Germany is donating $70,000 to restore paintings, photographs and sculptures produced and collected by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera, AP reported.
German Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Wegener says the donation to the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City will "deepen cultural dialogue."
Frida's father, Wilhem Kahlo, immigrated to Mexico from Germany at age 19, becoming one of its best known photographers.
Museum director Hilsa Trujillo welcomed Germany's donation on Thursday, noting that museum attendance is down 90 percent since the swine flu stalled tourism, leaving the museum "in crisis."
The donation will help restore 14 oil paintings, five sculptures and 189 small votive pieces that the couple collected.
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