Museo Dolores Olmedo / Mexico City
The Dolores Olmedo Museum , in Xochimilco, is home to the largest collection of works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the world. Along with the art is 16th-century architecture, peacocks, Xoloitzcuintles, and even a little Eames. The museum was the vision of entrepreneur Dolores Olmedo Patiño. It's housed in Dolores Olmedo’s former residence and sprawling grounds of the the historic La Noria estate. Born in Mexico City in 1908, Dolores was the daughter of a businessman who passed away when she was four, and a schoolteacher. She initially studied law before studying anthropology, music, and art history in Paris. In her twenties, Olmedo purchased several brick factories, launching a business that eventually evolved into ICA, one of the largest construction companies in Latin America. Source: UNAM This photo of Dolores with one of her beloved Xoloitzcuintles hangs inside her former home. There are a number of the dogs still living on the estate. Frida also loved dogs, ...
