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Today is Mexican Independence Day, the day which commemorates the beginning of Mexico's fight for its freedom from Spain. The struggle began on September 16th, 1810, however it was not until 1821 that Mexico's independence was finally acheived.
The big celebration occurs on the eve of Independence when a quarter of a million people crowd into the Zócalo, Mexico City's ...
Here is one last look at the artwork of Diego Rivera at the Dolores Olmedo Museum...
Here are some more pieces of Diego Rivera's artwork in the Dolores Olmedo Museum...
Diego Rivera is best known as a mural painter, but he also did a large number of smaller paintings and drawings. Dolores Olmedo was a close friend of Rivera's and collected 145 of his works. It comprises the largest collection of Rivera's art in the world. Not all of the collection is on exhibit at any one time, but there were still a formidable number of his works on disp...
The Dolores Olmedo Museum has the world's largest collection of works by Frida Kahlo. Two galleries of the museum are devoted to her art. The last time I was at the museum, many years ago, the Kahlo paintings were not on display. They were on tour outside of Mexico. So I was interested in seeing the collection.
I know that many will disagree with me, but I have neve...