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Frida's Life Mexico City: Places you must visit for Her Fans

Updated: Nov 22, 2023


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

Embark on a journey to the heart of Frida Kahlo's Mexico City, where history, art, and passion converge. Our curated itinerary spotlights the essential places you must visit during your stay in Mexico City if you want to know more about Frida's life. From the colorful confines of Casa Azul in Coyoacán to the evocative murals at UNAM, you'll connect with the indomitable spirit of the iconic painter and the cultural tapestry she wove. Discover the real Frida, understand her lasting impact, and immerse yourself in the artistic wealth of a city that shaped her world and inspired her work.


 

Places you must visit during your stay in Mexico City if you want to know more about Frida's Life


Daily Life and Legacy


  • Have breakfast in San Angel - it is a perfect breakfast destination due to its charming atmosphere and colonial architecture, offering a unique culinary experience with a variety of cafes and restaurants serving local delicacies, ideal to start the day with energy and enjoy authentic flavors in a historical environment.

  • In the morning at the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Studio House: Visit the couple's work and living spaces. It is a more intimate place, showing the dynamics of their relationship and their art.

  • Lunch in Coyoacán: Return to Coyoacán for lunch. The area around the main square has a variety of restaurants and cafes offering everything from traditional Mexican dishes to international options, don't leave without visiting the National Museum of Popular Cultures https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvaE8NbkX5Z4vNT98

  • Afternoon at the Blue House (Frida Kahlo Museum): The Blue House is where you can get up close and personal with Frida's personal life. Explore the preserved rooms, her studio, and temporary exhibitions that offer an in-depth look at her work and her relationship with Diego Rivera. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PURCHASE ACCESS IN ADVANCE - it is not open on Mondays.


Immersion in the World of Frida

  • Morning at the Blue House (Frida Kahlo Museum): Start the day early in Coyoacán to avoid crowds. The Blue House is where you can get up close and personal with Frida's personal life. Explore the preserved rooms, her studio, and temporary exhibitions that offer an in-depth look at her work and her relationship with Diego Rivera. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PURCHASE ACCESS IN ADVANCE

  • Afternoon at the Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum: After lunch in Coyoacán, head to the Anahuacalli, a modern temple to pre-Columbian and Mexican arts. This museum was a labor of love for Diego, and you'll see how the couple celebrated indigenous Mexican culture.

  • Night in Coyoacán: Return to Coyoacán for dinner. The area around the main square has a variety of restaurants and cafes offering everything from traditional Mexican dishes to international options.


Exploring Art and Culture

  • Tomorrow at the Palace of Fine Arts: Start with a guided tour to appreciate the murals of the great Mexican artists, including Diego Rivera. Although Frida's work is not exhibited here, you will better understand the artistic environment in which she developed.

In the evening, she attended a performance by the Ballet Folklorico de México, a renowned dance company that combines traditional Mexican folk dances with contemporary elements. The vibrant costumes and energetic performances are a true celebration of Mexican culture.

  • Dolores Olmedo Museum: Diego Rivera, in poor health, issued a letter before a notary public, granting Dolores Olmedo the copyright of all of his works, texts and documents in his possession.

  • Diego Rivera Mural Museum, home to Rivera's iconic mural "The Man at the Crossroads." This mural was originally commissioned for Rockefeller Center in New York, but was destroyed due to political controversy. The museum displays a reproduction of the mural along with other works by Rivera.

  • Afternoon in the Historic Center: Explore the heart of Mexico City. Visit the Zócalo, tour the Templo Mayor, and if possible, enter the National Palace to see more murals by Diego Rivera.


Artistic and Cultural Universe

  • Tomorrow at UNAM (University City): Visit the murals in the Rectory, including works by David Alfaro Siqueiros, who was a contemporary and friend of Frida and Diego. These murals are cultural heritage and represent an important part of the history and politics of Mexico.

  • Afternoon at the University Olympic Stadium: Conclude your visit to UNAM with a walk through the Olympic Stadium, which also has significant murals and was home to the 1968 Olympic Games.


Additional Tips:


  • Transportation: Consider city traffic when planning trips; Using private transportation services or metro can save time.

  • Tickets: Buy tickets online to avoid lines, and consider guided tours for a more enriching experience. - many museums do not open on Mondays in Mexico City

  • Food: Take the opportunity to try typical dishes in local markets and restaurants; Coyoacán churros are famous.

  • Souvenirs: Look in markets and specialized stores for crafts that reflect Frida's art and Mexican culture.

  • Flexibility: Keep some flexibility in your itinerary in case you want to spend more time somewhere that particularly fascinates you.

  • Planning: Mark on a map the places you would like to visit, for example Coyoacan, the blue house and the Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo are relatively close, so you could dedicate a day to it, complementing your visit with the Murals of Ciudad Universitaria and Xochimilco .


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City: Dive into the Life and Art of an Icon. This itinerary provides a comprehensive experience, allowing you to immerse yourself in the life and work of Frida Kahlo, as well as the cultural context of Mexico City


 

Museo Mural Diego Rivera


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

The Diego Rivera Mural Museum is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, and it houses the mural Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central by Diego Rivera. The objective of the museum is to preserve and disseminate Rivera's work.​


Museo Mural Diego Rivera

Address:Calle Colón Balderas s/n, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06040 Ciudad de México, CDMX https://maps.app.goo.gl/SApESzpHAypxZAWD7


Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00 hrs.


 

Dolores Olmedo Museum


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suárez was a controversial, audacious woman and representative of a feminism in the 20th century. Dolores Olmedo is recognized as a great art collector, whose works are in the museum that bears her name (Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum) in the south of the Federal District, known as “Hacienda la Noria” in CDMX.


Diego Rivera registered his open public will in which he bequeathed real estate to ten people, in this act was Dolores Olmedo. On the other hand, Diego felt free to bequeath his works of art and the museums to exhibit them to the people of Mexico. In October 1956, in addition to the works of art that Dolores Olmedo had acquired, Diego suggested that she acquire ten more paintings to enrich her collection and ensure her legacy. A couple of months before Diego Rivera's death, the trust deed was signed, a document that was signed by Dolores Olmedo and Alfonso Quiroz Cuarón where Dolores was named as president of the trust's technical committee. Finally, on October 20, 1957, Diego Rivera, in poor health, issued a letter before a notary public, granting Dolores Olmedo the copyright of all his works, texts and documents in your possession.


Museo Dolores Olmedo - Aztlán Parque Urbano ubicado en Av. de los Compositores s/n en la Segunda Sección del Bosque de Chapultepec.


 

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House Study Museum

Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

In 1931, commissioned by Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman designed one of the first functionalist architectural structures in Latin America. This space would be a house-study for Diego and another for Frida, whose construction ends in 1932. The couple would not inhabit the space until 1934, the year they returned to Mexico after a three-year stay in the United States. It is in this house that Frida creates her work that would later consolidate her as an artist: What the water gave me, The watchful eye and The deceased Dimas.


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

Six years later Frida would return to the paternal home, the now famous Blue House of Coyoacán in April 1941, due to the death of her father Guillermo Kahlo and she would remain there until his death on July 14, 1954. Diego Rivera, for his part, lived in this house until November 24, 1957, the date of his death, and in it he would produce most of his easel work -around three thousand pieces-, he would also keep his collection of Judas and Skulls here, as well as part of its collection of pre-Hispanic art and Mexican crafts. After Rivera's death, in April 1981, the INBA (National Institute of Fine Arts) was assigned, through the Federal Government, the custody of the property for the purpose of promoting, organizing and disseminating Fine Arts for the benefit of Mexicans.


MUSEO CASA ESTUDIO DIEGO RIVERA Y FRIDA KAHLO Diego Rivera, Col. San Ángel Inn, Alcaldía Álvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México, C.P. 01060

From Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 - 17:00 hrs.

General price - $35

 

The Blue House - Frida Kahlo Museum


Explore Key Frida Kahlo Landmarks in Mexico City

The Blue House is the Intimate Universe of Frida Kahlo. In this beautiful residence, the artist lived most of her life; initially with her family and years later, with Diego Rivera. Likewise, interesting Mexican and foreign visitors stayed in this place, attracted by the captivating couple of artists.


Frida wanted to leave her house as a museum, to learn and enjoy her beloved Mexico. For this reason, after his death, Diego organizes the Frida Kahlo Museum here.


The museography was in charge of the museographer, teacher and great Tabasco poet Carlos Pellicer, a very close friend of the couple. The administration of the Museum was entrusted to the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust, attached to the Bank of Mexico and established by Rivera himself in 1957.


SCHEDULE


Tuesday 10:00 to 18:00

Wednesday 11:00 to 18:00

Thursday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


Foreigners / Tuesday to Friday $ 250,000 / National / Tuesday to Friday $ 110.00

Foreigners / Weekends $ 270,000 / National / Weekends $ 130.00


La Casa Azul - Museo Frida Kahlo - Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX https://goo.gl/maps/ntXbdisnWn2mSKCTA



 

Sources:

https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/es/v





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