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Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City

Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City Alameda Central is a downtown oasis of greenery, fountains and statuary. The imposing Palacio de Bellas Artes, a performing arts venue and a must-see for its art-deco interior, is next to the park. In the part of the Centro Historico between Alameda Central and the Zocalo are several impressive buildings and museums, including the Palacio de Iturbide (an Italian baroque palace), Casa de Azulejos (the House of Tiles), the Correo Central (the lovely main post office), the Museo Nacional de Arte (a grand building with Mexican art exhibits) and Museo de Franz Mayer (religious

Museo Frida Kahlo (Frida Kahlo Museum) : Mexico City

Museo Frida Kahlo - Frida Kahlo Museum This was home to the enigmatic painter Frida Kahlo (often called "the paintbrush of angst") where she occasionally lived with her husband Diego Rivera. The place outside the house of this remarkable painter and her husband Diego Rivera, serves today as a modest enclosure as tribute to its life and builds. Frida Kahlo (1910-1954) - the brush of the anguish was run over by a bus when as soon as counted on 16 years of age, during the rest of her life it underwent the consequences of this accident and throughout his laborious convalecencia

Museo Estudio Diego Rivera : Mexico City

Museo Estudio Diego Rivera From December of 1986 it is a site museum, that conserves, it preserves, it studies, it exhibits and it spreads to the life and the work of the muralista painter guanajuatense Diego Rivera, of its wife, the painter Frida Kahlo, as well as of the painter Juan O'Gorman and his contemporaries, nationals and foreigners. The two Fridas and several other of her most well-known works were painted here. Behind her house - the smaller of the two - is a building used as a photographic studio by Frida's father. The large living room/studio in

Mexico’s Most Famous Artist Inspiration for New Frida Kahlo Tequila

Mexico's Most Famous Artist Inspiration for New Frida Kahlo Tequila Mexico's most famous female artist and style icon, Frida Kahlo, is the inspiration for a new super premium tequila, Frida Kahlo Tequila. Frida Kahlo Tequila is made from 100% pure blue agave and hand-crafted to the highest standards. Initially, Frida Kahlo Tequila will be launched in three major U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, as well as in Mexico, with plans to expand nationally in 2006. Frida Kaho Tequila will be sold at leading spirits shops, and restaurants. Frida Kahlo Tequila is made in Jesus Maria, in

Museo Leon Trotsky : Mexico City

Museo Leon Trotsky Leon Trotsky, the Russian revolutionary, lived in this house from 1939 until his assassination in 1940. Before moving here there am lived with the muralists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. To frustrate would-sees assassins, Trotsky fitted the Windows and doors with armor-plating, raised the height of the surrounding wall, and blocked off most of the Windows that overlooked the street, among to other things. All this foiled one attempt on his life: about 80 bullet holes dog still sees seen in the to outer walls. However, these precautions did not stop Ramon Merchant, to regulating visitor to the

Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art) : Mexico City

Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art) Mexico City's national Museum of Modern Art, located just slightly northeast of Chapultapec Castle in Chapultapec Park. The main building is a round, two-story structure with a central staircase. Two of the museum's four spaces showcase the permanent collection, which also contains works by Mexico's other modern masters. Artists Raul Anguiano, Lilia Carrillo, Leonora Carrington , Julio Castellanos, Pedro Coronel, Fernando García Ponce, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Lilia Carrillo, Manuel Felguerez, Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Alberto Gironella, María Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo , Manuel Rodriguez Lozano, Roberto Montenegro, Gerardo Murillo, Juan O'Gorman, Gilberto Aceves

Latest Frida merchandise sparks debate in Mexico

Latest Frida merchandise sparks debate in Mexico The mass marketing of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's image has sparked debate in her homeland as a company plans to sell dolls in her likeness in December. A Mexican doll maker will launch the 20-inch (50-cm) Kahlo replicas in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Germany, France and Spain, said Mara de Anda, a descendant of the legendary painter. A line of jewelry, clothing and even a tequila with the artist's name have been marketed by her family in recent years after her niece, Isolda Pinedo Kahlo, obtained rights to register the name as a brand. Some

Mexico City : State of Mexico

Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. It geographically spans the north portion of the Distrito Federal ("D.F."), although the metropolitan area extends to the state of México to the north of the Federal District, and to the state of Hidalgo. According to government statistics Mexico City is the largest most populous conurbation in North America, and third in the world, after Tokyo, and Sao Paulo, with approximately 22.1 million people. Though its urban area is the third most populous in the world, what is officially known as Mexico City (under

Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño (Museum Dolores Olmedo Patino) : Mexico City

Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño The Museum Dolores Olmedo Patiño opened to its doors to the public the 17 of September of 1994. The colonial building, that dates from century XVI, lodged the Property of the Chain dump and at the present time it keeps the collections from art of Mrs. Dolores Olmedo Patiño. This museum is located in the Federal District (City of Mexico); in the Xochimilco delegation, name in Nahuatl, that means? The cultivated land of flowers? or? In the field of flowers. The more important economic activity of Xochimilco throughout its history was agriculture, by means of the construction

Aguascalientes City: State of Aguascalientes

The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1888 metres above sea level, at 21°51′ N 102°18′ W. The city was founded on 22 October 1575 and elevated to city status in 1816. It became the capital of the newly formed state when it was split off from neighbouring Zacatecas in 1835. People from Aguascalientes (both the city and the state) are known by the whimsical Spanish demonym hidrocálidos. The city is home to the first-division football team, Necaxa. Aguascalientes also organises the largest fair held