Frida Kahlo Museum Mexico City: Casa Azul Tickets and Tips

The Frida Kahlo Museum, known as the Casa Azul (Blue House), is the painter’s family home in Coyoacán, turned into a museum after her death. It sits on the corner of Londres and Allende streets in the Colonia del Carmen area. Ticket prices change with the day of the week and differ for residents and foreign visitors, so check the current price on the museum’s official site, museofridakahlo.org.mx, and buy in advance.

What is the Casa Azul and why do people visit?

The Casa Azul is the house where Frida Kahlo was born, grew up and later died, in a room on the upper floor. She lived elsewhere in Mexico City and abroad after marrying Diego Rivera, but according to the Mexico City tourism site, she always came back to the house in Coyoacán. People go to see the rooms and personal belongings that show how she lived, not only to look at paintings.

The same tourism page says the museum competes only with the National Museum of Anthropology for visitors among Mexico City’s museums. A second source, Wikipedia, gives about 25,000 visitors a month and calls it the most-visited site in Coyoacán. Expect company. If you are planning a wider museum day, the National Museum of Anthropology is the other big draw.

What is the history of the house?

The building dates from 1904 and was first decorated in a French style, which was later replaced by the plainer facade seen today. Its cobalt-blue walls gave it the name. Like many older houses in the area, it is built around a central courtyard with a garden. At first the house closed in only three sides of the courtyard, and a fourth was added later. The house covers 800m2 and the courtyard another 400m2.

The two sources differ slightly on dates. The Mexico City tourism page says the house became a museum in 1958, four years after Kahlo died. Wikipedia says Rivera donated the house and its contents in 1957 and that it has operated as a museum since 1958. Both agree on 1958 as the year it became a museum.

Coyoacán has had an intellectual reputation since the 1920s. The tourism page adds that León Trotsky, Henry Moore, Remedios Varo and André Breton gathered at the house in Kahlo’s time.

What is inside the museum?

The museum has ten rooms, and the house looks much as it did in the 1950s, with 1951 given as the reference year. Rooms hold Kahlo’s and Rivera’s artwork, Mexican folk art, pre-Hispanic objects, photographs, postcards, letters and personal items. Many pieces sit in display cases made to protect them.

• The ground-floor room that was once the formal living room holds some of Kahlo’s smaller works, including Frida y la cesárea and Retrato de Guillermo Kahlo.
• The second room is filled with everyday objects, letters and photographs, with Tehuana-style dresses on the walls.
• The fourth room has paintings by artists such as Paul Klee and José María Velasco.
• The kitchen and dining room have yellow tile floors, a long yellow table and pottery from Metepec, Oaxaca, Tlaquepaque and Guanajuato.
• Near Rivera’s bedroom, a collection of about 2,000 votive paintings (small devotional pictures) is displayed.
• The two upper-floor rooms open to visitors are Kahlo’s last bedroom and her studio. Her ashes are kept there in an urn, and a mirror above the bed let her paint self-portraits.

The tourism page also names Viva la Vida among the works at the house. The largest collection of her paintings is at the Museo Dolores Olmedo, which the same page notes, so the Casa Azul is best understood as her home rather than a full survey of her art. There is a café and a small gift shop on site.

How do tickets and discounts work?

The tourism page says prices vary by day of the week and between residents and foreigners, and it recommends buying tickets ahead because attendance is high. Neither source gives a current price or opening hours, so take both from museofridakahlo.org.mx before you go. Wikipedia notes that the Casa Azul ticket also gives free entry to the Anahuacalli Museum, which Rivera founded. Confirm that this is still the case when you buy.

The museum has discounts and special rates for teachers, students and people with an INAPAM card (Mexico’s national institute for older adults credential). It also runs workshops designed for children, using materials that help young visitors understand Kahlo’s world. Taking photographs of the museum requires a special permit, so ask at purchase or check the official page before bringing professional equipment.

How do you get to the Casa Azul?

The house is at the corner of Londres and Allende in Colonia del Carmen, Coyoacán. The tourism page gives one transport detail: the Turibus southern route stops at the corner of Tres Cruces street, one block west of the museum. The northbound Turibus stops outside the museum or very close to it. Other routes by Metro, bus or taxi are not described in the sources, so look up current directions before leaving.

Since the Mexico City tourism page recommends combining the visit with Coyoacán’s center and its market, both nearby, plan a half day in the neighborhood. Visitors building a longer itinerary can pair it with Chapultepec Castle or Templo Mayor on another day.

Tips for visiting

• Buy tickets ahead, since the tourism page links high attendance to its advice.
• Check the price for your specific weekday and whether you qualify for a resident or discount rate.
• Bring student, teacher or INAPAM identification if you plan to claim a discount.
• Arrange a photography permit in advance if you intend to photograph the museum.
• Keep time for the café, the gift shop and the surrounding streets of Coyoacán.

Quick answers

Where exactly is the Frida Kahlo Museum?

It is on the corner of Londres and Allende streets in Colonia del Carmen, in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City.

Is the Casa Azul the same as the Frida Kahlo Museum?

Yes. Casa Azul (Blue House) is the nickname of the house for its cobalt-blue walls, and the museum occupies the house itself.

Can I take photos inside?

Photographing the museum needs a special permit, according to the Mexico City tourism page. Ask the museum which photography rules apply on your visit.

Checked against official sources in November 2026. Hours, prices and rules change: confirm on the official page before you go or apply.