A Look at the Salvador Dali Museum
Explore the Work of Surrealist Dali in St. Petersburg, Florida
Salvador Dali was one of the most controversial and revolutionary artists of the 20th century. The surrealist Dali brought his dreams from his mind onto the canvas through his extraordinary gifts of the arts. His paintings are like a puzzle that hid a deeper meaning that is only after careful study that the picture within a picture shows through.
The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL displays nearly 100 oil paintings of Dali's work from 1917 through 1976. Guided tours are given daily at the Dali Museum at various times. This gives guests a chance to learn more about the works housed at the museum. Should you arrive at a time when no tour is being given, you can easily spend hours inside admiring the works of Dali. Staff at the Dali Museum are more than happy to talk about the paintings should you have any questions.
Each Thursday and Friday night during the Summer season from 5pm until 8pm the Dali Museum reduces admission costs. Every other Thursday night movies are shown in the gathering room and refreshments are served. On Saturdays the gathering room is transformed into a fun center for kids called Dilly Dally with Dali where parents and children can solve puzzles, play games, or make crafts. The Dla
The Dali Museum Gift Shop features prints of some of Dali's work in the museum. There is also a nice collection of Dali postcards. This makes a great way to remember your favorite pieces of Dali's work since cameras are not allowed in the museum. The gift shop also has jewelry, clothing, and many other products. Some products feature Dali's words of "I'm not mad" in various languages. Learn more about Dali's art as well as the man with one of the many books at the gift shop.
If you are coming to the Tampa Bay area, make sure to put a visit to the Salvador Dali Museum on your iternary. The surrealist Dali's work is something to behold and to be experienced up close. With the numerous activites the Dali Museum offers, it can be a fun time for everyone. If you are not visiting Tampa Bay, you can still enjoy the museum virtually by going to www.salvadordalimuseum.org.
Published by Lynn Little
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3 Comments
Post a Commentmost of you don't know the genius of Dali's work. It's not what he drew,but WHERE he drew it. He was an authority on spiral math and it shows in alot of his best work(The Great Masterbater)...you comment like you have some idea (or lack of) of what/why of who he was and you simply DO NOT KNOW. He was brilliant and translated that brillince in his art...like to see you try what he did. You'd fail miserably. But go ahead and leave your ignorrant comments. Go to the museum or read a book or something.~Chuck(TAMPA/St.Pete...the home of the lagest collection of Dali works/museum)come on down!
i think his work is full of emotion seeing the world in many different ways,showing the world how everything has meaning
I think his work is cold, lifeless, and he strikes me as having been deeply disturbed.
Sincerely,
John P Quinn