New Dali Museum to Open 1/11/11 in St. Petersburg, Florida

  • September 16, 2010
New Dali Museum to Open 1/11/11 in St. Petersburg, Florida
The museum houses more of Salvador Dalí’s famed masterworks than any other museum in the world, and the collection is the largest in the world outside of Spain. Construction for the new building began on December 12, 2008 and will double in size to 66,450 square feet in order to showcase works of art from a 2,140 piece collection, including 96 oil paintings. The Dali Museum has been working with the renowned architectural firm of HOK and the building is constructed by the Beck Group. Both have an impressive internationally acclaimed portfolio of clients.

Art lovers around the globe are invited to synchronize their watches and gather next January in St. Petersburg, Florida when the new $36 million Dalí Museum will be unveiled. Her Royal Highness Infanta Christina of Spain will be the guest of honor during the official Grand Opening, slated for January 11, 2011 at 11:11 a.m.

The Salvador Dali Museum opened in a one story warehouse along the downtown St.Petersburg waterfront in 1982. Approximately 85% of the 200,000 visitors per year come from outside of the region and they generate more than $50 million dollars a year in economic impact. The core collection was donated by Cleveland industrialist A. Reynolds Morse and his wife Eleanor.