Frida Kahlo Haus Mexico

She lived for only 47 years but created more than 200 significant works of art many of them self portraits.

Frida kahlo haus mexico.

Frida kahlos familienhaus die casa azúl oder das blaue haus ist der ort an dem die mexikanische künstlerin den größten teil ihres lebens verbrachte. By paying the tickets to the museum we can preserve the collection of frida kahlo and diego rivera we can cover the costs of restoration of the collections and the maintenance of the blue house. Tickets to frida kahlo diego rivera museum skip the line from 21 99 xochimilco coyoacán and frida kahlo museum tour from 35 00 frida kalho diego rivera museums private from 100 00 private tour. Frida kahlo is one of mexico s most famous female painters.

The frida kahlo museum also known as the blue house for the structure s cobalt blue walls is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of mexican artist frida kahlo. It is located in the colonia del carmen neighborhood of coyoacán in mexico city. The frida kahlo museum is one of the most emblematic cultural sites in mexico city s coyoacán neighborhood. Long live life 1954 frida and the caesarian operation 1931 and portrait of my father wilhelm kahlo 1952 among others.

The blue house also contains some of the painter s most important works. The house refurbished in 1937 and 1946 and in 1958 became the frida kahlo s museum. The painter s parents lived in this house since 1904. Popularly known as the casa azul the blue house the museo frida kahlo preserves the personal objects that reveal the private universe of latin america s most celebrated woman artist.

The building was kahlo s birthplace the home where she grew up lived with her husband diego rivera for a number of years and where she later died in a room on the upper floor. The blue house was built by his father guillermo kahlo in 1904 and this is where frida grew up and died. In 1957 diego rivera donated the home. Born in 1907 in la casa azul frida kahlo museum today in mexico city frida is considered one of mexico s greatest artists.

In addition with your ticket to the frida kahlo museum you will receive free admission to the diego rivera anahuacalli museum also located in. Shortly after diego rivera and frida kahlo were married in 1929 they traveled to the united states where they remained for most of the following three years while diego painted murals in san francisco detroit and new york. While they were away they asked their friend architect and artist juan o gorman to design and build a home for them in mexico city where they would live upon their return to mexico. Xochimilco coyoacan and frida kahlo museum in mexico city from 99 42 frida kahlo tour with admission tickets from 65 00.