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Our mood all summer long 😎 📸 June 1956, Photo taken by the Morses while in Spain visiting the Dalí's. Collection of The Dalí Museum, Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse. #TheDali #SalvadorDali #FirstDayOfSummer #TampaBay #Museum

Interested in an internship at The Dalí Museum, or know someone who is? Apply to our Fall Internship Program by July 1 for an opportunity to study the life and work of Salvador Dalí while learning about the fundamentals of an art museum. Click the link below to learn more ⬇️

Where can you call an artist on a lobster? 🦞 Find out in the quiz from NPR (hint hint: at The Dalí Museum) ➡️ https://bit.ly/npr-quiz

#OnThisDay in 1928, Salvador Dalí exhibited his first painting in the U.S. at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. "The Basket of Bread" (1926) was one of three works on display. Painted when Dalí was only 22 years old, this piece marks a pivotal moment in his career. It gave the artist a sense of pride and accomplishment, feeling like he had mastered this painting style. Dalí was then able to freely pivot to entirely different, more provocative subject matters. #TheDali #SalvadorDali #Painting #TampaBay #Florida #Museum 🖼️ Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse, 1981.1

It's official! Today is opening day of our new special exhibition, "Reimagining Nature: Dalí's Floral Fantasies." 🌷 Dalí once said, "The true painter must be able, with the most usual things to have the most unusual ideas." This exhibition presents three rarely displayed botanical print suites made by Dalí between 1968 and 1972, highlighting some of the most treasured works on paper in the Museum's permanent collection. On display together at the Museum for the first time in two decades, these prints showcase the power of transformation as Dalí reimagined traditional 18th and 19th century illustrations of fruits and flowers into surreal creations at the height of the Pop era. Learn more and purchase tickets ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eykKwkYi #TheDali #SalvadorDali #Florals #Museums #TampaBay Image one: “Cerises Pierrot (Pierrot Cherries)” (1969). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse 2007.1046.12 Image two: “Dahlia unicornis” (1968). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse 2007.1045.2.1 Image three: “Reverence du groseillier (Curtsying Gooseberry Bush)” (1969). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse 2007.1046.4

Shine bright like a Dalí jewel ✨ Created by the artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, these astonishing pieces were inspired by the themes and myths that obsessed him, transcribed into gold and precious stones. Dalí’s interest in designing jewelry dates back to January 1939, when he published an article in Vogue, “First Prophecy on Jewels.“ By 1941, Dalí began creating jewels with the Italian jeweler Fulco di Verdura, followed by a multi-decade relationship designing jewels with Carlos Alemany at the firm Alemany & Ertman out of the St. Regis Hotel in New York. See these and more jewels purchased by Museum Benefactors Eleanor and Reynolds Morse now on display at The Dalí Museum. #TheDali #SalvadorDali #Jewels 1: "Persistence of Memory" (1949). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse, 2007.151 2: "Tristan and Isolde" (1953). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse, 2007.158 3: "Ophelia" (1953). Collection of The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (USA); Gift of A. Reynolds & Eleanor Morse, 2007.150

Happy 120th birthday to the icon of Surrealism, Salvador Dalí! 🎉 Born #OnThisDay in 1904, the artist always took significant risks to prove how rich the world can be when you dare to embrace pure, boundless creativity. Today and every day, The Dalí Museum is honored to preserve his legacy for generations to come. This year also marks 100 years of Surrealism, which was marked by the publication of the “First Surrealist Manifesto” in 1924. How have Dalí and Surrealism inspired you? Let us know below! ⬇️

In celebration of Salvador Dalí's upcoming milestone birthday on May 11, which will be declared Dalí Day, we asked a few visitors some questions about the iconic artist. How would you answer the questions? 🤔 Let us know below! And remember to join us this Saturday for a full day of celebrations, including 35% off Gallery Admission, on-site festivities & more. 🎉 #TheDali #SalvadorDali #Birthday #Museums #Florida

Join us on Saturday, May 11, to celebrate the one and only Salvador Dalí's 120th birthday! 🎂 Spend this surreal day at the Museum with 35% off Gallery Admission for $19.04 in honor of the artist's birthday, plus a variety of on-site festivities. 🌟 Tap the link for tickets ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gGMfyiWt 📸 Dalí in front of Apotheosis of the Dollar, n.d., © Meli Casals; Image Rights of Salvador Dalí reserved. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2024.