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Past event
Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Portrait
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Longmont Museum, Boulder
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About this event
Explore the Longmont Museum’s new galleries with this special exhibition, providing a rare and moving insight into the personal life of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists. Through 98 photographs selected from her private albums and handwritten letters and notes, “An Intimate Portrait” allows us to see Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) through the eyes of friends, family (including her father, professional photographer Guillermo Kahlo), and other noted photographers. Like all family albums, these photographs and correspondence tell a story: they illuminate her turbulent marriage to famed muralist Diego Rivera, commemorate friendships and happy times, and chronicle her lifelong pain. The photographs are also evidence of the way Kahlo crafted and refined her world-famous image. Learn more at https://longmontcolorado.gov/museum/exhibitions/ or by calling 303-651-8374.
What to expect
This is a show of photographs and correspondence, not paintings. It reads like a family album. The images include work by her father, Guillermo Kahlo, a professional photographer, and other noted photographers. They trace her turbulent marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera, her friendships and happy times, and her lifelong pain. The photographs also show how she shaped her own famous image.
Why go
The exhibition gives a personal view of one of the 20th century's most iconic artists, drawn from private albums. It is also a first look at the Longmont Museum's expanded galleries, which add about 70 percent more space. The museum also has a children's gallery called DreamLab and a second exhibition, Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity. That makes it easy to fill an afternoon.
Where
Longmont Museum · 400 Quail Rd. · Longmont, Boulder CODirections
