Museo Frida Kahlo Reviews (Mexico City, Mexico)

A Little Blue at the Frida Kahlo Museo

St. Augustine, Florida

October 5, 2009

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Best of IgoUgo In the southern end of Mexico City, in Coyoacan, is the home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. This was one of my top must-sees in Mexico as I've always been interested in both of them as artists. Actually walking through the gardens and home where ...Read more

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Museo Frida Kahlo

by dcdc75

Vancouver, Washington

June 29, 2006

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Best of IgoUgo Museo Frida Kahlo is definitely one of the more popular sights here. This blue house was where the artist was born in 1907 to a German father and a Mexican mother. Now a museum, it showcases the study, living room, and kitchen exactly as Frida kept ...Read more

From journal Bienvenidos!! It's Mexico City !!!

Museo Frida Kahlo

by jphil

New York, New York

August 24, 2003

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Best of IgoUgo One of the places I definitely wanted to visit while in Mexico City was Museo Frida Kahlo, the house where Frida Kahlo was born and later lived with Diego Rivera at. We arrived at the entrance of the museum and saw the bright blues and greens on ...Read more One of the places I definitely wanted to visit while in Mexico City was Museo Frida Kahlo, the house where Frida Kahlo was born and later lived with Diego Rivera at. We arrived at the entrance of the museum and saw the bright blues and greens on the front wall. These colors are a good indication as to what one finds inside the walls of the grounds. You must check your bags before entering the grounds to the house. A 30 peso (approximately $3US) donation is "requested" for entry, as well.

The first few rooms of the museum are devoted to paintings by Kahlo, paintings that were owned by her, some letters she had written to Diego Rivera, pieces of her jewelry, and some of her clothing. After these rooms of art and artifacts, you enter the actual house that has been left as it had been in her life. The first floor houses a sitting room, bedroom, and kitchen. Each brightly colored room has paintings hanging on the walls, which conveys a vibrant, full of life feel. The kitchen also has a warm feeling to it with its high ceilings, pots and pans, and kitchen table and chairs in the center of the room.

Upstairs you will find her studio. The L-shaped room has much light from a wall of windows looking out on the courtyard. There are paints left in the room and unfinished paintings on easels. One wall is lined with book shelves with old copies of books by Stalin and many others. Around the corner is a bed decorated by Frida. Be careful not to lean too close to the bed--I had the misfortune of setting of one of the museum's alarms. However, if you do set off an alarm, don't feel too badly--while we were in the museum we must have heard it go off at least five times.

Stairs lead outside from the studio to a courtyard that houses many plants and sculptures. There are also bathrooms out here for those in need. We decided to sit on the grounds for a while, soaking up all the whole experience. There was a bench right in front of a tiered structure that had the look of an altar. We sat here and passed some time until the museum closed.

This is a wonderful place to visit if you are interested in Frida's life and art. However, if you are looking for a history lesson about this cultural icon, you will have a hard time finding it here.

There is no photography allowed on premises, but we did see some visitors sneaking photos in the courtyard. There is also a gift shop off of the courtyard, but it was closed when we were visiting. Close

From journal A Quick Trip to Mexico City

Frida Kahlo museum and Trotsky Museum

by trixy

Cambridge, United Kingdom

July 24, 2003

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The Trotsky museum is well worth a visit. It opens at 10am until 6.30pm every day except Mondays. At 10am on a Tuesday, we were the only visitors and we had the place to ourselves. There is a museum containing images and information on Trotsky, ...Read more

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