Now that I am settled in my new apartment (which I am sharing with a very nice student from Japan), I decided it was time for an outing. Since it's Sunday I knew it would be super crowded heading into the city's center, so I went to Xochimilco, the home of Museo Dolores Olmedo. Once I figured out how to get there, I was very upset to find out the collection of Frida Kahlo paintings are currently in Europe! Luckily there are plenty of other places in the city that have Frida's work, including her house in Coyoacán. I
did get to see plenty of art by Diego Rivera as well as a lot of pre-colombian reliefs and ceramic work. My favorite part of the museum was the garden, where I got to see the Xoloitzcuintles (pictured below), hairless dogs that have been Indigenous' people's best friends (as opposed to man's best friend, I know, I'm corny) before colonization. I also got to catch a show of ballet folklorico.
These pictures are in the garden, on the left are the Xoloitzcuintles kickin it with a statue of themselves.
Heres a couple of pictures of Indigenous art, there were really beautiful ceramic pieces inside the museum but they didn't allow pictures.
A sign outside that in short reads: I leave this house with my collection of art, the product of my life's work, so that all of Mexico can enjoy it.
The dancers gettin' down!
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