Museum

THE FRIDA KAHLO

Museum

Cruz Pelcastre Abel AlainMartinez Sanchez Citlali Monroy Hernandez Evelyn Yamileth

Frida Kahlo Museum ("La Casa Azul")

It was the home of the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and is dedicated to her life and work. This museum is a celebration of her art, culture, and personal history.

Introduction

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history

virtual tour

lOCAtion

The Frida Kahlo Museum is located in Mexico, specifically in the city of Mexico City, in the neighborhood of Coyoacán.

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HISTORY

KEY DETAILS

• Her bed with a mirror overhead (used to paint self-portraits while bedridden) is on display.

• The garden features pre-Hispanic sculptures collected by Diego.

• The museum was established in 1958, two years after Kahlo's death.

• The house was her childhood home, where she lived with her family, and later, where she lived with her husband, Diego Rivera.

• The museum opened as a tribute to her

Virtual Tour: Main Attractions & Artworks

Attraction "The Kitchen"

Frida y la Cesárea

Viva la Vida

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1937

1931

Just days before her death, she wrote the phrase 'Viva la Vida' ('Long Live Life') on her watermelon painting—naming this final artwork and leaving behind a powerful testament to her resilience and hope.

Frida paints "Portrait of my father", Guillermo Kahlo, taking as reference a photograph of his father in youth.

Unfinished piece about her inability to bear children.

Interesting facts about the museum

His ashes are found in a pre-Columbian urn in the shape of a toad.

Place where Frida Kahlo was born and died.

It became a museum in 1958, four years after his death