Diego & Frida
Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. He house is now a museum that we can visit during our free time. As part of the Mexico City tour we will study his murals in the National Palace. Frida Kahlo's Blue House is located in the southern part of Mexico City called Coyoacán. A visit to it is also included in our tour. Then we will view more works of art by both artists at the Dolores Olmedo Museum.
The art of both Rivera and Kahlo is famous worldwide. You may want to peruse some information related to their lives and passions.
Here are some sites for each artist:
Diego Rivera Virtual Museum: http://diegorivera.com/index.php
Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato: http://www.guanajuatocapital.com/ingles/Tmusdiego.htm
Frida Kahlo: http://www.fridakahlo.com/
Casa Azul: http://www.museofridakahlo.org/casaazulingles.html
If you have not seen the movie Frida, I recommend that you watch it before our trip. Frida ~ Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, and Mía Maestro (DVD - Jun 10, 2003)
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