New permanent collection in the Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum - Mexico City
27 October 2019
As of September 7th 2019, the public has been able to enjoy the renovation of the museum's permanent museography, which includes the collection of works by Frida Kahlo.
On September 17th, 1994, El Olmedo opened its doors to the public. This space, conceived by Dolores Olmedo Patiño, concentrates today the world's largest collections of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo meet again in the rooms of El Olmedo to celebrate 25 years of the Museum. As part of the renovation of the museology of the permanent collection, the public is able to visit, from September 7th, "Diego & Frida. 25 years in El Olmedo". It is the first time in the history of the museum that the work of both artists coexists in one room, since previously they had been exhibited separately.
The new museum presentation of the permanent collection also includes works by Angelina Beloff and the exhibition Frida –My Life–, by Renate Reichert, acquired in 1999. In addition, the Moroleón series of catrines are added to the tour of the Popular Art Hall, Guanajuato, and Judas by Carmen Caballero.
"Diego & Frida. 25 years in El Olmedo" includes 27 paintings by Diego Rivera and 20 by Frida Kahlo".
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