The Museo Frida Kahlo opened to the public in 1958. The museum occupies Casa Azul, the blue house in Coyoacán where Frida Kahlo was born, lived for much of her life, and died.
Diego Rivera arranged for the house to become a museum dedicated to Kahlo’s life and work. After Rivera’s death in 1957, Casa Azul opened as a museum the following year. Its rooms preserve personal belongings, clothing, medical objects, artworks, and domestic spaces associated with the artist.
The opening date is sometimes confused with Kahlo’s death in 1954 or with the year Casa Azul was originally built. The museum is not a separate modern building: it is the historic family home transformed into a public institution. It is now one of Mexico City’s major cultural attractions.