Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
Museum · San Ángel Inn ·
Rivera's studio, art, papier-mâché figures, architecture
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Diego Rivera s/n, San Ángel Inn, Álvaro Obregón, 01060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
Rivera's studio, art, papier-mâché figures, architecture
Diego Rivera s/n, San Ángel Inn, Álvaro Obregón, 01060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
"This place is a true Mexico City institution, a restaurant in a colonial-style hacienda that serves one of the greatest brunches in town." - BySantiago Pérez, as told to Amiel Stanek
"Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo A who-knows-how-happily-married Diego Rivera commissioned this three-residence compound from Mexican artist and architect Juan O’Gorman in 1931. Jarringly Bauhausian for its time (especially in comparison to the surrounding San Ángel neighborhood’s mission revival gentility), it included separate buildings for Diego and his wife, Frida Kahlo, connected by a slender bridge (as well as a third dwelling for O’Gorman). Visits lead to interiors, showcasing Rivera’s studio and its fascinating collection of artworks, creative infrastructure, and amazing windows. Take time to wander the garden and pause to appreciate the property’s tableaux; then re-tox from all the aesthetic purity across the road at the San Ángel Inn, a gloriously indulgent hacienda bar and restaurant that takes you straight back to the country club—flawless margaritas and all."
"This is one of the main stops on the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo pilgrimage, as they lived in this home on and off for twenty years. Their muralist friend Juan O'Gorman designed the now iconic house specifically for them, with separate buildings for each, united by a drawbridge between the two (they notoriously needed a lot of space from one another). It's a quick stop that's mostly worth it for the architecture, with a small temporary exhibition space, a few rooms dedicated to both artists, and Diego's studio, where he made many of his most famous paintings surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows and huge paper maché Judas sculptures."
"The modern building, designed by O'Gorman, cemented his name as a notable architect."
