Considered one of the most beautiful museums in the world, the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Pete's features the most comprehensive collection left behind by the surrealist artist in this appropriately extraterrestrial-like building with a "melting geodesic" dome. Designed by architect Yann Weymouth of HOK, the building combines the rational with the fantastical: a simple rectangle with 18-inch thick hurricane-proof walls out of which erupts a large free-form geodesic glass bubble known as the "enigma." The "enigma," which is made up of 1062 triangular pieces of glass, stands 75 feet at its tallest point, a twenty-first century homage to the dome that adorns Dali's museum in Spain. Inside, the Dali houses another unique architectural feature - a helix staircase - recalling Dali's obsession with spirals and the double helical shape of the DNA molecule.
Arriving for 'Dalí & the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, Degas & More' explores Salvador Dalí’s profound engagement with the Impressionist movement, which played a pivotal role in his early artistic journey. Organized in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this exhibition presents an outstanding selection of 22 paintings from their collection by 18 artists, including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne. Mounting these works alongside 18 of Dalí’s earliest paintings, the exhibition illuminates their impact on the artist and offers a wonderful opportunity to view Impressionist masterpieces, many showcased for the first time in Florida.
Visitors can also become part of the artistic process and learn more about Impressionist techniques by participating in the interactive experience, 'Your Portrait'. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence technology, this innovative application captures the distinctive features of the 19th-century movement, transforming a selfie into a unique Impressionist work of art.
Another unique encounter was an extraordinary award-winning virtual reality experience entitled 'Dreams of Dali', that immerses visitors into a dreamy, three-dimensional world that turns art appreciation into an unforgettable, immersive experience as it takes us inside the mind of Salvador Dalí by transporting us into one of his early paintings, Archeological Reminiscence of Millet’s “Angelus” which he painted in 1935. Visitors wear Oculus Rift headsets and enter the world of the Surrealist master, venturing into soaring towers, peering from them to distant lands and discovering surprises around every corner. Absolutely fabulous!
Salvador Dali Lobster phone allows visitors to talk to him via
the latest AI-technology to ask any question they wish
which played a pivotal role in his early artistic journey
who conveyed the tragedy and comedy of the human condition
on Place Charles-Félix overlooking the sea
with vineyards and orchards in the hills behind
to travel through Dali's 'Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet’s “Angelus” painting,
and has won awards around the world
and started introducing dreamlike symbols into his paintings
'The Bleeding World' Pendant by Salvador Dali, with gold, rubies and diamonds, designed in 1953
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