Possibly the most important Diego Rivera collection of all belongs to this museum, ensconced in a peaceful 17th-century hacienda. Dolores Olmedo, a socialite and patron of Rivera, resided here until her death in 2002. The museum’s 144 Rivera works – including oils, watercolors and lithographs from various periods – are displayed alongside pre-Hispanic figurines and folk art.
Another room is reserved for Frida Kahlo’s paintings. Outside the exhibit halls in the estate’s gardens, you’ll see peacocks and xoloitzcuintles, a pre-Hispanic hairless dog breed.
To get here, from metro Tasqueña take the tren liger o to La Noria station. Leaving the station, turn left at the top of the steps and descend to the street. Upon reaching an intersection with a footbridge, take a sharp left, almost doubling back on your path, onto Antiguo Camino a Xochimilco. The museum is 300m down this street.
