The personal and human side of Frida Kahlo is concentrated in the Museo Casa Kahlo, also known as Casa Rosa or Red House, the residence that belonged to the Kahlo family for generations. The house was purchased by Kahlo’s parents in 1930; They moved there from the nearby Casa Azul where Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera would live until Kahlo’s death in 1954. Frida’s granddaughter, Mara Romeo Kahlo, lived in Casa Rosa until just two years ago. Today it retains the scale and warmth of a family home; It is a place full of memories.
Frida Kahlo is now known around the world an icon of mexican artBut she was also a person 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 through his lens; There is his beloved Christina’s sister; And she is the teacher who welcomed many of her students and fans into her world.
What is the story behind Frida Kahlo’s Casa Rosa?
Museo Casa Kahlo, located in the Kahlo family’s Casa Rosa, is a new museum dedicated to exploring some of the lesser known sides of the artist and her life. The museum was designed by New York-based firm AD100 Rockwell GroupIt is a project that took an existing 20th century mansion and transformed it into a multi-sensory journey through the life, body, politics, pain and desire that marked Kahlo’s life.
Unlike the nearby Casa Azul, a museum that offers a more traditional biographical introduction to Kahlo’s life and is located in the house where the artist was born, Casa Rosa does not seek to simply repeat the story of her life, but to interpret it. In this new museum, the idea is not to gaze intently at objects displayed in glass cases, but to immerse yourself in rooms where colors flow in abundance, projections surround you, sounds surround you, and emotions come alive.
