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Salvador Dali Museum Review
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Salvador Dalí Museum 
Museums / Galleries, St. Petersburg
Fodor's Review:
The Spanish surrealist certainly had a different way of viewing our world as evidenced by exhibits at theSalvador Dalí Museum, which holds the world's most comprehensive collection of his work. Paintings such as "Eggs on a Plate without a Plate" and "The Hallucinogenic Toreador" are among the 95 oils, more than 100 watercolors and drawings, and 1,300 graphics, sculptures, photographs, and objets d'art displayed here. Frequent hour-long tours are led by well-informed docents. How did the collection end up here? A rich industrialist and friend of Dalí, Ohio magnate A. Reynolds Morse, was looking for a museum site after his huge Dalí collection began to overflow his mansion. The people of St. Petersburg vied admirably for the collection, and the museum was established here as a result.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Early Dali
Posted by Michelle from Rochester, NY on 1/10/06
We found the most interesting part of this small collection was seeing some of Dali's early works and the prints of paintings (by Vermeer, Rembrandt, etc) that were paired with Dali's work that he appeared to be replicating in his own way. It was also interesting to see some of the famous modern artists' works that inspired Dali. The gift shop was very large for the size of the museum and even included Spanish wine. Most of Dali's most famous work is at other larger art museums in major cities around the world.
INFO
- Address: 1000 3rd St. S, St. Petersburg, FL
- Phone: 727/823-3767; 800/442-3254
- Web site
- Cost: $15
- Open: Mon.-Wed. 9:30-5:30, Thurs. 9:30-8, Fri. 9:30-6, Sat. 9:30-6:30, Sun. noon-5:30
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