The Dalí Museum

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, celebrates the life and work of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. Its collection includes more than 2,400 works, ranging from oil paintings and drawings to prints, sculptures, photographs, manuscripts and archival material. The collection spans Dalí’s artistic career, offering insight into his changing styles, imaginative imagery and fascination with science and illusion. The museum opened in 1982 and moved to its current waterfront building in 2011. Designed by architect Yann Weymouth, the building combines solid, hurricane-resistant walls with a striking glass structure known as the Enigma, made from more than a thousand triangular panels. Inside, a sweeping spiral staircase echoes Dalí’s fascination with spirals and the double helix, bri