As part of a whole month of honoring Diego Rivera, born here, the Casa Museo Diego Rivera, is hosting a special exhibit of his works on loan. As you enter, you will see one of his cubist works, painted during the years he lived in Paris. For viewers who know his murals but not his easel work, the exhibit is a revelation, as are also the three large bronze reliefs made from his sketches. And look for a drawing the versatile artist made of a rural US scene.
The traveling exhibit is on the first floor. Take the elevator up one floor more to see works that are always on view at the Museum, both by and of Rivera.
Other local tributes to the artist: the tunnel named for DR (instead of the usual engineer) that goes from Paseo de la Presa in the direction of the bus station -- and a bizarre bronze statue on Juan Valle that shows what he would have looked like with short legs. Nationally, the 500 peso note, with Rivera on one side and Frida Kahlo on the other.
