Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, grandson of Diego Rivera, has donated his private collection of 157,300 objects to Mexico City's Museo Anahuacalli. The vast donation spans ceramics, textiles, prints, photographs, archives, and a research library, with works dating from the 16th century to the present. It will be transferred in stages and is expected to be fully integrated by the end of the year.
The donation revitalizes Diego Rivera's original vision for the site as a 'city of the arts,' a campus dedicated to art-making, teaching, and bridging artistic traditions. It significantly expands the museum's holdings, transforming it into a major research center that connects pre-Hispanic art to modern and contemporary works. The gift also strengthens the institutional framework of the trust Rivera established, which jointly administers the Museo Anahuacalli and the Museo Frida Kahlo.