10 hotspots to admire the works of moustachioed artist Frida Kahlo in Mexico City
Fans of the cult figure and her husband Diego Rivera, who both died in 1950s, can find the couple’s artwork at a dozen museums and public spaces in the city
With her unibrow, braided swept-back hairstyle, colourful clothing – and moustache – the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become an idiosyncratic cult figure in the United States.
Kahlo – played by actress Salma Hayek in the 2002 American biopic, Frida – has an equally passionate following in her native Mexico City.
Her face is plastered on everything from handbags and jewellery to wall hangings and aprons. Her husband, the late muralist Diego Rivera, was better known during their lifetimes, but she has eclipsed him in fame since their deaths in the 1950s.
All around Mexico City, Frida and Diego-philes can find the couple’s work at more than a dozen museums and public spaces.
Here are some of the stops on the Kahlo-Rivera trail:
La Casa Azul
The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as La Casa Azul or the Blue House for its cobalt blue walls, was Kahlo’s birthplace and childhood home.
She later lived there with Rivera for several years during their marriage.
It opened as a museum in 1958 and has been preserved to look the same as it did in the 1950s.