Mexico City's Diego and Frida-centric House Museums
An all-day design itinerary of the places and spaces created, adorned and lived in by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera; ++ our favorites for viewing their work
You’ve likely heard of Casa Azul, the family home where Frida Kahlo was born, lived most of her life, and died in an upstairs bedroom at the age of 47. A well-preserved portal to the fascinating past, it’s one of those rare special places that lives up to its glittering, outsized reputation. Line down the block warranted.
After several trips to Mexico City (with plenty of logistical missteps), we finally have the perfect one-day design itinerary in the Coyoacán and San Angel neighborhoods dialed in. Buy your tickets well in advance (especially Casa Azul), and make it a full day of visiting the houses and haunts of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. It might not feel spontaneous to lay so much pre-trip groundwork, but in a city this big, if you don’t plan ahead a bit, you’ll likely waste precious time zigzagging from one side of it to the other, sacrificing the most wondrous and essential activity of all: strolling lazily under a canopy of jacaranda trees.
Luckily, a handful of our favorite places reside in a fairly concentrated geographical area that can be easily navigated for one very complete Frida and Diego-dedicated day, plenty of leisurely cobblestone-treading included (along with the occasional Uber). Your first stop, Casa Azul, presents an inspirational deep-dive into Frida’s life and work, providing historical and emotional context for everything that follows.