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Museo Frida KahlovsFranz Mayer Museum (Museo Franz Mayer)
Frida Kahlo Museum and Franz Mayer Museum are both recommended by writers. On balance, Frida Kahlo Museum ranks slightly higher than Franz Mayer Museum. Frida Kahlo Museum comes in at 88 with accolades from 6 reviewers including Concierge, Condé Nast Traveler and Fodor's.
Museo Frida Kahlo
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Concierge
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
Time Out
U.S. News & World Report
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Londres 247, Col. Del Carmen, Coyoacan City 04100
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Fodor's "The Casa Azul (Blue House) where she was born in 1907 (not 1910, as she wanted people to believe) and died 47 years later is both museum and shrine." Full review
Concierge "A few blocks from Coyoacán's tree-shaded Plaza Hidalgo is the cobalt-blue house where Frida Kahlo lived and died, set up as if she still lived there."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Almost every visitor to Mexico City makes a pilgrimage here to gain a deeper understanding of the painter (and maybe to pick up a Frida handbag)." Full review
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Arrive early to avoid the crowds, especially on weekends.
Afar Magazine "Highlights include the kitchen with its incredible mosaic work, a light-suffused studio where the artists' books line the walls, and Frida's bed." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Thanks to a partnership with Vogue Mexico, the clothes are as carefully cared for as any of the paintings." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A museum-within-a-museum showcasing art-object toys by Mexico-based artists." Full review
Time Out "The selling point of this museum – the most visited in all of Mexico City - is that it was the house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived her life and died." Full review
U.S. News & World Report14.0
"One of the best-known museums in Mexico City exhibits the life and work of its most famous artist: Frida Kahlo." Full review
Travel + Leisure "See the place where Mexico's own Frida Kahlo made the magic happen...decked out in the artist's work, and some rooms still look like Kahlo herself could return at a moment's notice. "
Mexico City Travel Guide
June 23, 2021
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A ticket also gives you entry to Diego Rivera's Museo Anahuacalli, a 15-minute drive away.
Frommer's "Frida Kahlo... has become a symbol, for many, of triumph over pain, and the healing power of art." Full review
Franz Mayer Museum (Museo Franz Mayer) Fodor's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide Time Out Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura Frommer's
Alemada Central City
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Fodor's "Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this museum exhibits thousands of works collected by Franz Mayer, which he left to the Mexican people." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Occupies the old hospice of the San Juan de Dios order." Full review
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The exhibit halls open onto a sumptuous colonial patio, where you can grab a bite
Travel + Leisure "The 18th-century museum houses an excellent decorative-arts collection." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This museum bears the name of Franz Mayer, a rich collector born in Germany who acquired top-quality works of Mexican decorative art including textiles, silver, furniture and ceramics." Full review
Time Out "Beyond housing some of the discipline’s most relevant temporary exhibits, it’s also home to the country’s most important collection of decorative arts from the 16th-19th centuries." Full review
Afar Magazine "Occupies a former colonial convent and is home to its namesake patron’s vast decorative-arts collection, focused on Mexico’s viceregal and early-republican epochs. Rarely crowded" Full review
Atlas Obscura "These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century. " Full review
Frommer's "Heaven for lovers of antiques, this collection of decorative furniture, rugs, paintings, ceramics, and silverware was the life's work of German immigrant Franz Mayer" Full review
