Museums

Salvador Dali was born in Figueres, which is town in Catalonia north from Barcelona. He lived also in Barcelona, but his heart was always in his hometown, so the museum of Dali was founded in Figueres. The building of the museum was a theater, which was bombed during second world war and it stayed quite long time in really bad condition. Dali held his first exhibition in that theater, so it was beloved place for him. Dali himself opened his museum in 1974, because he had a big collection which he wanted to share with everyone.

Now the most important Dali works are there. Museum collection is not consisting only with paintings but sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices, strange rooms and other things from Dali's imagination as well. There is also Dali's art collection from other artists like El Greco, Marcel Duchamp and Antoni Pitxot, who became a director of the museum after Dali's death. There are sometimes small Dali exhibitions in Barcelona as well.

Where

• Gala Dalí Square, 5
  E-17600 Figueres

When

• 1 November to 28 February: 10:30 to 18:00, Access until 17:15
  1 March to 30 June: 9:30 to 18:00, Access until 17:15
  1 July to 30 September: 9:00 to 20:00, Access until 19:15
  1 October to 30 October: Open from 9:30 to 18, Access until 17:15
  Closed on: 1 January and 25 December, Every Monday between 1 October and 31 May, except on holidays and holiday eves. From 1 June to 30 September open every day.

How Much

• 11 Euros