booking platform, hosted on Viator , was reportedly canceling the reservations last minute.

Meaning, if even if you book months in advance, they can still cancel it. The best way is to go through the official platforms.

However, they only show 2 calendar months for booking so you must attentively check the website, which can be a pain.

Alternatively, if you are in Mexico City and find yourself without Frida Kahlo tickets, you can go to the restaurant in Coyoacan called Centenario 107 .

The restaurant has a ticket vending machine, but I cannot assure you that you will get one. It’s worth trying though!

You don’t have to order food in Centenario to use the Frida Kahlo Museum ticket vending machine. However, it’s one of the best restaurants in Coyoacan so try it when you have the time!

It’s only a 4-minute walk from the museum!

Coyoacan, Frida Kahlo Museum and Xochimilco

Frida Kahlo Museum tour, Coyoacan, and street food

Do Frida Kahlo Museum tickets sell out?

Frida Kahlo Museum tickets can sell out, especially during peak tourist seasons, weekends, or holidays.

The museum has a limited capacity, so purchase your tickets at least 1-3 months in advance.

You cannot visit Frida Kahlo Museum without a reservation and only tickets from official sellers are honored.

There is a walk-in line at the entrance of the Frida Kahlo Museum but it might take you hours to get through since you’re just taking a chance.

But try it – one of my friends managed to go from walking in!

How much does Frida Kahlo Museum cost?

Below are the prices for weekdays, Monday to Friday:

• 250 pesos ($15 USD):  general admission/foreigners
• 110 pesos ($7 USD) : Mexican citizens with an official ID

Weekend prices are different, so please refer to the list below:

• $270 MXN ($16 USD) : general admission/foreigners
• 130 pesos ($8 USD) : Mexican citizens with an official ID

Students and teachers who can present valid enrolment identification have different price ranges. High school, University, and teacher students pay 50 pesos ($3 USD) every day of the week.

All week, elementary students and seniors (with ID) are charged 25 pesos ($1.50 USD).

Please note that the age for seniors in Frida Kahlo Museum (and in most of Mexico) is 60 years old.

Frida Kahlo Museum offers free entrance to children ages 8 and below, persons with a disability, and even people who want to see the museum but don’t have money to pay as long as they request it in advance.

Other fees and tickets include:

• 50 pesos ($3 USD) : tour guides and travel operators
• 30 pesos ($1.80 USD) : permission to take photographs without a flash (indoor areas). Taking pictures outdoors is allowed and free of charge.

💲 These prices include a courtesy visit to Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum .

Lastly, if you are not visiting the museum with a guide, you can pay for a video guide for 80 pesos ($4.78 USD) . Students with valid IDs can get it for 50 pesos ($3 USD) .

Note that this is limited and is subject to availability. You can pay for this at the museum.

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Frida Kahlo Museum virtual tour

If you are not in Mexico City and want to see the blue house, the museum also offers virtual tours where you can freely navigate the museum on your own!

Click here  to view Frida’s house from the comfort of your home. It’s FREE!

Things to do inside Frida Kahlo Museum

At the Frida Kahlo Museum, you can engage in a variety of activities to appreciate and learn about the life and work of the celebrated Mexican artist.

Some of the things you can do at the museum include:

Explore the Blue House

The museum is housed in La Casa Azul, the vibrant blue residence where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died.

You can walk through the rooms of the house, which are preserved to reflect the time when Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, lived there.

View artwork s

The museum showcases a collection of Frida Kahlo’s paintings, including some of her most famous works as well as lesser-known pieces.

You can admire her art and learn about her unique style and themes.

Discover personal belongings

The museum exhibits a variety of Kahlo’s personal items, such as her clothing, jewelry, and wheelchair. These objects offer a glimpse into her life and the challenges she faced due to her physical disabilities.

Learn about Diego Rivera

As the home of both Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the museum also features some of Rivera’s artwork and personal items, allowing visitors to learn about the couple’s life together and their impact on each other’s work.

Explore the garden

The Blue House is surrounded by a lush garden filled with native plants, sculptures, and a replica of the pyramid structure that Kahlo and Rivera had in their original garden.

You can spend time in the garden, appreciating the serene atmosphere and the connection to the artists’ lives.

Attend events or workshops

The museum occasionally hosts temporary exhibitions, workshops, lectures, or other events related to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, or Mexican art and culture in general.

You can check the museum’s official website or social media channels for information on upcoming events during your visit.

Watch performances

You can watch the museum performance called “Feet,  what do I need them for, if I have wings to fly ,” a famous quote by Frida Kahlo brought to life by the Luna de Plata Theatre Association.

Get on the Fridabus

The Fridabus is an activity where you can visit the Frida Kahlo Museum and Diego Rivera Anahuacalli at the same time.

It costs 160 pesos ($10 USD) for adults and 80 pesos ($5 USD) for children below 8 years of age. Prices already include the tickets to both museums and transportation.

🎟️ You can only buy this ticket at the gates of the Frida Kahlo Museum and it only runs  every weekend .

Coffee shop at the Frida Kahlo Museum

There is a souvenir shop inside the museum where you can buy souvenirs and order coffee while sitting at the garden.

The shop is open from Tuesday to Sunday (10 AM – 6 PM) and Wednesdays from 11 AM – 6 PM.

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11 important rules when visiting the museum

These are some rules you should take note when visiting the museum:

• Backpacks no larger than 35 x 20 cm (13¾ x 7⅞ inches) are allowed in the museum. If your backpack is larger, you can leave it at reception. The coat room is temporarily unavailable until further notice so travel light!
• Once you exit, you cannot re-enter the museum.
• You can take photos without a flash only in the outdoor areas. If you are taking photos inside the exhibits, you must pay for a permit for 30 pesos ($1.79 USD). Still, flash is not allowed indoors. Video recording is not allowed.
• Do not touch anything in the museum.
• Bring a face mask as it is still required in the museum.
• Suitcases, sharp objects, chewing gum, and firearms are not allowed in the museum.
• You can’t bring umbrellas, food, toys, liquids, selfie sticks, strollers, and baby carriers to the museum.
• Only service animals that can provide a medical document/certification are allowed inside.
• Don’t wear hats, caps, and sunglasses inside.
• Do not cross barriers in restricted areas.
• No running for children. Make sure your kids are supervised.

Why is Frida Kahlo Museum popular?

Frida Kahlo Museum is popular because it offers a unique and personal perspective on the life and work of a beloved artist, allowing visitors to connect with her in a way that may not be possible through her art alone.

Below are some reasons why Frida Kahlo Museum is popular:

Connection to Frida Kahlo

The museum was the birthplace and residence of Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico’s most celebrated artists. Kahlo is known for her powerful self-portraits and unique artistic style.

The museum offers a glimpse into her life and the environment in which she created her art.

Personal belongings and artwork

The museum displays a collection of Kahlo’s personal belongings, such as clothing, jewelry, and her wheelchair, providing an intimate look at her life.

Additionally, some of her most iconic paintings and lesser-known works are exhibited, offering visitors a chance to see her art up close.

Diego Rivera’s influence

Frida Kahlo’s husband, Diego Rivera, was a renowned Mexican muralist. The couple’s shared life and creative partnership are evident in the museum, showcasing some of Rivera’s artwork and belongings.

Cultural and historical significance

The museum not only celebrates the life and work of Frida Kahlo but also provides insight into Mexican culture and history during her time.

The architecture, furniture, and artifacts on display help visitors understand the social and cultural context in which Kahlo and Rivera lived.

Beautiful setting

The Blue House is known for its vibrant blue walls and lush garden, which create a serene and inspiring atmosphere.

You can have the opportunity to explore the house and garden, which provide a lovely backdrop for understanding and appreciating Kahlo’s work.

Frida Kahlo Museum history

Born in 1907 in La Casa Azul in Mexico City, Frida is considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists. The blue house was built by his father Guillermo Kahlo in 1904 and this is where Frida grew up and died.

During the Mexican Revolution, the Kahlo family was financially challenged and they were not able to pay the mortgage, including Frida’s medical care.

This is when Frida’s husband, Diego Rivera came into the picture. He purchased the home which paid off the mortgage and debt that Frida’s father accumulated, both in building the house and paying for Frida’s accident.

At age 6, Frida contracted polio which crippled her right leg. It grew shorter than her left leg which made her limp.

When Frida was 18, the bus she was riding collided with a trolley car, making her paralyzed for most of her life.

As she experienced poor health at a very young age, Frida’s revolutionary work inspired many of us today – that one’s life should not stop because of these ‘pains.’

Frida continued to live the life she always imagined by doing what she loved most: art. Little did she know that one day, she will be a big icon not just in Mexico but all over the world.

Inside the Frida Kahlo house

Frida Kahlo’s house is exaggeratedly blue, an iconic color in Mexico. There is a massive courtyard with a souvenir shop with seating areas surrounded by plants.

But part of this visit that I enjoyed the most was Frida’s collection of clothes. You’ve seen how Frida expressed herself through her clothing.

This is called Tehuana traditional clothing, a fascinating matriarchal society based in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico.

The name Tehuantepec was given by the Aztecs. It signifies the corridor of land on which the people reside.

For Frida Kahlo, the Tehuana traditional dress is not only an object that she adopted to her body to hide her imperfections but something she fused with and wore like a second skin.

The Tehuana matriarchal society is administrated and dominated by women, and as such, their traditional attire is a strong symbol of female power and independence.

It has been said that Frida adopted this image to please her husband, Diego Rivera who was fond of the powerful Zapotec women from this region of Mexico.

Nonetheless, this exhibition of Frida’s dresses proposes that far from being a simple act of love, her use of a hybrid dress was a calculated stylization.

Frida Kahlo was able to perceive the semiotic quality of clothing, which lies within its role as a metaphorical vehicle, and is also easily understood by the eye of the onlooker.

Frida’s use of this traditional dress to strengthen her identity, reaffirm her political beliefs, and conceal her imperfections also built on her own sense of heritage and personal history.

These wardrobes were only discovered in La Casa Azul in April 2004. It was hidden in the upper part of the house, in a tiled bathroom adjacent to Frida’s room.

Her clothes were kept for more than 50 years at the request of her husband, muralist Diego Rivera. Around 300 dresses and jewelry, including her orthopedic wardrobes were discovered.

Another interesting thing is the display of her orthopedic devices in the Frida Kahlo Museum. Below is a text by author Hayden Herrera, published Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo .

Disability: a body less than perfect

Frida started identifying clothes as tools to create her own identity and conceal her physical imperfections at a very early age.

Two tragedies that were to befall Frida, even before she reached what is today considered the age of adulthood, would inform her wardrobe as much as they were to later form the bedrock of her existence and her art.

At the age of 6, Kahlo contracted polio: “it all started with a terrible pain at the upper part of my right leg.” As a result, she was left with a withered and shorter leg for life

How long does it take to go through the Frida Kahlo Museum?

On average, you can spend around 1.5 to 2 hours exploring the museum. Personally, I have spent 4 hours here because there is a coffee shop in the garden where you can hang out.

During one of my visits, there were also big traffic jams in the rooms of the house so I had to wait my turn. Unfortunately, this takes time. But enjoy it since no one will really tell you to leave!

Editor-at-Large, The Insider Group

Trisha traveled to Mexico in 2018 and after a year, she found herself obtaining a 4-year residency visa in Mexico. She is the Editor-in-chief for our Living in Mexico Series which has helped over 3,000 Americans move to Mexico with ease. Trisha currently resides in Cabo San Lucas , Baja California Sur.

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Visiting Frida Kahlo’s House: Your 2024 Guide to Casa Azul

Visiting the Frida Kahlo museum (also known as “Casa Azul” – the blue house) is a highlight of any trip to Mexico City. Kahlo, known for her signature monobrow and self-portrait paintings, is one of the most famous Mexican figures to have ever lived. 

Her house in the leafy, artistic district of Coyoacán is where she was born, spent her childhood, lived with her husband Diego Rivera, and eventually died. Today, her ashes are interred in a Pre-Colombian urn within the property. 

Whether you are an art enthusiast or not, visiting the house is essential for gaining a deeper understanding of Mexico’s history and culture. In this Frida Kahlo museum guide, we will cover everything you need to know about visiting the museum, what to see inside it, how to get there, and where to buy tickets. 

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Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum 

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Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum gives a fascinating insight into the personal life and art of one of Mexico’s most enigmatic women. The house was transformed into a museum in 1958, four years after Kahlo’s death. 

Many rooms in the house remain virtually unchanged from how they were when Kahlo occupied the property, seemingly frozen in time. There is the ramshackle kitchen, with a collection of large and small clay pots mounted on the walls, and old casserole dishes laid out on the tables. 

The studio, where Kahlo worked and created many of her timeless masterpieces, is home to an easel that was gifted to the artist by Nelson Rockefeller. Kahlo’s bedroom is where you will find a collection of butterflies given to Kahlo by the Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi, as well as a four-poster bed, Mexican folk art, and a vast collection of personal artifacts, and some of her most famous pieces. 

Throughout the decades, Kahlo and her husband, the muralist Diego Rivera, hosted many famous international and Mexican artists , dignitaries, and celebrities at the property. 

Nickolas Muray, Kahlo’s artist friend and former lover, Mexican movie director Sergei Eisenstein, Mexican artist Dr. Atl, painter Isabel Villaseñor and many other prominent figures shared meals with the power couple at the property. 

Buying tickets for the Frida Kahlo Museum 

The Frida Kahlo Museum is one of Mexico City’s most popular attractions. Whatever season or day of the week you stop by, you will always see long lines of people queuing around the block to get inside. 

Weekends are especially crowded and it has become virtually impossible to simply rock up to the house and buy your ticket at the door. Tickets to the Frida Kahlo Museum must be purchased online in advance. 

You can buy them from the official “ Boletos Frida Kahlo website ”. Admission is 230 pesos (circa $12 USD) per person. Mexicans can enter for 100 pesos (circa $5) provided they show their national ID. 

Concessions are available for the elderly, children, students, and the disabled. 

If you want to take photos inside, you need to pay an additional photography fee of 30 pesos. This is well worth paying if you want to remember your experience.

Frida Kahlo Museum tickets often sell out days in advance. So, it’s a good idea to buy them in advance of your trip. 

You will be given a specific time slot for entering the museum, and you should then show up at the site at least 10-15 minutes before your slot. It is also possible to purchase combination tickets t that include access to both Frida Kahlo’s house and the Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum . Click here for more information on the combined ticket. 

If you want to gain more history, background, and context to the Frida Kahlo Museum, you might want to consider visiting as part of a tour. A number of reputable tour companies operate in Mexico City and offer guided tours of the city’s neighborhoods and important cultural sites, and include a visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum. 

Mexico City tours which include a visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum

A selection of excellent options is detailed below for your consideration. Book your place online in advance to avoid disappointment!

• Private tour of Coyoacan neighborhood, Frida Kahlo Museum, and Xochimilco canals
• Visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum and Diego Rivera studio with tickets
• Xochimilco and Coyoacan tour

Things to look out for in the Frida Kahlo Museum 

Casa Azul was built in 1904 by Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo. Today, the museum it has been transformed into does an excellent job of showcasing her life and works. 

Some of the most important items and exhibits that you should look out for during your visit are detailed below. 

Kahlo’s most famous art pieces 

Some of Kahlo’s most famous self-portraits are displayed throughout the rooms of her former home. Even if you are not an art aficionado, you may have seen some of these paintings online or in books and media coverage about Frida Kahlo. 

Some of the most notable pieces to look out for are: 

• Viva La Vida (1954) – A still life of watermelons with the inscription “viva la vida” which was one of the last pieces Kahlo produced before she died.
• Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) – A self-portrait of Kahlo wearing a necklace of thorns with a dead hummingbird hanging from it.
• The Broken Column (1944) – A self-portrait depicting Frida Kahlo’s broken spine after having a bus accident
• Frida and Caesarean (1932) – An unfinished painting depicting a life-threatening miscarriage that Frida had in 1932

Kahlo’s personal effects 

The various trinkets and personal items scattered throughout Casa Azul provide an insight into Kahlo’s life, personality, and illnesses. In particular, look out for her wheelchair and her prosthetic leg. 

Kahlo struggled with her health throughout her life. Yet she continued to paint and create in spite of all of the pain and challenges that she faced.

She contracted polio at a young age which left her limp and with one leg shorter than the other. 

At age 17, she was involved in a horrific bus accident. The incident caused multiple fractures, a spinal cord injury, and chronic back pain which Kahlo would have to deal with throughout her life.

In 1953, she eventually had her right leg amputated due to gangrene – hence the prosthetic leg on display in the museum today. 

Paintings by Diego Rivera 

Frida Kahlo had a long and tumultuous relationship with fellow artist Diego Rivera. The couple married twice and Rivera, despite being a portly and unattractive man, constantly cheated on Kahlo with other women. (He even had an affair with Kahlo’s sister!)

Frida is quoted as saying “I suffered two serious accidents in my life, one in which a streetcar knocked me down. The other accident was Diego.” 

Still, despite their sometimes toxic relationship, Rivera’s presence and importance in Kahlo’s life is evident when you visit Casa Azul. Some of his art is on display in the museum including: 

• Portrait of Natasha Gelman (1943) – Portrait of a Russian-Mexican art collector that was friends with Rivera and Kahlo.
• Calla Lily Vendor (1943) – Painting of a female street vendor carrying a basket of white lilies.
• The Sun Breaking Through the Mist (1936) – Painting of a landscape with mountains and the sun breaking through a cloudy skyline.

Pre-Colombian urn with Kahlo’s ashes 

After her death on the 13th of July 1954, Kahlo was cremated. Her ashes were then stored in a Pre-Colombian urn that resembles a frog. 

You can see the urn on a shelf in Kahlo’s bedroom. The frog is said to represent Diego Rivera who was affectionately nicknamed “little frog”. 

Frida chose the urn herself before she died. Rivera died three years later in 1957. 

His initial wish was for his ashes to be mixed with Kahlo’s and stored in the same Pre-Colombian urn. But instead, after his cremation he was buried at the Pantheon of Dolores. 

Traditional clothing from Tehuantepec

When you visit Frida Kahlo’s house, you will see a large collection of vibrant, colorful clothing from the region of Tehauntepec in Southern Mexico on display. Mexican traditional dress differs from state to state.

Although Kahlo was born in Mexico City, she was enamored by the clothing worn by strong Tehuana women. 

She started purchasing and wearing this type of clothing herself, and it became an extension of her own identity and personality. Kahlo even painted herself wearing Tehuantepec clothing.

You can see it in her famous works “Self-portrait with cropped hair” (1940) and “Self-portrait as a Tehuana” (1943). 

The garden at the Frida Kahlo Museum

At the rear of Kahlo’s home, you can see and explore a beautiful lush garden that was designed by Diego Rivera. It was added to the property between 1937 and 1938.

This was during the period when Leon Trotsky lived in the house with Kahlo and Rivera when an adjacent plot of land was purchased to expand the property.

There is a small gift shop that you will pass through when finishing your tour of the Frida Kahlo Museum. Here, you can purchase prints of Kahlo’s paintings, books, postcards, and other Mexican souvenirs. 

How to get to the Frida Kahlo Museum 

Museo Frida Kahlo sits at the corner of Calle Ignacio Allende and Londres in Coyoacan, Mexico City. It is unmissable and immediately recognizable by its bold blue coloring.

Kahlo’s father chose this color in 1937 in order to match the sky and contrast the red, white and green of the Mexican flag.

Although the neighborhood of Coyoacán is a little way (10km) out of the center of CDMX, it is easy enough to get to by bus, metro, and cab. 

The closest metro station to Casa Azul is Coyoacán on Line 3. From there, it is about a 15-minute walk to the house. 

A one-way metro ticket on the CDMX subway is 5 pesos or around $0.25 USD cents. 

By Uber 

Uber in Mexico City is a safe and affordable way to get around. As far as most Mexicans are concerned, it is safer to take an Uber in Mexico rather than a random street cab. 

After all, there is more accountability via the app and you have the driver’s details, vehicle info, license plate details, and past reviews. You can get from the center of Mexico City or from neighborhoods like Polanco and Roma to Casa Azul for less than $10 USD. 

It is generally not recommended to take a random street cab in Mexico City due to the risk of falling victim to a scam. If you don’t want to use Uber or a ridesharing app, the best way to get a cab is to ask the receptionist/concierge at your hotel to call one for you. 

Mexico City has a public bike-sharing system called Ecobici . This can be a fun and eco-friendly way to get around the city.

There are several Ecobici stations near Frida Kahlo’s house. In total, there are 1,200 bikes at 90 stations around the Mexican capital. Coyoacan is a peaceful and safe place to cycle, with some lovely parks and green areas too. Just be careful on some of the busier roads.

FAQs about Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum 

Do you have any further questions about visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum or learning more about the inspiring Mexican artist? The answers to some frequently asked questions on the topic are detailed below.

Hopefully, you will find the information you are looking for there. If not, please do not hesitate to reach out to me! 

What is exhibited in the Frida Kahlo Museum?

There are a number of interesting things on display at the Frida Kahlo Museum, including the artist’s clothing, dresses and shoes, Mexican folk paintings, paintings by Kahlo, pre-hispanic artifacts, and personal items. 

How long is the tour in the Frida Kahlo Museum?

You should allow yourself 1-2 hours to explore the Frida Kahlo Museum. If you have a strong interest in Kahlo and want to spend time reading all the information plaques and taking lots of photos of the various objects in the house, you can dedicate slightly longer to your visit. 

Where can you see Frida’s works?

Some of Frida Kahlo’s most famous pieces are on display in her home in Coyoacan. Besides that, most of them are on display in various museums in Mexico City and throughout the United States. 

In CDMX, you can stop by the Dolores Olmedo Museum (Av Mexico 5843, La Noria, Xochimilco) to see some of her works, including “The Accident” (1926), However, the museum is currently temporarily closed until 2024. 

In the United States, you can see Frida Kahlo pieces on display at the MoMA in New York, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (Among others). 

How much does the entrance to the Frida Kahlo Museum cost? 

It costs 230 pesos (approximately $12 USD) to enter the Frida Kahlo Museum. If you want to be able to take photos inside, an extra fee of 300 pesos (circa $1.50 USD) applies. 

Is the Frida Kahlo Museum worth visiting?

Yes. This historic house museum is one of the most visited museums in Mexico. The collection of artwork and original furniture here gives valuable insight into Frida Kahlo’s life and romantic relationships.

Final thoughts on visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum

Visiting Frida Kahlo’s house is a unique and fascinating experience that offers a glimpse into the life of one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. From the vibrant colors of the Blue House to the intricate details of her personal belongings, every aspect of the house tells a story about Frida’s life and art. Before their deaths, Kahlo and Rivera already had in their minds that they wanted to transform their home into a museum and open it to the Mexican public. By visiting, you are helping to keep their legacy alive. Coyoacan, where Frida’s house is located is also a lovely place to explore. It’s a nice idea to spend the afternoon exploring the area at a leisurely pace after your visit. 

People watch at the bustling Coyoacan Mercado, grab a coffee at El Jarocho, and admire the neoclassical architecture and quaint catholic churches found around Kahlo’s former barrio. Do you have any further questions about visiting La Casa Azul? I live in Merida in the Yucatan and I am always happy to help out where I can.

Feel free to connect on Facebook or Instagram.

If this is your first time traveling to Mexico City, you might also like the below articles. 

• Is Mexico City safe?
• Where to stay in Mexico City in 2024
• A suggested four-day Mexico City itinerary for 202 4

Safe travels and enjoy Mexico! Bien Viaje! Xo 

Melissa Douglas

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Museo Frida Kahlo Ciudad de México, Mexico

La Casa Azul (The Blue House) was the place where Frida Kahlo, the most renowned Latin American artist in the world, came into this world, lived, and took her last breath. The building, which dates to 1904, was not a large-scale construction. Today it has an 800 m2 building surrounded by property measuring 1200 m2. Diego and Frida filled it with color, folk art, and pre-Hispanic pieces to show their admiration for the peoples and cultures of Mexico. The construction underwent two major modifications. When Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky lived with Diego and Frida in 1937, the property today occupied by the garden was purchased. In 1946 Diego Rivera asked Juan O'Gorman to build Frida's studio. The interior of the house has been maintained virtually intact. This was respected by the poet and the couple's friend, Carlos Pellicer, who designed the museum display for the space after Frida's death. Therefore, the house and its contents preserve that intimate atmosphere.

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Renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born in, and lived and died in, Casa Azul (Blue House), now a museum. Almost every visitor to Mexico City makes a pilgrimage here to gain a deeper understanding of the painter (and maybe to pick up a Frida handbag). Arrive early to avoid the crowds, especially on weekends; book tickets online to jump the queue.

Built by Frida's father Guillermo three years before her birth, the house is littered with mementos and personal belongings that evoke her long, often tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera and the leftist intellectual circle they often entertained here. Kitchen implements, jewelry, photos and other objects from the artist’s everyday life are interspersed with art, as well as a variety of pre-Hispanic pieces and Mexican crafts. The collection was greatly expanded in 2007 after the discovery of a cache of previously unseen items that had been stashed in the attic. Since 2012 the exhibition Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The Dresses of Frida Kahlo places the focus on Kahlo's image and famous style, displaying many of the dresses uncovered in her bathroom, alongside her spine-straightening corsets. The intersection of her disability, fashion sense, artistic themes and fame is a worthy exploration. In fact, a version of this exhibition toured in 2018 at the V&A Museum in London.

Kahlo’s art expresses the anguish of her existence as well as her flirtation with socialist icons: portraits of Lenin and Mao hang around her bed and, in another painting, Retrato de la familia (Family Portrait), the artist’s Hungarian-Oaxacan roots are fancifully entangled.

It's a pleasant 1.5km walk here from metro Coyoacán.

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The House Where Frida Kahlo Was Born (and Died) Is Now an Extraordinary Museum

O ne of the most celebrated painters in history and a feminist icon, Frida Kahlo has her own museum in Mexico City: the Frida Kahlo Museum, otherwise known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House). La Casa Azul is not just any building, it is the bright cobalt blue house where the artist was born, grew up, and spent most of her life until her death at age 47 in 1954. According to Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera’s wishes, a few years after her passing, La Casa Azul was transformed into a museum where her paintings, personal objects, furniture, folk art, clothing, etc. are displayed for the enjoyment of all those who are fascinated by Kahlo’s work and life.

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Frida Kahlo is a highly celebrated Mexican surrealist painter who lived during the first half of the 20th century (1907-1954). Poor health during her childhood and a tragic bus accident at the age of 18 led Kahlo to experience severe and life-long physical and emotional pain, recurrently depicted in her art. Famous for her self-portraits, such as “Henry Ford Hospital,” created in 1932, where she depicts her second miscarriage, and “The Two Fridas,” painted after her divorce in 1939, Kahlo did not hold back from painting the reality of her suffering with full-body casts, blood, nakedness, etc.

Kahlo’s marriage to famous Mexican painter Diego Rivera was as unusual as it was tumultuous and liberated for the times — they lived and worked apart; infidelity was commonplace; they separated several times; and the couple divorced (1939) and remarried (1940).

Kahlo’s eccentric style, now often imitated, was a celebration of her Mexican identity, as well as a reflection of the tragedies she endured. She wore traditional colorful and embroidered blouses, shawls, and skirts, as well as large pieces of jewelry. It is often said that Kahlo’s long skirts were a way for her to hide the consequences of the polio she contracted at age six — the disease affected the shape of her legs and her gait.

Praised by some of the world’s most recognized artists such as Picasso, Chagall, and more, Kahlo had a successful career during which she exhibited her unique work in the US and Mexico and received commissions from the Mexican government, among others. Today, on the international stage, her work is arguably better known than that of her husband’s.

Kahlo passed away from illness as an acclaimed artist at the age of 47.

La Casa Azul is located in the neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City. Coyoacán is a charming and historic area of the city known for its beautiful colonial architecture, colorful streets, and lively cultural scene.

La Casa Azul is less than 10 minutes away on foot from another famous house museum: Leon Trotsky’s House Museum.

The exact address of the museum is: Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Hop into the line three train of the STC metro and stop at the Coyoacán station, the closest metro station to La Casa Azul. From there it’s a 20-minute walk to the museum. The Line three of the STC metro is colored light green on the Mexico City metro map .

The Turibus , Mexico City’s version of the Hop On Hop Off bus, has a Coyoacán circuit that stops at the museum.

General admission for foreign nationals is $14.30 (250 MXN) from Monday to Friday, and $15.45 (270 MXN) on weekends. Discounts are available for students, seniors, and children. People with disabilities and children aged six or under enter for free.

Those who want to take no-flash photographs inside the museum must purchase a permit for $1.70 (30 MXN).

Note that you can only purchase timed-entry tickets and that they are only sold online . You cannot purchase your admission at the door. Timed-entry tickets sell out very fast so book it well in advance.

Your ticket to the Frida Kahlo Museum also gives you access to the Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli Museum located three miles away. If you don’t want to walk for one hour to get from one museum to the next, take the Fridabus from La Casa Azul for just $9.15 (160 MXN) for adults and $4.60 (80 MXN) for children under the age of eight. Fridabus tickets are only available for purchase at La Casa Azul.

Plan to stay two hours at the Frida Kahlo Museum to take the time to look at all the objects and pieces on display. Make sure you arrive 15 to 20 minutes before the time displayed on your timed-entry ticket.

Why is the Frida Kahlo Museum famous?

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Frida Kahlo is Mexico’s most famed artist, therefore La Casa Azul, the museum dedicated to her life and work, appeals to many, whether they are die-hard fans of Kahlo’s or interested in learning more about Mexico’s cultural heritage.

The fact that the Frida Kahlo Museum is the home where the artist was born, grew up, created, and died, adds to visitors’ interest. The collection contains much more than just paintings by Kahlo and Rivera: Many beautiful and personal objects, from books to jewelry, clothing, photographs, etc., are displayed.

La Casa Azul is not the only place in Mexico City where you can admire paintings by Frida Kahlo. The following cultural institutions are must-visits for fans of Kahlo’s work:

• Museo Dolores Olmedo , where you’ll see the largest collection of work by Kahlo and Rivera, such as “The Broken Column” and “Self Portrait with Small Monkey.” At the time of writing the museum is in the process of moving to the Parque Urbano Aztlán and will open to the public in 2024.
• Museo de Arte Moderno , where you can see “The Two Fridas” (1939), “The Coconuts” (1951), and “Still Life with Watermelons” (1953).

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Navigating the Frida Kahlo Museum: Tips and Tricks for an Unforgettable Visit

Step inside the colorful world of Frida Kahlo at Casa Azul in Mexico City. Book your tour with local Context Experts today.

The bold and brilliant blue exterior of Casa Azul perfectly mirrors the vibrancy you’ll experience on the inside when you view Frida Kahlo’s vivid, iconic portraits. Known around the world for her awe-inspiring, introspective self-portraits and works of art, Kahlo’s paintings are closely intertwined with her intense and fascinating personal life.

The legacy of Kahlo, a renowned Mexican artist, comes to life at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, a cultural destination to experience Frida Kahlo's paintings in person.  The museum is housed within Kahlo’s childhood home, also called Casa Azul (or the “Blue House”). Here are some insider tips and tricks to making the most of your time in the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Must-See Paintings at the Frida Kahlo Museum

It’s impossible to choose which paintings to prioritize at the Frida Kahlo Museum because each work of art offers a new perspective on this creative and artistic genius. Although many of her works can be found in museums across Mexico and the world, visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum offers more personal insights into the artist herself.

“Viva La Vida” – Kahlo’s colorful artwork of a melon, painted just a few days before her death – can be viewed at the Frida Kahlo Museum. The museum also includes Kahlo’s first self-portrait, as well as personal effects, collections, and pieces from her wardrobe.

Book Your Museum Tickets in Advance

Good things come to those who book tickets in advance – especially at Casa Azul. This is an incredibly popular experience, and it can get incredibly crowded. Casa Azul stopped offering in-person ticket sales, so you must purchase your Frida Kahlo Museum tickets ahead of time.

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Take a Guided Tour of Casa Azul with Context

For an even simpler experience, you can take Context’s Frida Kahlo Museum Tour , where we book tickets for you. Many tours include skip-the-line tickets, and our expert guides will help you navigate the crowded museum and maximize your time at the Blue House.

Your experience begins from the arched doorways into the Frida Kahlo Museum, where you’ll pause in the lush courtyard to set the stage for the tour. From there, proceed through the Caza Azul and explore gallery spaces as well as the kitchens, living spaces, and bedrooms once occupied by Frida, Diego, and their family. Many of the portraits and unique works hanging within Caza Azul have never gone on loan to museum exhibitions or left Mexico City.

Be Prepared for Crowds

Kahlo’s enduring popularity and intrigue means many people are curious about her artwork and home. The museum can get very crowded, making it slightly challenging to take in everything, from the works of art to Kahlo’s personal trinkets.

Try to plan your trip on off-times or avoid the weekends – these can help you move through Casa Azul a little easier and spend more time enjoying the living history housed within its walls.

Accessibility

The Frida Kahlo Museum is a House Museum, and preserving its original architectural integrity is paramount to its significance.

The museum offers free admission and support for visitors with disabilities, including:

• Designated parking spots
• Wheelchairs and/or crutches
• Braille labels in certain areas
• Personnel trained in Mexican Sign Language

If you or anyone in your party may need accessibility support, take some time to prepare and research what you might need at the museum.

Dress Comfortably

If you’re visiting in warmer months, dress accordingly and pack a water bottle! As a House Museum in a historic building, temperatures may vary quickly as you move through Casa Azul across the courtyard. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes to navigate the uneven floors and narrow staircases too.

Respect the Rules and Exhibits

Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum is not just a chance to see a historic site and cultural treasure, it is the home of one of Mexico’s most famous artists. Its sacred place in the mantle of history means that it must be treated as such.

Familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines of the Blue House – for example, visitors are not allowed to take photos (unless you purchase a specific no-flash photography add-on), touch exhibits, or lean on walls.

Enjoy Special Exhibitions

Casa Azul offers special exhibitions to spotlight various aspects of Kahlo’s life, as well as the work of other artists.

Visit the museum’s website to learn about the current special exhibitions .

Virtual Tours of Casa Azul

Take a look inside the Frida Kahlo Museum from the comfort of your own home with the museum’s virtual tour . Featuring beautiful photography of the house and its many rooms, you can get a taste of the rich and colorful Casa Azul. You can also take a 3D tour of special exhibitions.

Looking for more art history? Context Learning offers in-depth courses and seminars led by art historians and experts.

How long does it take to visit the museum?

Visitors typically spend 1.5 to 2 hours experiencing the Blue House. There’s a lot to see – from the incredible artwork to the personal belongings spread throughout the home Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera once shared.

Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum

“I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.” – Frida Kahlo

You can experience that reality firsthand when you step inside Casa Azul. Don’t miss this artistic and cultural landmark on your trip to Mexico City.

Trace Kahlo’s footsteps as you step into her personal living space, imagining an artist at work. Take advantage of Context’s Frida Kahlo Museum Tour and deepen your knowledge of this reflective and significant place. The tumultuous lives of Kahlo and Rivera took place within these very walls, and their contributions to the history and people of Mexico City endure today.

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Frida Kahlo Museum: Everything You Need To Know

Author: Sam Murray

March 8, 2019

The Frida Kahlo Museum is an essential stop for any culture-lover coming to Mexico City.

The former home of the famous Mexican artist and her husband, Diego Rivera, The Blue House (as it is also known) features original works, exhibitions, collections, and personal artifacts.

The next time you’re in the capital, make sure to stop by for a fascinating insight into one of Mexico’s most famous artists.

About Frida Kahlo

A Mexican icon, Frida Kahlo is revered as one of the country’s greatest ever artists. She was born on July 6, 1907, in the building now called The Blue House in which the Frida Kahlo Museum sits.

A life marked with pain, Kahlo contracted polio at the age of six which caused a stunt in the growth of her right leg and saw her spend nine months in bed. At 18 years old, she was once again struck by disaster when a car plowed into the bus she was riding. She suffered catastrophic injuries including numerous broken bones and a damaged spinal cord.

Immobilized once more, Kahlo began to paint.

She was ingratiated into artistic circles in Mexico City, meeting Diego Rivera, the man who she would marry in 1929. The Blue House became their main residence as the two prospered both throughout Mexico and internationally.

The couple’s relationship was fiery, to say the least. Numerous infidelities (including Diego sleeping with Kahlo’s younger sister Cristina) put a huge strain on the pair. The couple divorced in 1939, only to remarry a year later.

Kahlo’s declining health, including an amputation on her right leg, meant she suffered great pain in the later stages of her life. She died on July 13, 1954, at the age of 47 from a pulmonary embolism, although there have been suggestions of suicide.

Although her life drew to a close, she is now heralded as one of Mexico’s most forward-thinking artists who pushed boundaries few others could see.

History of The Blue House

The place of Frida Kahlo’s birth and death, The Blue House is much more than the materials from which it was constructed.

Built in 1904, the building itself wraps around a central patio while the exterior was built in the French style which was popular at the time. It’s gone through a number of transformations over the years, but the most noticeable is its cobalt-blue exterior walls put in place by Rivera and Kahlo in 1937.

The two shared the home for a number of years, but four years after Kahlo’s death, the building was turned into a museum, honoring her life and legacy.

Now it houses many important personal objects and some of her most significant works including Long Live Life, Frida and the Caesarian Operation, and Portrait of My Father Wilhelm Kahlo.

3 Things To See and Do

The Blue House holds important artifacts relating to Frida Kahlo including some of her most famous pieces. When you visit the museum, take the time to stop and study the fascinating items on display to get more of an understanding of Kahlo and the life she led.

See her art work

The Blue House holds many original works by Frida Kahlo including her famous piece Portrait of my Father, Guillermo Kahlo (1952), an oil on canvas piece depicting the artist’s dad. You should also make sure to check out Frida and the Cesarean (1931), a graphic visualization of a cesarean that never actually happened after she went through a miscarriage.

View the dresses of Frida Kahlo

Since November 2012, The Blue House has run an exhibition known as Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The Dresses of Frida Kahlo. In it, you will be able to view some of the traditional Mexican dresses that formed part of her iconic look. The artist was well known for her gorgeous and colorful dresses which were both artistic and practical.

Study her personal objects

The Blue House, as the primary residence of Kahlo, also holds fascinating personal objects that give us much more of an idea of her day-to-day life. Items such as her easel give us a unique insight into the life of this great painter.

Opening Hours

Tuesday: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Wednesday: 11:00 am to 5:30 pm Thursday to Sunday: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm

Please note the Frida Kahlo Museum is also closed on Mondays and has an altered schedule on the following dates:

January 1 (Closed all day) May 1 (Closed all day) September 15 (Special museum hours: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm) December 14 (Closed all day) December 24 (Special museum hours: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm) December 25 (Closed all day) December 31 (Special museum hours: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm)

Our trips including the Frida Kahlo Museum

As Mexico City travel experts, Journey Mexico has many different trips that stop off at The Blue House. Each one is customizable to your own personal tastes, just chat to one of our advisors today for more information.

Culinary tour with a visit to The Blue House

Mexico, and Mexico City, in particular, is a mecca for food-lovers. Explore traditional markets, take cooking classes, and sample some of the finest cuisines in this incredible tour which takes you to Puebla, Oaxaca, and Mexico City. During your stay in the capital, you will, of course, stop off at The Blue House to explore Frida Kahlo’s work and life.

Weekend escape to Mexico City

Explore the heart of Mexico with this weekend escape. You will discover its historic city center, visit the Luis Barragan Studio, and meet some the city’s most exciting young designers. The trip also includes a stop at The Blue House and a journey around Coyoacan, the enchanting neighborhood in which it resides.

Mexico City Private Tour

This private tour of Mexico City will take you on a five-day cultural exploration of one of the most exciting cities in the world. You will discover its historic center, visit Zocalo (one of the largest plazas on the planet), head to Palacio de Bellas Artes (the grandest opera house in Mexico). On top of that, you will also head to Teotihuacan to explore its famous archeological sites and, finally, visit The Blue House and tour the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Where to stay

If you’re thinking about visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum, you will probably need somewhere to stay. Check out the three gorgeous luxury apartments below which are great options for a Mexico City adventure.

Siqueiros Dream

The former art studio of famed Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, this three-bedroom vacation rental is part of Mexico City’s artistic heritage. Revamped with trendy metal, wood, and glass furnishings, Siqueiros Dream is now an elegant and modern place to relax. Culture lovers will adore its prime location in the heart of Polanco, a trendy neighborhood with chic boutiques and close to museums.

Recently renovated, the three-bedroom Botanico is an ideal apartment for those with an eye on a cultural tour. Nestled in the gorgeous Polanco neighborhood, you’ll be close to plenty of Mexico City’s educational highlights including the National Museum of Anthropology, Modern Art Museum, and Soumaya Museum. Guests can enjoy sweeping views of the city from the apartment’s balconies, a great place to discuss your day’s activities.

This gorgeous three-bedroom apartment sits in the trendy neighborhood of Polanco, the perfect spot for an exploration of the city. Design lovers will adore Rodin’s gorgeous views over the city which take in architectural gems including the Jumex Museum and its saw-tooth roof. It comes with a contemporary design, large gourmet kitchen, and wonderfully comfortable bedrooms.

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Published: September 16, 2023

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by Golda Burkhardt

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Introduction

Welcome to the enchanting world of the Frida Kahlo Museum, a place where art, history, and Mexican culture converge. Located in the vibrant city of Mexico City, this iconic museum provides visitors with a unique opportunity to delve into the life and works of the legendary artist, Frida Kahlo.

When you step through the doors of the Frida Kahlo Museum, you will be transported into a world of color, passion, and creativity. This museum, also known as the Casa Azul or Blue House, was Frida Kahlo’s childhood home and later the residence she shared with her husband, Diego Rivera.

The Frida Kahlo Museum is not just a collection of paintings, but a reflection of the artist’s personal journey, showcasing her struggles, triumphs, and indomitable spirit. The museum is a celebration of Kahlo’s artistry, as well as her role as an icon of feminism and Mexican identity.

Whether you are an art enthusiast, a history buff, or simply curious about the life of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, the Frida Kahlo Museum promises an unforgettable experience.

In this article, we will take you on a virtual tour of the Frida Kahlo Museum, providing you with essential information on its history, location, opening hours, ticket prices, exhibitions, and more. So, fasten your seatbelt, grab a cup of Mexican hot chocolate, and get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Frida Kahlo.

History of the Frida Kahlo Museum

The history of the Frida Kahlo Museum is closely intertwined with the life and legacy of the iconic Mexican artist. Originally known as the Casa Azul, the museum is located in Coyoacán, a historic neighborhood in Mexico City , and was the birthplace and lifelong home of Frida Kahlo.

The Casa Azul, a vibrant blue house, holds a rich history that dates back to the early 20th century. It was built in 1904 by Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo, an acclaimed photographer, and was later inhabited by Frida, her husband, Diego Rivera, and their family.

Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, and spent a significant part of her life within the colorful walls of Casa Azul. The house itself reflects the traditional architectural style of the time, with its lush garden, terracotta tiles, and decorative elements that embody Mexican culture.

After Frida’s death in 1954, Diego Rivera, who was also a renowned artist, decided to transform Casa Azul into a museum dedicated to preserving the memory and artistic legacy of his beloved wife. The Frida Kahlo Museum officially opened its doors to the public in 1958.

Since then, the museum has undergone various expansions and renovations to accommodate an extensive collection of Frida’s artworks, personal belongings, and artifacts. Today, it stands as a testament to the remarkable life and artistic genius of Frida Kahlo.

The Frida Kahlo Museum not only provides visitors with an intimate glimpse into the artist’s world but also serves as a cultural hub, hosting exhibitions, workshops, and events that aim to promote contemporary art and Mexican culture.

Visiting the museum is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the history and legacy of Frida Kahlo, gaining a deeper understanding of her life, artistic journey, and the socio-political context in which she lived.

Now that you have a glimpse of the history behind this iconic museum, let’s move on to the practical details of visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Location and Directions

The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as the Casa Azul, is located in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City. The exact address is Calle Londres 247, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico.

Getting to the museum is relatively easy, thanks to Mexico City’s extensive transportation system. Here are a few different methods you can use to reach the Frida Kahlo Museum:

• By Metro: The closest metro station to the museum is “Coyoacán,” which is on Line 3 (the Green Line). From there, it’s a short 10-minute walk to the museum.
• By Bus: Several bus routes pass through Coyoacán, making it a convenient option for those traveling by bus. You can use the official Mexico City transportation website or apps to find the best bus route for your location.
• By Car: If you’re driving, you can use a GPS navigation system to guide you to the museum. Keep in mind that parking in the area can be challenging, so it’s recommended to arrive early or consider using public transportation.

Once you arrive at the Frida Kahlo Museum, you’ll easily spot the vibrant blue walls of the Casa Azul. The museum’s façade is adorned with colorful flowers and the iconic Frida Kahlo sign, signaling that you’ve reached your destination.

It’s important to note that Coyoacán itself is a fascinating neighborhood to explore, with its cobblestone streets, colonial architecture, and a lively atmosphere. Plan some extra time to wander through the neighborhood, visit the nearby parks, or indulge in local cuisine.

Now that you know how to get to the Frida Kahlo Museum, let’s move on to the next important details: the museum’s opening hours.

Opening Hours

The Frida Kahlo Museum welcomes visitors throughout the week, allowing ample opportunity to explore the artistic and cultural treasures within its walls. The museum’s opening hours are as follows:

• Tuesday to Sunday: The museum is open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Mondays: The museum is closed to the public.

It’s essential to note that the Frida Kahlo Museum is a popular destination, attracting both local and international visitors. Thus, arriving early in the day or visiting during less busy times can help you avoid long queues and ensure a more comfortable experience.

While the museum’s regular opening hours provide ample opportunities to visit, keep in mind that special events, exhibitions, or maintenance work may occasionally affect these timings. It’s always a good idea to check the official website or contact the museum directly before your visit to confirm opening hours and any updates.

Now that you know when to visit, let’s move on to the next important topic – ticket prices.

Ticket Prices

Exploring the Frida Kahlo Museum is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the art and life of Frida Kahlo. To enter the museum, you’ll need to purchase a ticket. Here are the ticket prices for the Frida Kahlo Museum:

• Adults: The general admission fee for adults is 230 Mexican Pesos. This fee grants you access to all the exhibitions and collections within the museum.
• Students, Teachers, and Senior Citizens: Individuals with valid identification cards, such as students, teachers, and senior citizens (60 years of age and above), are eligible for a discounted ticket price of 120 Mexican Pesos.
• Children: Children under the age of 6 can enter the museum for free.

It’s important to note that these ticket prices are subject to change, and additional fees may apply for special exhibitions, guided tours, or workshops. It’s always a good idea to check the museum’s official website or contact their ticketing office for the most up-to-date information on pricing and any special offers.

When purchasing your ticket, some important details to keep in mind are the date and time of your visit. While general admission tickets usually allow entry at any time during the museum’s opening hours, certain events or exhibitions may require you to book specific time slots. To ensure a smooth and hassle-free experience, it’s recommended to plan ahead and make any necessary reservations in advance.

With ticket prices and guidelines in mind, you’re now ready to step into the world of Frida Kahlo. Let’s dive into the vibrant exhibitions and collections awaiting you within the museum’s walls.

Exhibitions and Collections

The Frida Kahlo Museum is home to an extraordinary collection of artworks and personal belongings that offer a glimpse into the life and artistic journey of Frida Kahlo. The museum’s exhibitions showcase not only Frida’s paintings but also a range of other artifacts that provide context and depth to her work.

One of the highlights of the museum is the collection of Frida’s iconic self-portraits, which offer a profound insight into her inner world. These self-portraits vividly depict her physical and emotional pain, resilience, and unique perspective on life.

Additionally, the museum houses a variety of personal objects and belongings that were integral to Frida’s daily life. From her vibrant traditional clothing to her paintbrushes and easels, these artifacts provide a deeper understanding of Frida’s personality and creative process.

Throughout the year, the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions that explore the broader artistic and cultural context surrounding Frida Kahlo’s life. These exhibitions often feature works by other prominent artists of the time, giving visitors a more comprehensive perspective on the art scene during Frida’s era.

As you explore the exhibitions and collections, you’ll have the opportunity to marvel at the vibrant colors, bold symbolism, and raw emotion that define Frida Kahlo’s artwork. Take your time to immerse yourself in the details, and allow yourself to be captivated by the unique perspective and powerful expression that Frida’s paintings offer.

Whether you’re familiar with Frida Kahlo’s art or discovering it for the first time, the exhibitions and collections at the Frida Kahlo Museum promise a profound and enriching experience that will deepen your appreciation for her artistic legacy.

Now that you’ve explored the artworks within the museum, let’s move on to the next section and discuss the must-see artifacts that you should not miss during your visit.

Must-See Artifacts

Within the walls of the Frida Kahlo Museum, you’ll find a plethora of fascinating artifacts that provide invaluable insights into the life and creative genius of Frida Kahlo. As you explore the museum, be sure not to miss these must-see artifacts:

• Frida’s Paintings: The museum houses a remarkable collection of Frida Kahlo’s paintings, including her iconic self-portraits that depict her physical and emotional pain, as well as her political and cultural heritage.
• Frida’s Personal Belongings: Take a closer look at Frida’s personal belongings, such as her traditional Tehuana clothing, colorful shawls, and distinctive jewelry, which were not only fashion choices but also statements of her identity.
• Frida’s Artistic Tools: Explore the tools of Frida’s trade, including her paintbrushes, palettes, and easels. These artifacts give a glimpse into her artistic process and the materials she used to create her masterpieces.
• Corset and Medical Devices: Frida Kahlo’s lifelong struggles with physical pain and health issues are well-documented. On display are her corsets and medical devices, revealing the profound impact her physical challenges had on her life and art.
• Diaries and Letters: Discover Frida’s intimate thoughts and feelings through her diaries and letters, which provide a deeper understanding of her personal struggles, relationships, and artistic ambitions.
• Photographs: The museum also features a collection of photographs that capture Frida’s life, including rare images of her with famous artists, intellectuals, and political figures of her time.
• Exquisite Mural by Diego Rivera: While primarily dedicated to Frida Kahlo, the museum also showcases a remarkable mural painted by her husband, Diego Rivera. This mural serves as a testament to their intertwined lives and artistic collaboration.

These artifacts not only showcase the artistic prowess of Frida Kahlo but also provide a glimpse into the personal struggles and triumphs that shaped her extraordinary life. Each item embodies a chapter in the artist’s story, offering a multi-dimensional understanding of her experiences and the complexities of her identity as a Mexican woman.

As you explore the museum, take the time to contemplate these artifacts and allow yourself to be moved by the profound impact they had on Frida’s life and art. The stories they tell reflect not only the individual journey of an artist but also the broader cultural and historical context of Mexico during the 20th century.

Now that you’ve discovered the must-see artifacts, let’s move on to the next section, which explores the guided tour options available at the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Guided Tours

Exploring the Frida Kahlo Museum on your own can be a captivating experience, but if you’re looking to gain deeper insights and a more immersive understanding of Frida Kahlo’s life and art, consider taking a guided tour. The museum offers several guided tour options that can enhance your visit:

• General Guided Tour: This tour is led by knowledgeable guides who provide in-depth information about Frida Kahlo’s life, artistic process, and the historical context in which she lived. It’s a great way to learn about the museum’s collections and exhibitions while hearing fascinating anecdotes and stories about Frida.
• Specialty Tours: The Frida Kahlo Museum occasionally organizes specialty tours that focus on specific aspects of Frida’s life or her art. These tours may delve into her relationship with Diego Rivera, her political activism, or her artistic techniques. Keep an eye on the museum’s website for updates on these specialized tours.
• Audio Guide: If you prefer to explore the museum at your own pace, you can rent an audio guide to accompany you during your visit. The audio guide provides a wealth of information about the museum’s exhibitions and key artifacts, allowing you to dive deeper into Frida’s world at your own convenience.

Guided tours offer a unique opportunity to engage with experts who are well-versed in Frida Kahlo’s life and art. They can provide valuable insights, answer your questions, and highlight details that you might have otherwise missed. Additionally, with their expert commentary, they can help you connect the dots between Frida’s paintings, her personal life, and the broader historical and cultural context in which she lived.

Whether you choose a general guided tour or opt for a specialty tour, taking advantage of guided tours can enhance your understanding of Frida Kahlo’s artistry, her influence on Mexican culture, and the profound impact she had on the art world at large.

Now that you have an idea of the guided tour options available, let’s move on to the next section, which explores the photography and video policy at the museum.

Photography and Video Policy

When visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum, capturing memories through photography or video is something many visitors desire. However, it’s important to be aware of the museum’s photography and video policy to ensure a respectful and enjoyable experience for all.

The Frida Kahlo Museum allows photography and video recording for personal, non-commercial purposes. Visitors are welcome to take pictures or record videos of the museum’s exhibitions, artworks, and their own experiences within the space.

However, it’s crucial to adhere to the following guidelines:

• No Flash Photography: The use of flash photography is strictly prohibited inside the museum. Flash can potentially damage the delicate artworks and artifacts on display. Please ensure that your camera’s flash is disabled before taking any pictures.
• Respect for Others: While taking pictures or videos, be mindful and respectful of other visitors. Avoid obstructing the view or causing any inconvenience to fellow museum-goers. It’s important to maintain a considerate and peaceful environment for everyone.
• No Selfie Sticks: The use of selfie sticks is not allowed inside the museum. This policy is in place to prevent accidental damage to the artworks and to ensure the safety of both visitors and the museum’s collections.
• Commercial Use: Any photography or videography intended for commercial purposes, including publication or reproduction, requires prior authorization from the museum. It’s important to respect copyright laws and intellectual property rights associated with the artworks and exhibitions.

By following these guidelines, visitors can ensure the preservation and integrity of the museum’s collections while still capturing their own personal memories of their visit.

As technology continues to evolve, it’s worth noting that the museum’s policies may change or be updated. It’s always a good idea to check the museum’s official website or inquire with the staff on site for any specific rules or regulations regarding photography and video recording.

Now that you know the photography and video policy, let’s move on to the next section, which explores the accessibility provisions at the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Accessibility

The Frida Kahlo Museum strives to provide an inclusive and accessible experience for all visitors. The museum is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of physical abilities, can enjoy and appreciate the artworks and exhibits.

Here are some accessibility provisions and services offered at the museum:

• Wheelchair Access: The museum is wheelchair accessible, with ramps and elevators available for visitors with mobility challenges. Wheelchairs are also available for loan at the museum, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. It’s recommended to contact the museum in advance to ensure availability.
• Accessible Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are available within the museum building to accommodate visitors with disabilities. These facilities are equipped with grab bars and other features to ensure comfort and convenience.
• Assistive Devices: The museum provides assistive listening devices and audio guides to aid visitors with hearing impairments. These devices enhance the experience by providing audio descriptions and explanations of the exhibits. It’s advisable to contact the museum in advance to reserve these devices.
• Visual Impairment: The museum is working on implementing measures to enhance accessibility for visitors with visual impairments. This includes tactile and audio descriptions of artworks and exhibits to offer a multi-sensory experience. It’s recommended to check the museum’s website or contact them directly for the latest information on accessibility for visually impaired visitors.

The staff at the Frida Kahlo Museum is trained to assist visitors with disabilities and provide any necessary support. If you have specific accessibility requirements or need assistance during your visit, don’t hesitate to reach out to the museum staff; they will be more than willing to assist you.

It’s important to note that accessibility may vary depending on the specific needs of each visitor and the current situation at the museum. For the most up-to-date information and to ensure a smooth and accessible experience, it’s recommended to contact the museum directly prior to your visit.

Now that you have an overview of the accessibility provisions at the museum, let’s explore some nearby attractions to consider incorporating into your itinerary.

Nearby Attractions

Located in the vibrant neighborhood of Coyoacán, the Frida Kahlo Museum offers more than just a glimpse into the life of Frida Kahlo. The surrounding area is brimming with cultural, historical, and culinary attractions that are worth exploring. Here are some nearby attractions to consider incorporating into your visit:

• Coyoacán Market: Just a short walk from the museum, the Coyoacán Market is a bustling hub of local culture and flavors. Explore the stalls filled with fresh produce, traditional Mexican cuisine, and handicrafts. Indulge in local delicacies like tamales, tacos, and aguas frescas while immersing yourself in the vibrant atmosphere.
• Leon Trotsky Museum: For history enthusiasts, a visit to the Leon Trotsky Museum is highly recommended. Located just a few blocks away from the Frida Kahlo Museum, this museum offers insights into the life of the revolutionary leader and his time in Mexico.
• San Juan Bautista Church: Take a stroll to the charming San Juan Bautista Church, a historic church located in the heart of Coyoacán. Admire the stunning architecture and soak in the serene atmosphere of this spiritual landmark.
• Hidalgo Park: Known as the main square of Coyoacán, Hidalgo Park is a delightful green space where locals and visitors gather to relax. Enjoy a picnic, people-watch, or simply take in the beauty of the surroundings.
• Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones: Situated nearby, the Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones offers a fascinating look into Mexico’s complex history through the lens of foreign invasions and interventions. Explore the exhibits and learn about the pivotal moments that shaped the country.

These attractions provide a glimpse into the rich history, art, and culture of Mexico, making them perfect complements to your visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum. Take the time to immerse yourself in the local ambiance, explore the neighborhood’s vibrant streets, and indulge in the culinary delights that Coyoacán has to offer.

With a combination of art, history, and vibrant surroundings, Coyoacán provides a well-rounded experience that beautifully complements your exploration of the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Now that you have discovered nearby attractions, you have all the tools you need to embark on your journey into the captivating world of Frida Kahlo and the surrounding cultural landscape.

Visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as the Casa Azul, is a journey that immerses you in the life and art of one of Mexico’s most iconic figures. From the moment you step through its vibrant blue doors, you are transported into a world of passion, creativity, and profound insight. The museum beautifully captures the essence of Frida Kahlo, showcasing her artwork, personal belongings, and the cultural context in which she lived.

Throughout the museum, you’ll have the opportunity to explore Frida’s self-portraits, discover her personal artifacts, and gain a deeper understanding of her struggles and triumphs. The exhibitions and collections at the museum transcend mere observation, inviting you to connect with Frida’s artistic expression on a profound level.

Guided tours, whether through knowledgeable guides or audio guides, provide invaluable insights into Frida’s life, artistry, and impact. They allow you to uncover hidden details, hear captivating stories, and cultivate a deeper appreciation for the complexities of her work.

As you explore the museum, don’t forget to take in the must-see artifacts that offer glimpses into Frida’s personal life and artistic process. From her self-portraits to her personal belongings, each item carries a story that adds depth and meaning to her art.

Outside the museum’s walls, the vibrant neighborhood of Coyoacán offers a myriad of attractions to complement your visit. Whether it’s exploring the local market, visiting nearby museums and churches, or simply strolling through picturesque parks, the surrounding area provides a chance to immerse yourself in the cultural richness of Mexico.

The Frida Kahlo Museum is dedicated to accessibility, ensuring that all visitors can enjoy and appreciate the artworks and exhibits. With wheelchair accessibility, assistive devices, and accommodations for hearing and visually impaired visitors, the museum strives to create an inclusive environment for everyone.

As you leave the Frida Kahlo Museum, you carry with you not just the memories of colorful artworks and inspiring artifacts, but a deep appreciation for the life and legacy of Frida Kahlo. Her indomitable spirit, authenticity, and ability to transcend pain through art continue to resonate with audiences around the world.

So, whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or simply curious about Mexican culture, a visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum is an experience that will leave a lasting impact. It’s an opportunity to connect with one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and to immerse yourself in the vibrant and captivating world of Frida Kahlo.

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All About the Frida Kahlo Museum Mexico City and the Artist

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Mexico City is home to more than a hundred museums which is second only to Paris as the city with the most museums. I’d say it’s safe to say that this place is a culture and art lovers paradise. One of the most popular and most visited museums in Mexico City is the Frida Kahlo Museum in the Coyoacan neighborhood on the southern end of the city. If you haven’t heard of Frida Kahlo yet, then you’re in for a treat…

Here I’ll be giving you a brief overview of her life and works along with details about her home and studio of Casa Azul which was bequeathed to the Mexican nation as Museo Frida Kahlo , one of the top things to do in Mexico City .

In this in-depth guide to the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, we’ll be discussing a bit more about Friday Kahlo’s background, the museum itself, how to best get tickets to the museum and other important details, along with some of the best Frida Kahlo tours, and much more.

Who is Frida Kahlo?

Frida Kahlo is among the best-known artists of the 20th century, and certainly the most famous to come out of Mexico during that period. Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in Coyoacan, Mexico City (1907-1954). She was known for her strong and flamboyantly colored self-portraits that dealt with her ideas of death, identity, class and race, postcolonialism, gender, and the human body. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband and Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was also much to talk about.

Kahlo suffered several serious health and medical conditions all her life. At a young age, she suffered from polio which left her with a small limp. It also was a contributing factor to some of her injuries and medical problems later in her life.

Frida as a child often worked as an assistant to her father who was a professional photographer, which obviously introduced her to art and design. Although she took drawing classes, she was interested in science and decided to study medicine. In 1922, she entered the National Preparatory School in Mexico City where she met Diego Rivera, who was painting a mural for the university’s auditorium.

In 1925, Kahlo was involved in a bus accident which left her seriously injured, and at the end of her life, she underwent more than 30 major operations. While recuperating from that accident, Kahlo taught herself to paint by studying from the old masters while confined to her bed.

Frida married Rivera in 1929 and after this, Kahlo dramatically changed her personal style by wearing traditional Tehuana dress with flowers as a headdress and colorful jewelry. Her painting style also changed to a more Mexican folk-art style. Her subjects became more abstract and she began questioning the norms.

The couple traveled to the United States because Rivera was going to work on several mural commissions. In between 1930 to 1933, she endured two premature pregnancies. Later on, a miscarriage and the death of her mother had extremely affected her. At this time, Kahlo painted some of her most disturbing and most harrowing works such as Henry Ford Hospital (1932) after the miscarriage.

Photo Credits: www.fridakahlo.org

Kahlo and Rivera went back to Mexico and lived in a new house which also became a gathering spot for artists and political activists. The house had separate quarters but was connected with abridging. Frida and Leon Trotsky, the Russian philosopher, had a close friendship that eventually turned into an affair.

Kahlo also met Andre Breton who championed Kahlo’s work. Breton wrote the introduction of her first solo exhibition. This was held at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1938 and it was a success.

Kahlo traveled to Paris to exhibit her work there and met more Surrealists like Marcel Duchamp. The Louvre acquired one of her works entitled The Frame (1938) and Kahlo became the first 20th-century Mexican artist to be included in a collection of The Louvre.

Throughout the marriage of Kahlo and Rivera, both had some unfaithfulness. Diego had a relationship with the sister of Kahlo which served as the impetus for their divorce. Although, after a year of divorce, they reconciled and remarried in 1940.

They moved to her family home La Casa Azul in Coyoacán. After a few years, she was appointed as a professor of painting at La Esmeralda, the Education Ministry’s School of Fine Arts. She was continuously ill and her health began to decline rapidly, so she turned to excessive drinking and drugs for relief.

But she was still painting even with more surgeries and hospital stays. She was confined to a wheelchair and later on to her bed. This caused her to attend her first solo exhibition in Mexico in 1953 lying on a bed (it was transported to the venue with her on it because she couldn’t even stand). And in 1954, she eventually succumbed and passed away due to pulmonary embolism in the upper room at Casa Azul.

Although Kahlo was already famous during her lifetime, her posthumous popularity increased in the 1970s. There were many books and movies that were inspired by Frida Kahlo’s life and art. This propelled her to even greater acknowledgment in the 21st century as a woman who was ahead of her time. In popular culture, she most famously represented in the 2002 film, “ Frida ,” which starred Hollywood A-lister and Mexican actress Salma Hayek, which is worth watching as a quick introduction to her life and struggles.

About the Frida Kahlo Museum Mexico City

Upon her death, her husband and fellow Mexican artist and muralist Diego Riviera started to redesign Frida’s childhood home to honor her life and art. In 1958, the museum opened to the public (just a year after Rivera’s death).

The increased popularity of Frida Kahlo, from books, movies, and museums around the world, also meant many visitors to the museum. There are almost always long lines wrapping around the block outside of the Casa Azul house and museum – but be sure to check down below on how to best get your tickets to this museum.

This museum houses numerous works by Frida throughout the property, as you would expect in a museum such as this, but it is also a bit more personal since you can also find Frida’s clothes, casts, photos, art, painting materials, beauty products, wheelchair, bed, and other personal items are displayed throughout the home – preserving life in Caza Azul in much the same way as when it was found.

It was as if she was just there moments before we came in. Visitors from all over the world talk about their surreal experience when they go tour the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Another highlight is the Casa Azul gardens which are well kept and are full of stunning blooms, floral archways, seating areas, and open green spaces against the brilliant cobalt blue walls of the house. It’s cool to just hang out in the courtyard where Frida and Diego used to be.

Probably the most moving part of the museum would be her bed and art studio where you can still see where she worked on her paintings. You can even see the mirror installed above her bed allowing her to make her self-portraits while still recuperating from her operations.

How to Score Frida Kahlo Museum Tickets

Museo Frida Kahlo has risen to popularity over the years and when you visit now, you will almost for sure see extremely long lines outside the museum to buy tickets. Your best bet is to just buy your tickets online so you can avoid these lines.

Since you can buy your ticket in advance, you can choose the exact date and time slot that you want to visit. As I have said, this is a house (albeit a very large house) so it is smaller than many other Mexico City museums but is still something that I would consider a must-see when you are visiting Mexico City .

Tip: We bought our tickets the day before, but you should check tickets at least a week in advance to make sure there is still wide availability. If you go early in the morning, you’d likely to encounter fewer visitors, as a rule of thumb. Just plan sufficient time to get there (your best bet is to go by subway).

Get your tickets for the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City here.

More Information about Casa Azul

How to get to the Casa Azul (The Blue House, Museo Frida Kahlo): The quickest and easiest way is via the Metro Line 3 to the Coyoacan station, a short walk from the museum.

Location and Details of Casa Azul: Londres 247, Del Carmen, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Contact No. +52 55 5554 5999

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday – 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM Wednesday – 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM Monday – Closed

Click here to go to the Official Website of Museo Frida Kahlo.   

Frida Kahlo Museum Tours

There are a few tours that include Frida Kahlo Museum and I know some of us would probably want to skip these since the museum is a place you can do yourself, but sometimes there are tours that you can’t just resist, especially if you really want to dig into the story with the help of a knowledgeable guide, visit other cool places, or are just short on time.

It is also important to note that these packages already have entrance fees to the museum so you are spared from lining up to buy them. This will help you make the most of your time while exploring the beautiful city of Mexico and follow the path of Frida’s colorful life.

Frida’s Life in Mexico City: Life, Art, and Flavors

This tour is all about Frida Kahlo: her life and art, and the culture and flavors of her time. Understand Frida Kahlo’s world more and see the impact her medical conditions had on her art. You’ll also gain a greater understanding of her political ideas and her great love for her country, Mexico.

This visit includes Caza Azul, of course, as well as the neighborhood of the Historic Center and Coyoacan and see it in the time of Frida and Diego.

Indulge yourself in Mexican gastronomic surprises and flavors to see another side of Frida’s life. This tour is a great introduction to Mexico City and Frida Kahlo.

Book your Mexico City: Frida Kahlo’s Life, Art & Flavors Tour now.

Frida Kahlo Museum and Other Museum Tours in Coyoacan and Xochimilco

The Frida Kahlo Museum is the first stop of this 3-museum tour package in Mexico City. Aside from the Casa Azul, which was Frida and Diego’s home, you will also get to visit the Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum. Another important art museum in the city is the Dolores Olmedo Museum which will be the last stop for the tour.

You should understand by now that Casa Azul was built by Frida’s father Wilhelm Kahlo as their family’s residence. So, when it was turned into a museum, it couldn’t hold as many paintings as they would have liked… Of course, several of her important artworks like “Viva la Vida”, “Frida y su Cesárea” and “Portrait of my father Wilhelm Kahlo” can be seen here, but if you want more Frida artwork and insight into her life, you’ll need to visit some more museums.

For one, the Anahuacalli Museum houses Diego Rivera’s collection of pre-Hispanic folk art of more than 50,000 pieces. Diego Rivera himself conceptualized and designed the architecture of this building.

Finally, the Dolores Olmedo Museum is a museum which was previously the property of businesswoman Dolores Olmedo who had an extensive collection of art from pre-Hispanic folk art to colonial to modern and contemporary art, and pre-Hispanic art equal to more than 6,000 pieces.

Frida had 145 paintings done and Museum Olmedo is known to have 25 paintings of these. You’ll also find more than 140 pieces from Diego Rivera’s paintings. This is one of the most important museums in Mexico City, and Dolores Olmedo also houses collections of other Mexican artists and an opulent grounds in the Xochimilco neighborhood where the hairless Mexican wander around.

These three art museums best explain the life and times of the great Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. This is a highly recommended tour for you to a much better understanding of Kahlo’s art.

Book your Coyoacán & Xochimilco: 3-Museum Tour now.

2-Day Tour of Mexico City with a Visit to Frida Kahlo Museum

If you are a traveler that would like to make the most out of your short time in Mexico City, then this 2-Day Guided Tour of Mexico City is a good offer for you. In these two days, you will be able to visit the most important historical and cultural attractions of Mexico City, offering you a grasp of the greatness of the Aztec empire, the colonial period, Mexican art and artists, and to experience what Mexico City is now today. On Day 2, you will get to visit Museo Frida Kahlo in Coyoacan.

On Day 1, you will be brought to the largest archaeological site in Mexico City which is Tlatelolco and your guide will show you around this part of the capital of the Aztec empire. You will also get to visit the Plaza of Three Cultures where the past and modern Mexico blend. You will then be brought to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe or Basílica de Guadalupe, one of the most important religious sites in Mexico (one of the most visited places in the Roman Catholic world receiving more than 20 million pilgrims each year!).

Then you will be brought to Teotihuacan, known as the “City of the Gods”. Teotihuacan ruins have several marvelous pyramids and structures used for sacrifices, religious rituals, and observatories. Climb up the Sun and Moon Pyramids to enjoy the magnificent views from the top.

And finally, on Day 2, you will start at the Coyoacan neighborhood which used to be an old village in the outskirts of Mexico City. But since the city grew, it has melded to be a part of the city itself. In these cobblestone streets, you will be visiting the Museo Frida Kahlo (or the Casa Azul or Frida Kahlo House Museum) to learn the life and art of Frida Kahlo, which we’ve discussed in detail already as the museum dedicated to her life and works.

Then you’ll head for a visit to the National Autonomous University (built in 1551) which is now a UNESCO-listed campus with art from famous muralists Diego Rivera and Juan O’Gorman.

Finally, this tour will continue 30 km south of Mexico City to a place known as Xochimilco, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ecological reserve. Xochimilco was built on a lake by the Aztecs which were driven from the in-lands. The Aztecs built their empire on ‘islands’ which they made on stilts for gardens and temples.

You will enjoy a trajinera boat ride, as the colorful boat plies the waters in these canals. And staying true to Mexican festive nature, there are musicians on board to play music while you snack on delicious snacks sold by vendors onboard other trajineras .

Book your Mexico City Super Saver Tour Package now.

More Museums in Mexico City

Most of the museums in Mexico City are concentrated in the Historic Center of Mexico City like the Palacio Nacional (includes some important works by Diego) or the Palacio de Bellas Artes, or within Chapultepec Park like the National Museum of Anthropology Mexico , and Papalote Museo del Nino.

In the area where Casa Azul is located, there are several related museums that you may also want to visit, such as the Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, or the nearby Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo in the San Angel neighborhood.

While not related to Frida, you’ll also find some other cool museums in Coyoacan like the Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky, Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones (a monastery built on top of an Aztec ruin), Museo Nacional de la Acuarela (the city’s only watercolor museum), Arte Hoy for modern contemporary art, Casa de Luna for some art shopping, and Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares.

Read Next: 15 Best Museums in Mexico City

Traveling to Mexico City soon? Book your lodging on Booking.com now to save and see my guide to the best hostels in Mexico City . If you plan to stay for a few weeks, I highly recommend looking for a place on Airbnb rather than any hotels, just be sure to read my guide on where to stay in Mexico City first! And don’t forget to purchase travel insurance for Mexico that will help protect you against illness, injury, and theft. I use and recommend World Nomads .

Mexico Travel Tips

Important tips and resources for planning an amazing trip to Mexico, based on my extensive experience traveling across the entire country.

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• Book a cheap flight to Mexico with Momondo , or better yet, start travel hacking so you can fly for free.
• Plan a rough itinerary and how long you will spend in each destination. Pick up Lonely Planet Mexico to help with this.
• Work every day to teach yourself Spanish , you want to know as much as possible before you arrive.
• Book your cheap accommodation in advance, at least for the first destinations -- For hostels use: Booking , for cheap hotels use: Hotels.com , for apartments use: Airbnb .
• Reserve your on the ground tours and activities through Get Your Guide .
• Purchase travel insurance for Mexico with World Nomads to protect yourself from illness, injury, and theft while in Mexico.
• Check out my comprehensive guide about traveling to Mexico with information on cities, things to do, places to see, and more.
• Learn more money saving tricks with my top budget travel tips if you want to get more bang for your buck.
• Put together your Mexico packing list.
• Enjoy this incredible country!

I hope this helped you plan your travels in Mexico! I know it can be a struggle to find accurate and on the ground information when traveling to a new place like Mexico, which is why I started writing so extensively about it!

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The History Hit Miscellany of Facts, Figures and Fascinating Finds

Museo Frida Kahlo

Sarah Roller

25 mar 2021, @sarahroller8.

About Museo Frida Kahlo

Once the home of arguably Mexico’s most famous cultural icon, Frida Kahlo, La Casa Azul remains a site of pilgrimage for many visitors to Mexico City, and is well worth a visit, regardless of whether you’re a Frida fan.

History of Museo Frida Kahlo

The house lies in the leafy Coyoacán district, marked out in a largely residential area by its cobalt blue exterior and the queue which often snakes from the front door along the street.

Kahlo was born in La Casa Azul in 1907, and learnt to paint there whilst recuperating from the bus accident which left her in pain for the rest of her life. When she met the muralist and painter Diego Rivera, she invited him back to her house to see her work, and he quickly became a regular visitor at La Casa Azul. When the two eventually married in 1929, she moved to live with Rivera at his house on Paseo de La Reforma, but frequently visited her family home.

With Kahlo and Rivera’s intervention, the exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was granted sanctuary in Mexico. Trotsky and his wife moved into La Casa Azul initially: the windows facing the street were bricked up due to security concerns. The Trotskys lived in La Casa Azul until 1939, and the house became a meeting place for artists and intellectuals.

In 1941, Diego Rivera moved back into La Casa Azul and made various alterations, including completely enclosing the courtyard and moving Frida’s bedroom and studio. Frida began to teach from home in 1943, and was virtually bedbound from 1945. She eventually died on the upper floor of La Casa Azul in 1954, aged 47.

Four years after her death, Rivera donated the house to the Mexican government for it to be turned into a museum dedicated to the life and works of Frida Kahlo.

Museo Frida Kahlo today

Today the museum remains true to its original purpose: it remains full of the couple’s personal belongings as well as Frida’s art. The collection was given new life after trunks were discovered in an attic full of dresses, corsets and other memorabilia – these are all on display today.

Depending on how much of a Frida devotee you are, the museum takes anything from 90 minutes to half a day to explore fully. It gets busy though, so don’t expect to necessarily feel the magic. Visiting the Museo Dolores Olmedo afterwards is a good idea if you want something slightly quieter, and to further explore both Frida and Rivera’s work.

Museo Frida Kahlo is extremely popular: booking tickets online in advance is highly recommended, otherwise you may face a long wait. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Getting to Museo Frida Kahlo

The museum is located in Coyoacán, a pleasant southern suburb of Mexico City. The nearest metro stops are Coyoacán (Olive / Linea 3) and Eje Central (Gold / Linea 12), and it’s about a 15 minute walk from either to the house.

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6 Mexico City Museums You Must Visit

M exico City has more than 150 museums, but most are pretty obscure. There are museums for engraving, women, the revolution, chocolate, all cultures that have ever existed in Mexico, medicine, photography, constitutions, murals, any remotely famous people (including Jesus) and caricatures, to name just a few.

I made it to about half a dozen while I was there—mainly the ones that offered something about Frida and Diego er, Diego Rivera and or Frida Kahlo—since they were the reason for my trip to Mexico City. Here are the museums I visited worth your time too.

1 Palacio de Bellas Artes

This place, aptly named, is beautiful just to look at. If you like architecture or gorgeous places, you want to make this stop. I went there to see the Diego Rivera murals they have. That’s the darned thing about murals—you can’t move them, so a trip to Mexico was necessary.

I grew up in Detroit, where we have the spectacular Diego Rivera Industry Murals that he painted about the automobile industry at the Detroit Institute of Arts. They’re one of, if not my very favorite thing in Detroit (besides my family). I once wrote my Spanish final exam essay project about Rivera in college. That’s when I became obsessed with his wife – a little lady named Frida Kahlo.

So, my trip to Mexico has been a long time coming. The palace is vast, so finding the murals, despite their massive size, took some searching. Lucky for me, the murals were the only section they allowed visitors to see that day. (They’re supposed to have good impressionist art, which I was hoping to see, but alas, nothing was on view.)

But, under a glowing glass-filled atrium, several Rivera murals are on display in the center of the palace. If you’ve seen his work, they’re immediately familiar. The murals are rich, colorful and filled with secret and not-so-secret meanings and symbolism. Mostly he threw shots at the politicians and policies of his time. Some of his murals no longer exist for this reason.

It’s free to visit on Sunday. Find more about the museum here. Watch a video with more images here .

2 Diego Rivera Mural Museum

Since I was in the neighborhood, I walked through the park to the Diego Rivera Mural Museum a few blocks away.

Essentially, there’s only one reason you would go to this small museum—to see Sueño de Una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park). I can’t help but think of another famous painting with the same theme and similar title, “ A Sunday on La Grande Jatte ,” by renowned pointillism artist Georges Seurat (at the Chicago Art Institute).

This mural is, to me, Rivera’s most famous. So famous, in fact, they built a building around it so they could protect it and charge people to look at it. The only other things you’ll see at this museum are sketches in the other room.

Also free on Sunday, this museum will only take you a few minutes to go through—depending on how long you stare at one piece of art. Granted, that one piece of art takes up an entire wall and has some 50 characters to examine, including Diego himself, Frida, and the famed depiction of the “Caterina” skeleton. Renowned Mexican Illustrator Jose Guadalupe Posada (also in the mural) first created the Caterina figure now beloved by Mexico and tourists alike.

Despite this being a museum with only one artwork, it still gets crowded—that’s how spectacular and beloved it is. So you’ll have to jockey for a position, but it’s good to spend some time absorbing great art anyway, so no worries.

Find out more about visiting the museum here.

3 Frida Kahlo Home & Museum

Of course, it’s Diego’s wife that most of us Americans are enamored with.

About 45 minutes outside of Mexico City, her house is now a museum. She was born, lived and died there – except for several years when she lived elsewhere with her philandering husband, Diego Rivera.

This is the second most popular museum in Mexico City—out of 150—so that’s telling you something. One, it’s busy (it sells out weeks in advance), and two, women who thrive against the odds are worth celebrating.

The house is much as she left it on the day she died and now features several of her best and most famous artworks, many others you’ve never seen before, and a lifetime of memorabilia, clothing, and accessories she was famous for. I went to this museum twice it was so good.

Read my blog and watch a video about the Frida Kahlo museum here .

4 Diego Rivera / Frida Kahlo House and Museum

Ok, by now, you’re spotting a theme. Almost every museum I went to had to do with Diego and or Frida. This is why I came to Mexico City, after all.

This museum will be familiar if you’ve ever seen the movie “Frida,” starring Selma Hayek. Of course, like Frida’s house, it used to be a home, not a museum, or, as I like to call it, “every married couple’s dream.” This is where Diego had one house, and Frida had another, each connected to the other by a bridge across the roof. If my first husband and I had this, maybe he wouldn’t be an ex. Nah.

Frida and Diego only lived there together for about seven years, but it’s iconic. In Diego’s house, you can see a collection of papier-mâché figures, skeletons, people and animals. The only thing that retains the original furniture at Frida’s house is the bathroom tub. The tub appears in the painting “ Lo Que el agua me dio (What the water gave me).”

These two homes are bizarrely spartan and minimalist—this coming from a woman who owns little enough to fit it all in a 10-foot van. There is absolutely no luxury, warmth, or comfort present. But there is a great workspace and studio for creation. I suppose that’s all you need.

Of course, the twin houses (his white and red and hers, blue) were designed by the famed painter and architect Juan O’Gorman, who also lived in a house on the property surrounded by giant organ cactus’. Gorman called the style “Mexican functionalism.” All concrete and oversized windows. Boy, I bet he had some stories to tell.

The best part for me was walking across that iconic bridge. The bridge itself wasn’t necessary, but it’s so symbolic, two people, connected but free.

Read more about the house here.

5 National Museum of Anthropology

I went to the anthropology museum because several people I met in Mexico City told me I had to see it. Everyone raved about how great it was, so I was underwhelmed. I probably would have liked it more if I hadn’t been told anything about how great the museum was. That said, it is a stunning place.

As it was, the museum was just a bunch of old rocks. LOL. I’m kidding, sort of. The best stuff from tombs and dwellings were recreation. The pyramid artifacts were cool, but there were a lot of art objects were pulled from the ruins all over Mexico. If you’re an archeologist, I bet you would LOVE it here. For me, it all looked similar after a few dozen examples.

In case you’re wondering, there are a LOT of ruins in Mexico, so there’s a lot to see. I walked for hours through the museum and saw repetition with slight variation within each century. Change is slow. There was jewelry made of stones, fiber and metal. In the end, there was weaving and textiles, and that was interesting. Much of it was interesting, and you can see most of it at other museums, but not at the scale that you’ll find here.

Once you’ve gone to several of these historic sites and communities where they’re still making and selling these textiles and jewelry and pottery, the museum feels removed. But, it also gives you the details and history you won’t find in an afternoon strolling the pyramids or other sites.

The best thing about this museum is its sheer size, the comprehensive number of artifacts from very distinct areas and eras, and the way they’re organized. The museum takes you from the beginning of documented history to the current history in a cohesive timeline so you can see progress happening. (Note that not a lot has changed in Mexico, really).

6 Teothuacan

It’s not a museum, per se, rather an archeological site. Teotihuacán , according to Aztec tradition, is where the sun, the moon, and the rest of the universe trace their origins. These pyramids are called “the place where the gods were created.” People have flocked to it for centuries, seeking wisdom, spiritual enlightenment, and the manifestation of dreams. The site holds three significant pyramids and various other ruins, and it’s the best “museum” in Mexico City.

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• May 11, 2024, 5:17 PM — May 12, 2024, 5:17 PM (CDT)
• Frida Kahlo Museum, Londres 247, Mexico City, 04100, Mexico

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Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism

From the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art

On View February 6–May 2, 2021

Frida Kahlo (Mexico, July 6, 1907–July 13, 1954), Diego on My Mind, 1943, oil on Masonite. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation .

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EXHIBITION TICKET PRICE

Tickets are $10 for Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets must be purchased online, in advance. Tickets will be released up to two (2) weeks prior to available dates. 

EXTENDED HOURS

Albuquerque Museum will extend viewing hours during the run of this exhibition.

• Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

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The works in the Jacques and Natasha Gelman collection epitomize the vitality and expressiveness of modern Mexican art. They were produced in a pivotal period in Mexican history, when the nation sought to redefine itself through political, social, and cultural reforms. Some of the figures in this exhibition are household names in Mexico and a handful of these have, over time, received international recognition. Perhaps none are more well-known than Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Rivera’s intense personality, revolutionary politics, and inspiring murals made him a celebrity during his lifetime. Although once overshadowing his equally talented wife, Kahlo’s fame has far outstripped that of her husband in the years since her death. The raw emotion of her paintings still resonates today, and her intense self-portraits have made her face familiar throughout the globe. 

The captivating works by these two artists assembled by Jacques and Natasha Gelman are complimented by key works from their contemporaries, such as Lola Álvarez Bravo, María Izquierdo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo. They were created in a period of rich artistic invention, when artists considered their work's potential to influence society. Their presentation in this exhibition is enhanced by period photographs that give a glimpse of important Mexican cultural figures, most notably Kahlo and Rivera, and offer a sense of their distinctive personalities.  

The Gelmans formed close friendships with many of the artists included in this exhibition, often acting as patrons and promoters of their careers. The works they collected offer an unrivaled opportunity to encounter the chaotic and creative Mexican art world of the first half of the twentieth century in all its complexity. Modern Mexican art would come to exert a key influence on modern art in the United States and its impact continues to be felt throughout the world today.

Organized by the Vergel Foundation and MondoMostre in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL)

Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait as a Tehuana: A Very Close Reading

What can a single painting tell us about Frida Kahlo and her context? This experimental lecture takes one of Kahlo's most iconic self-portraits as a point of departure, in order to review past interpretations and open up new meanings, uncovered through a series of direct comparisons, expected and unexpected, ranging from Vincent Van Gogh to the 1937 Mexican 10-peso banknote.This lecture was presented on March 21, 2021 by Jay Oles, Senior Lecturer in Art, Wellesley College.

Documenting Rivera

Documentary filmmaker Mary Lance discusses her experiences researching and directing the documentary “Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See,” which was made between 1985 and 1989 in Mexico and the USA. The presentation includes clips from the film, production stills, and images from the collection of research materials that went into making the film. This program took place live on Zoom on March 31, 2021.

Photography and Ways of Seeing with Cecilia Portal

In conversation with Curator of Art Josie Lopez, Cecilia Portal discusses works by Mexican Modernist Manuel Alvarez Bravo, her own photography, and her experiences as an artist of Mexico and New Mexico. This program took place live on Zoom on April 7, 2021.

Murals: Community History and Identity

A conversation between fresco muralist Frederico Vigil and art historian Holly Barnet-Sanchez exploring the intersections of art and community. Vigil is a Fresco Master who studied under Lucienne Block and Stephen Pope Dimitroff, apprentices of painter Diego Rivera. Barnet-Sanchez is an associate professor emerita at the University of New Mexico who has taught and written extensively on Chicano, Latino, and Modern Latin American art history. This program premiered on April 11, 2021.

The Legacy of Frida Kahlo with Latinos Who Lunch

In this special episode of Latinos Who Lunch, Albuquerque Museum Curator of Art Josie Lopez joins FavyFav and Babelito to discuss the exhibition Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism and the legacy of artist Frida Kahlo. This program premiered on April 15, 2021.

Cooking Demonstration: Food, Frida, and Art

Artist and cook Jade Leyva demonstrates regional Mexican recipes inspired by those served to Frida Kahlo’s friends and family. Cook along with us or just enjoy the program. This program is presented in partnership with Albuquerque Museum and Three Sisters Kitchen. The program aired live via zoom on Wednesday, April 21.

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