Salvador Dali Museum - St. Petersburg, FL

My fiancee Duane and I have been wanting to go to the Salvador Dali museum in St Pete for awhile now, but with work and the kids we just never had time.  In the past year the museum underwent a huge facelift and expanded from their previous 11,000 sq ft property to one that is almost 22,000 sq ft.  The building and the grounds themselves are beautiful before you even enter in the exhibit. 

side of building from theatre

interesting sculpture at front of entrance

there was a fountain with fish



this is a replica of when Salvador Dalie showed up at an event dressed in a scuba outfit



spiral staircase that runs up to the exhibits

view from out of the glass windows that run along the backside of the building

behind the museum

    

  

As cameras are not allowed in the exhibit I have added some shots of the items that are on display. The price was $21/each for adults with children being cheaper depending on their age. check out the times, prices and directions for yourself with this link - http://thedali.org/visit/overview.html.

The Persistence of Memory

Hallucinogenic Toreador

Telephone in a Dish with Three Grilled Sardines at the End of September

Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire

Crucifixion ('Hypercubic Body')

Below is my personal favorite painted by Salvador Dali.  Unfortunately I will never get to see it up close at is lives with a private collector.

   

Swans reflecting elephants

Orlando Museum of Art - Orlando, FL

One Saturday afternoon the kids were off with their friends and I wanted to do something cultural with Duane so we set off to the Orlando Museum of Art.  I looked up their website and found out that they were having a show black & white photographs showing the Everglades.  Having never been to the Everglades I thought this would be a good view into what to expect when we do make it down there.  We arrived and there was no one else around as it opened at 12:00 and we arrived right around that time.  Tickets were only $8.00 per adult and I was shocked at how inexpensive it was.  The Museum itself was very beautiful and I loved taking our time looking through all of the exhibits.  It was interesting to learn that some of the pieces stay full time, but most of their exhbits rotate so that you can come often and always see something new and exciting.  They suggested that we take a look at their website - http://www.omart.org/ and look at the calendar to see when the exhibits rotate and what we would be interested in.

They also have an area that is directed towards children if you happen to bring yours along.  This included a craft area so that they could keep themselves occupied while at the museum.  This link - http://www.omart.org/education/youth-family - is also the calendar of events that they have that are specifically geared toward children coming to appreciate the arts.

The gallery is open Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm and
Saturday and Sunday - 12pm - 4pm
2416 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32803-1483
Phone 407 896 4231