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The Heard Museum is extending its Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibit through Monday, Sept. 4, citing overwhelming response and support from museum visitors and the community at large.
Steele Auditorium courtesy of Heard Museum
The exhibit, the only North American stop on a limited world tour, opened in Phoenix in April. Already, nearly 80,000 have toured the exhibit, which has gained international attention. On Fiesta de Frida, the Heard’s First Friday event to celebrate Frida Kahlo’s birthday, a line of more than 3,000 visitors stretched from the gallery entrance, across our eight-acre campus to Central Avenue despite the 115-degree temperature outside.
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkeys, 1943. © 2016 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and the INBA.
The exhibit originally would have closed after Aug. 20. More than 30 works are being shown in the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Grand Gallery. The works are from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, and include Kahlo’s Self Portrait with Monkeys and Diego on My Mind, and Rivera’s Calla Lily Vendor and Sunflowers.
“Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera has captured the attention of Phoenix, the state, and beyond,” said David M. Roche, Heard Museum director and CEO. “We hoped that people would respond to this rare opportunity and they have in numbers beyond our expectations. We are especially appreciative of the support from our presenting sponsor, Bank of America and supporting sponsor, PetSmart who made this exhibition possible.”
For more information on the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibit, visit here.
