Tour Details
- Duration
- 3.5 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
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- Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum)
- Leon Trotsky Museum
- Coyoacán Neighborhood
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Tour Description
Frida and Diego undoubtedly had one of the most tumultuous marriages in the canon of art history. Their work has impacted politics on the world stage and defined the Mexican Modernism movement. During your tour with a Context expert, you’ll explore the house where their lives took many dramatic turns. After marveling at the exclusive paintings that adorn La Caza Azul, your expert will lead you through the nearby home of Leon Trotsky. Our time together will conclude with a walking tour of the Coyoacán neighborhood, weaving our way through street vendors to follow the footsteps
Museo Frida Kahlo
Your experience begins from the arched doorways into the Frida Kahlo Museum, where we’ll pause in the lush courtyard to set the stage for the tour. From there, we proceed through the Caza Azul – which offers us the opportunity to explore gallery spaces as well as the kitchens, living spaces, and bedrooms once occupied by Frida, Diego, and their family. Many of the portraits and unique works hanging within Caza Azul have never gone on loan to museum exhibitions or left Mexico City.
Dozens of the artists’ most iconic works were created within these deep blue walls, and today’s galleries offer a glimpse into the studio equipment, clothes, and trinkets that brought her comfort. We’ll contextualize the life she built with Diego, the affairs they each entertained, the influence of her childhood Polio case, and a horrifying bus accident that occurred in 1925. From there, we explore a collection of Frida’s most iconic fashion moments, curated by Vogue.
Dozens of the artists’ most iconic works were created within these deep blue walls, and today’s galleries offer a glimpse into the studio equipment, clothes, and trinkets that brought her comfort. We’ll contextualize the life she built with Diego, the affairs they each entertained, the influence of her childhood Polio case, and a horrifying bus accident that occurred in 1925. From there, we explore a collection of Frida’s most iconic fashion moments, curated by Vogue.
Leon Trotsky House Museum
Next, we’ll take a stroll through the Coyoacán neighborhood to reach the former home of exiled Marxist and theorist Leon Trotsky. Due to its historical preservation, it stands remarkably the same as it did when he was assassinated onsite in 1940. Our expert will contextualize the rocky political climate of the 1920s-40s and how Mexican elite like Frida and Diego— devoted to communism and confidants of Trotsky— helped steer the governance of Mexico.
Coyoacán Neighborhood Tour
Occupying land once inhabited by Ancient Aztec communities, the musical and bohemian atmosphere that flows through Coyoacán’s traditional Mexican Market and main plaza is not to be missed. If your group is interested, we will see the exteriors of homes that formerly belonged to important artists and writers throughout history. To name a few: Luis Buñuel, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Dolores del Río, Emilio “Indio” Fernández, Manuel Álvarez Bravo and Octavio Paz - all once called Coyoacán home. We might pause for an elote or churro before proceeding towards the Callejón del Aguacate (a cobblestoned alley with beautiful street art & a shrine to the Virgin Mary), Jardín Centenario, and the Parroquia San Juan Bautista – a breathtaking cathedral.
Takeaways
By the tour's conclusion, we will have emerged with a better understanding of the lives of famous lovers, artists, and activists. We’ll have walked in their footsteps in the markets of Coyoacán, exploring the key sites that paint the colorful picture of these revered characters.
To gain a deeper understanding of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo’s interest in Mexico’s pre-Columbian past, take our Museum of Anthropology Crash Course.
Experts
Is this tour suitable for people with mobility issues?
Though this tour stays within the Coyoacán neighborhood, you will be walking to each stop with your expert. Moreover, while the Coyoacán district is one of the most accessible areas of CDMX and the Frida Kahlo Museum is wheelchair accessible, the Leon Trotsky House Museum isn't wheelchair accessible. Please get in touch if you have any mobility concerns, and we can discuss whether this tour would be suitable for you.
Though this tour stays within the Coyoacán neighborhood, you will be walking to each stop with your expert. Moreover, while the Coyoacán district is one of the most accessible areas of CDMX and the Frida Kahlo Museum is wheelchair accessible, the Leon Trotsky House Museum isn't wheelchair accessible. Please get in touch if you have any mobility concerns, and we can discuss whether this tour would be suitable for you.
Do we learn about Diego Riviera on this tour?
This tour delves deep into Frida and Diego’s life together, though it focuses mainly on the art of Frida. To see more work by Diego we recommend you visit the Anahuacalli Museum after your tour, which is Diego Rivera's collection of pre-Columbian art and artifacts. You're also welcome to reserve your space on our Introduction to Mexico City Tour.
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249 Reviews
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We have used Context in many different countries and we thought Verity’s tour comports with Context’s high standards. Her knowledge and curiosity were infectious. We particularly liked this tour because it combined in a single tour a few different experiences we were interested in seeing.
Lawrence
Jan 24, 2025
We spent a very special morning with Rodrigo. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for Frida Kahlo’s art was evident in his most enjoyable narrative. He was an endless source of details of her life, her loves and her artistic vision. Her relationship with Leon Trotsky came to life when we visited his house and Rodrigo filled in the details of his exile and murder. Finally, the stroll through Coyoacan helped us understand the importance historically of that neighborhood as well as its centrality to Frida’s life. We couldn’t have had a better tour and guide. Thanks, Rodrigo!
Pamela
Jan 23, 2025
Rosalba was a wonderful and informed tour guide of the fascinating Casa Azul and the surrounding vibrant neighborhood of Coyoacan. The tour of the museum was very interesting and thorough. Navigating the crowd in the tight spaces of the house/musuem was a bit challenging but Rosalba was able to efficiently and seamlessly guide me through it while quietly explaining the significance of each exhibit. Because I am unable to read or speak Spanish, Rosalba interpreted several of Ms. Kahlo's writings and other Spanish documents for me. The museum is about the childhood and history of Ms. Kahlo and not an exhibit of her artwork.
Rebecca
Jan 19, 2025