US EditionThe Kahlo family opens the doors of their house, inviting visitors to Frida's beloved basement
The museum reveals new family stories, showcases murals by Frida Kahlo, and includes interactive exhibits like a photography darkroom, highlighting intimate artifacts and letters.
- On Saturday, the Kahlo family opened the Casa Kahlo Museum at Aguayo 54, Carmen neighborhood, Coyoacán, revealing the house inhabited until two years ago near Casa Azul.
- David Rockwell collaborated with the Kahlo family to rebuild the courtyard steps and restore original features, while murals painted over during kitchen modernization were preserved.
- Visitors encounter votive offerings and Asian dolls alongside an interactive darkroom in the basement of the Kahlo House, recalling Frida Kahlo's childhood and family stories.
- Highlighting Frida's mother counters a history of paternal overshadowing, revealing intimate family details about Guillermo Kahlo, photographer, and close relatives for a more humane view.
- The Associated Press got an exclusive tour as the museum opened its family displays featuring dresses and pre-Hispanic jewelry, while Cristina Kahlo's charity aided more than 500 single women every Saturday.
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Casa Roja, a new Frida Kahlo museum focused on her family life, opens in Mexico City
Museo Casa Kahlo, also called Casa Roja (Red House), has opened its doors as a museum in Mexico City, offering a new window into Frida Kahlo’s intimate and family life beyond what the familiar Casa Azul (Blue House) depicts. The museum, located just steps away from Casa Azul in the Coyoacán neighborhood, was originally the home of Frida Kahlo’s parents and later of her sister Cristina. Until just two years ago, direct descendants of the Kahlo f…
Frida Kahlo's art has traveled the world: his paintings hang in renowned museums, his works have been auctioned for millionaire figures and his face has become one of the universal symbols of Mexican identity. But it is in Coyoacán, the neighborhood south of Mexico City where he was born and grew, that beats his most intimate and familiar face. There he has just inaugurated the Casa Kahlo Museum, a cultural space that reveals the artist's first …
A new museum dedicated to Frida Kahlo opened its doors in Mexico City on Friday (25), offering a rare view of the private world of the artist and his family who formed his iconic legacy. The Casa Kahlo Museum, opened by Frida's parents, presents personal spaces such as the family kitchen, the dining room and the poron where Frieda sought refuge in difficult times. “This museum is a tax not only to Frieda, the famous artist, but to her family — t…
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