Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)

The Museo Frida Kahlo, known as La Casa Azul, stands at Londres 247 in the Del Carmen neighbourhood of Coyoacán in southern Mexico City. Frida Kahlo was born in this cobalt-blue house in 1907, lived here with Diego Rivera for much of her adult life and died here in 1954. Rivera donated the house to the Mexican people, and it opened as a museum in 1958. Visitors move through the rooms at a steady pace, seeing the kitchen with its decorated clay pots and yellow tiled walls, the dining room, Frida's studio with her easel and wheelchair, her bedroom with the canopied bed and mirror above it, and the corset and braces she painted. The collection also includes some of her paintings, folk art, retablos, photographs and letters. The garden courtyard has a stepped pyramid, fountains and Rivera's pre-Hispanic sculptures, and a newer exhibition hall shows her dresses and personal items. The house is small and tickets are for timed entry, so rooms can feel crowded, and the visit typically takes between 1.5 and 2 hours. The museum is busiest on weekends and mid-morning. Booking the first entry slot, or a late afternoon one, gives more space to look. The best photo angles are in the garden, looking back toward the blue walls and the planted courtyard; flash is typically restricted inside, and the museum may charge an extra fee for photography. The museum closes on Tuesdays. Coyoacán's plazas, the covered market and the Museo Anahuacalli are a short ride away, so visitors often build a day around the area. Metro Line 3 serves Coyoacán, though the walk is around fifteen minutes and many arrive by taxi or rideshare.