Diego Rivera’s grandson donates more than 150,000 objects to Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli

Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, Diego Rivera’s grandson, has donated 157,300 objects from his private collection to Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli, significantly expanding the institution Rivera envisioned as part of a future “city of the arts.” The donation spans ceramics, textiles, wooden objects, prints, photographs, archives, and a research library dating from the 16th century to the present, and will be transferred in stages over the coming months, with completion expected before the end of the year. Coronel Rivera said the collection was always meant for a museum, though it includes no paintings by Diego Rivera or Frida Kahlo. The gift also spotlights Rivera’s 1955 irrevocable trust, with Banco de México as trustee, which jointly administers Museo Anahuacalli and the Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul).

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