US EditionThe Kahlo Family Opens the Doors of Their House, Inviting Visitors to Frida's Beloved Basement
The museum showcases intimate family artifacts and murals, revealing Frida Kahlo's private life and relationships beyond her public image, after over 20 years of preparation.
- The Kahlo family home, known as Casa Roja, showcases family memorabilia and personal belongings related to Frida Kahlo, including her father's photography and childhood artifacts.
- Visitors can explore Frida's basement and see her correspondence with her family, including letters marked with pink lipstick, as well as significant artifacts like her jewelry, dresses, and a microscope she used as a child.
- The museum aims to provide a deeper and more intimate understanding of Frida Kahlo's life, highlighting her family ties and the personal aspects of her history.
- According to museum director Adán García, the museum offers a humane approach to Frida's story, emphasizing her struggles and close familial bonds.
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"Every time she felt bad or had a fight with someone, she would come here and write and paint in the basement," the artist's great-niece said at the opening of the new Frida Kahlo museum in the family's Red House in the Mexican capital.
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 …
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