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    Diego Rivera's red-and-white house and Frida Kahlo's blue house joined by a rooftop bridge behind a cactus fence, seen from Avenida Altavista, Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, Ciudad de México

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    Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

    Landmark Álvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México Municipality of Álvaro Obregón Valley of Mexico

    Juan O'Gorman's 1931 twin houses in San Ángel, a red one for Diego and a blue one for Frida, joined by a rooftop bridge behind a fence of cactus.

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    How to get to Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

    • From Mexico City: about 20 min by road (~14 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 48 min by car to Tepotzotlán
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    About Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

    On a corner of Avenida Altavista in San Ángel stand two boxy concrete houses, one painted red and white and the other blue, linked only by a narrow bridge at roof level and screened from the street by a living fence of organ cactus. Diego Rivera commissioned them in 1931 from the young architect Juan O'Gorman, who produced one of the first functionalist buildings in Latin America: bare concrete, exposed pipes and wiring, water tanks left in view, sawtooth roofs to let in north light, and stairs that spiral up the outside walls. The work was finished in 1932, and Rivera and Frida Kahlo moved in in 1934, back from three years in the United States.

    The larger house was Rivera's studio, and he lived here until his death on 24 November 1957, painting most of his easel work in it, some three thousand pieces by the museum's count. Kahlo had the blue house, with its kitchen, dining room, small bedroom and a top-floor studio, and she painted some of the works that made her name here, among them Lo que el agua me dio. In 1941, after her father died, she went back to the family home in Coyoacán, the Casa Azul. Next door is an earlier house O'Gorman built in 1929 to 1931, presented as a home for his own father, with a curved entrance wall and a helical staircase.

    The federal government gave the property to the national fine arts institute in 1981, and the museum opened on 16 December 1986, for Rivera's centenary; the houses were restored in the 1990s and again in 2012 to 2013. The highlight is Rivera's double-height studio with its big north window, still hung with his giant papier-mâché Judas figures and folk art, along with his original furniture. It is a small museum, easily seen in an unhurried visit, and the old colonial streets of San Ángel are a short ride away.

    How to get to Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

    Drive from Mexico City: 20 min, 14 km

    The museum is at Avenida Altavista on the corner of Calle Diego Rivera, in San Ángel Inn, Álvaro Obregón. Take Metrobús Line 1 along Avenida Insurgentes to the Altavista station; from there Avenida Altavista runs west about 2 km to the museum, past design shops and the Carrillo Gil art museum, so walk it or take a taxi. The nearest Metro station is Barranca del Muerto on Line 7.

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    Before you go to Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5:30 pm; closed Mondays. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo (INBAL) · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    50 pesos, cash only. Free on Sundays for everyone, and free for children under 13, students and teachers with ID, and seniors with an INAPAM card. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo (INBAL) · checked Oct 2026
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    Guided tours are free, subject to availability; groups must book ahead. Audio guides are available in Spanish, English and French. Tours: Viator GetYourGuide Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo (INBAL) · checked Oct 2026
    Rules
    No flash photography; backpacks up to 40 cm only; do not touch or damage the architecture or the plants. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo (INBAL) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo: what to see and do

    Photograph the red-and-white and blue houses and the rooftop bridge from Avenida Altavista.
    Walk along the cactus fence that still screens the property.
    Stand in Rivera's double-height studio among his papier-mâché Judas figures and folk art.
    Climb to Frida Kahlo's top-floor studio in the blue house.
    Look at the exposed pipes, water tanks and outdoor spiral stairs of O'Gorman's functionalist design.
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