The building was Kahlo's birthplace, the home where she grew up, lived with her husband Diego Rivera for a number of years, and where she later died in a room on the upper floor.

The museum contains a collection of artwork by Kahlo, Rivera, and other artists, along with the couple's Mexican folk art, pre-Hispanic artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, and personal itemse.

The entrance hall was decorated by a mosaic in natural stone by Mardonio Magaña of the Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre in Coyoacán, inspired by the murals done by Juan O’Gorman at the Ciudad Universitaria.

[3] Originally the house was the family home of Frida Kahlo, but since 1958, it has served as museum dedicated to her life and work.

[4] According to records and testimony, the house today looks much as it did in 1951, decorated with Mexican folk art,[3] Kahlo's personal art collection, a large collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts, traditional Mexican cookware, linens, personal mementos such as photographs, postcards and letters, and works by José María Velasco, Paul Klee, and Diego Rivera.

[3][4] This room originally was the formal living room, where Frida and Diego entertained notable Mexican and international visitors and friends such as Sergei Eisenstein, Nelson Rockefeller, George Gershwin, caricaturist Miguel Covarrubias, and actresses Dolores del Río and María Félix.

[3] The fourth room contains contemporary paintings by artists such as Paul Klee, José María Velasco, Joaquín Clausel, Celia Calderón Orozco, and a sculpture by Mardonio Magaña.

The two rooms are filled with large earthenware pots, plates, utensils, glassware, and more which came from Metepec, Oaxaca, Tlaquepaque, and Guanajuato, all known for their handcrafted items.

[2][3] Decorative features include papier-mâché Judas skeletons hanging from its ceiling, and walls with tiny pots spelling the names of Frida and Diego next to a pair of doves tying a lovers’ knot.

[2] Off the dining room was Rivera's bedroom, with his hat, jacket, and work clothes still hanging from a wall rack.

The head of the bed contains the painting of a dead child, and the foot contains a photo montage of Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Mao Zedong.

Stalin became a hero to Kahlo after the Red Army victory over Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Since the late 19th century, a number of Mexico City's wealthy had built country homes in the area, often imitating the colonial designs of the past.

[1] Originally, the exterior of the house was decorated in a French-inspired motif, which was popular in Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[5][6] Frida was the daughter of Wilhelm (Guillermo) Kahlo, who immigrated from Europe to Mexico and native Mexican Matilde Calderón y González.

She stated that during the Mexican Revolution, her mother would open the windows of this house to donate supplies to the Zapata army when it was in the area in 1913.

She also spent large amount of time in the house convalescing, first in 1918 when she was struck with polio which would leave one leg shorter than the other.

[3] Frida met Diego Rivera while he was painting murals at the Secretaria de Educacion Publica building and invited him to the Casa Azul to see her work.

From January 1937 to April 1939, Trotsky lived and worked here, writing treatises such as Su moral y la nuestra and his regular political articles.

To separate the new from the old, a stone wall divides the patio area in two, in front of which is a fountain, a stepped pyramid, a reflection pool and a room for the couple's archeological collection.

[4] As the couple's home, the house continued to receive distinguished visitors from both Mexico and abroad, including Fritz Henle, Concha Michel, Dolores del Río, María Félix, Lucha Reyes and Chavela Vargas.

[8] Since that time, she has become a cult icon, with images of her appearing on many pop culture items, and many of her works now command high prices.

The effort concentrates on obtaining furniture for display and preservation, other equipment, roof work, and restoration of items in the collection.