Frida Kahlo Museum

"The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as the Blue House (La Casa Azul) is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Frida was born in this house and it is also the home where she grew up, lived with her husband Diego Rivera, and eventually died. The museum contains a collection of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and other artists along with the couple’s Mexican folk art, pre-Hispanic artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, personal items, and more displayed in the rooms of the house which remains much as it was in the 1950s. Today, it is the most popular museum in Coyoacán and one of the most visited in Mexico City. Whether or not you like Frida or Diego Rivera, this is a must see." - Leolab

"The museum, also known as "Casa Azul" for its shocking cobalt blue exterior, is where Frida Kahlo was born, raised, lived, and died. Visitors can take in a few paintings by Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, in addition to other contemporary artists of their era. But perhaps more interesting is the voyeuristic window into their creative world. The home is carefully preserved and maintained; it's easy to image the spaces as they were during Kahlo's time. In addition to their personal effects and domestic materials, the collection of clothes and corsets Frida needed to support her body after her traumatic accident give an intimate look at the artist's daily struggles." - Scarlett Lindeman

"Other notable museums around the world include the Louvre in Paris ($16), the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City ($14), and the Art Institute of Chicago ($25)."

"La Casa Azul is world-famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s home turned into a museum. This traditional home painted in a beautiful cobalt blue in the middle of Coyoacán offers a window into the everyday life of artists and couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as well as a beautiful display of traditional Mexican clothing and jewelry. The house is one of the biggest attractions in the city, so get your tickets in advance and try to visit on a weekday. Your ticket also includes an entrance to Anahuacalli, Diego Rivera’s own collection of pre-Columbian art and artifacts, which is underrated but totally worth checking out.If you want to get your hands on some original handicrafts from all around Mexico, head to La Ciudadela. This market is located in Centro, just outside the Balderas subway station, and offers the best variety of handicrafts, including traditional clothing, for a great value. If you’re looking for original art pieces visit, Bazar del Sábado in San Ángel. Keep in mind this market is only open on Saturdays.For those interested in contemporary Mexican design, The Shops at Downtown is a collection of over 20 boutiques with fair trade products from all over Mexico. Here you’ll find clothing, accessories, food, and art pieces produced by local artisans and designers. The Shops at Downtown is located inside the Downtown hotel, just a couple blocks away from Zócalo.For a quirky souvenir, visit one of the city’s traditional tianguis. These itinerant street markets are the places where local people get their weekly groceries, but they’re also flea markets. Some tianguis worth checking out are El Oro in Roma (on Saturdays), El Chopo in Buenavista (on Saturdays, also known as CDMX’s punk rock market), and La Lagunilla near Centro (on Sundays, has a little bit of everything plus an amazing antiques section)." - MATADOR_NETWORK

"From the outside, La Casa Azul is a simple structure in the Coyoacan district that would likely be overlooked if not for its striking shade of blue. But beyond the sky-colored concrete lies a world that once brought two of Mexico’s most famous artists into contact with Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Before Trotsky ever made his way to Mexico City, La Casa Azul was already a hotbed of intellectual activity, and was the childhood home of Frida Kahlo. It was in La Casa Azul - bedridden after a bus accident that left her in pain for the rest of her life - that she learned to paint,. After her painting began to take off, La Casa Azul really began to take shape. After marrying Diego Rivera, Kahlo and her husband became friends with Trotsky, who had begun a life of exile in Mexico. During his time in Mexico, Trotsky spent two years with his wife at La Casa Azul and even allegedly had an affair with Kahlo when her relationship with Rivera was on the rocks. Kahlo also died in the home and in 1958, her husband donated it to be turned into a museum dedicated to her life and works, the museum offers visitors an intimate look within the walls, some of which were actually modified by Rivera who studded them with volcanic rock and ceramics. Along with their artistic additions to the house and a pre-Columbian courtyard pyramid replete with some Aztec and Toltec artifacts, the museum also features a look at the husband and wife’s history, and showcases a famous inscription left behind by the tempestuous couple. It reads simply “Frida and Diego lived in this house – 1929-1954”" - ATLAS_OBSCURA