THE FUNDACIŌN KAHLO REPATRIATION PROJECT

The Fundación Kahlo Art Repatriation Project is a POL Consortium-led project to acquire, repatriate, and steward Frida Kahlo works in Mexico through an expanded Museo Casa Kahlo in Coyoacán.The plan begins with the acquisition of available works and advances in phases toward larger holdings, including the Gelman collection. It is both an art acquisition strategy and a long-term patrimony plan. Because the current museum footprint is limited, the project also contemplates acquiring neighboring properties to create a museum extension with carefully integrated hospitality and visitor support. The plan has been developed by POL Consortium under the strategic vision of global advisor Hedda Moye Leonardi and Fundación Kahlo Chairman Rick Miramontez. The objective is simple: bring Frida Kahlo’s art home and create a permanent institutional setting worthy of her legacy. The strategy is further supported by a digital provenance and patron layer that strengthens acquisition funding, transparency, and long-term sustainability.

The core mission of the Fundación Kahlo Art Repatriation Project is to return Frida Kahlo’s work to Fundación Kahlo and to the cultural life of Mexico. It is a stewardship initiative: to bring available works into a permanent institutional setting rooted in authenticity, scholarship, and public access. As the Gelman strategy materials make clear, the aim is to secure Kahlo’s legacy for public benefit, prevent further dispersion, and support it through an expanded and endowed Museo Casa Kahlo.This is the four-fold mission: 

• To bring available Kahlo works under the stewardship of Fundación Kahlo;  
• To create the museum-grade environment required to preserve and interpret them properly; 
• To establish a sustainable operating framework around the collection through ticketing, programming, memberships, dining, retail, and selective touring; 
• To ensure that the works remain rooted in the Kahlo family story and are not diluted into a generic cultural asset strategy.