Frida and Diego: The Last Dream

March 21 – September 12, 2026

The Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art presents Frida and Diego: The Last Dream, an exhibition of key works from MoMA’s collection by Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) and Diego Rivera (1886–1957), on view from March 21 through September 12, 2026. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (May 14–June 5, 2026). The opera is a mythical exploration of Frida and Diego’s profound relationship with their art and each other. For the exhibition, MoMA has invited Jon Bausor, the stage set and co-costume designer of the opera, to create an innovative setting for the artworks inspired by his designs for the opera and the works of Kahlo and Rivera. The installation will showcase six paintings and a drawing by Kahlo and over a dozen works by Rivera. Photographic portraits of the artists by luminaries such as Lola Álvarez Bravo and Leo Matiz will also be on view.

Frida and Diego: The Last Dream is organized by Beverly Adams, The Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art, and Jon Bausor, independent Stage Designer and Creative Director, with Caitlin Chaisson, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, and Rachel Remick, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture and Curatorial Affairs. Realized with the participation of the Metropolitan Opera, New York. The Metropolitan Opera’s production of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, composed by Gabriela Lena Frank with a libretto by Nilo Cruz, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker.

Leadership support for this exhibition is provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel, Steven and Lisa Tananbaum in honor of David Tananbaum, and Monique M. Schoen Warshaw.

Major funding is provided by Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley and by the Steven A. and Lisa Tananbaum Endowment for Contemporary Art Commissions.

Additional support is provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund. Leadership contributions to the Annual Exhibition Fund, in support of the Museum’s collection and collection exhibitions, are generously provided by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, the Noel and Harriette Levine Endowment, Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley, Alice and Tom Tisch, the Marella and Giovanni Agnelli Fund for Exhibitions, Eva and Glenn Dubin, Mimi Haas, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Photography, The David Rockefeller Council, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, Kenneth C. Griffin, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder. Major funding is provided by The Sundheim Family Foundation.

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Leo Matiz. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Mexico. 1946. Platinum/palladium print, 13 3/4 × 12 3/16″ (35 × 31 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Alejandra Matiz. Photo: Robert Gerhardt

Frida Kahlo. Fulang-Chang and I. 1937 (assembled after 1939). In two parts, oil on board (1937) with painted mirror frame (added after 1939); and mirror with painted mirror frame (after 1939), Framed painting, left 22 1/4 x 17 3/8 x 1 3/4″ (56.5 x 44.1 x 4.4 cm); framed mirror, right 25 1/4 x 19 x 1 3/4″ (64.1 x 48.3 x 4.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mary Sklar Bequest. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: John Wronn

Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. 1940. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 11″ (40 x 27.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Peter Butler

Frida Kahlo. My Grandparents, My Parents, and I. 1936. Oil and tempera on zinc, 12 1/8 x 13 5/8″ (30.7 x 34.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Allan Roos, M. D., and B. Mathieu Roos. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

Diego Rivera. Agrarian Leader Zapata. 1931. Fresco on reinforced cement in galvanized-steel framework, 7′ 9 3/4″ x 6′ 2″ (238.1 x 188 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: John Wronn

Diego Rivera. Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita. 1931. Encaustic on canvas, 6′ 6 1/2″ x 64″ (199.3 x 162.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Erik Landsberg

Installation view of Frida and Diego: The Last Dream on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from March 21 through September 12, 2026. Photo by Jonathan Dorado © The Museum of Modern Art, New York