three xoloitzcuintles @ museum.
in 1962, acquired property @ la noria, xochimilco in southern mexico city, later convert museum (named after herself) in 1994. donating entire collection of art including pre-hispanic, colonial, folk, modern , contemporary art, dolores olmedo patiño museum host greatest collection of frida kahlo, diego rivera , angelina beloff. upon death in 2002, left funds taking care of museum (dolores olmedo museum in english), open public.
the five-building complex contains 150 paintings, including 145 rivera s, 25 kahlo s (and of scripts , drawings), 6,000 pre-hispanic figurines , sculptures diverse living animals such geese, ducks, 6 xoloitzcuintles , indian peafowls kept in gardens. new areas have been added museum, private rooms kept original decorations of house such ivory, china, , artwork artist whom nurtured in latter years including josé juárez , francisco guevara.
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