"Frida Kahlo's private and human side is the focus of the at the Museo Casa Kahlo, also known as the Casa Roja, or Red House, a residence that belonged to the Kahlo family for generations. The house was bought by Kahlo's parents in 1930; they moved there from the nearby Casa Azul where Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera would continue to live until Kahlo's death in 1954."
"Frida Kahlo is now universally known as an icon of Mexican art, but she was also an individual whose life was intertwined with that of her family. Behind the painter stands the daughter of Guillermo Kahlo, a photographer who captured the essence of Mexico with his lens; there's the sister of her beloved Cristina; and there's the teacher who welcomed her many students and admirers into her world."
Museo Casa Kahlo occupies the Kahlo family's Casa Roja, a residence purchased by Frida Kahlo's parents in 1930 that retained family occupancy and domestic scale until recently. The museum emphasizes Frida's private and familial identities alongside her public artistic persona, highlighting roles as daughter of photographer Guillermo Kahlo, sister to Cristina, and teacher to students. New York's Rockwell Group adapted the 20th-century mansion into a multi-sensory exhibition that explores life, body, politics, pain, and desire through color, projection, sound, and emotional environments. The museum contrasts with Casa Azul by prioritizing interpretation and immersion rather than conventional object displays in glass cases.
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