The Dali Museum
The Dali Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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An unparalleled collection of Salvador Dali artworks, spanning his life and career, featuring works in many media. #TheDali
Duration: 2-3 hours
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- Holly KCelebration, Florida763 contributionsDon’t dally when going to see the DaliParking was $10, (all day parking), however parking is limited. There was a graduation at the theater next door and a boat show, we got lucky and got one of the last spots. They were asking folks to park just two blocks away. There are docent tours every hour 12:30, 130… check before you go and do go, fascinating! So knowledgeable and polite. There is a Dalà Cafe, delicious (limited indoor seating but worth the wait). I don’t normally enjoy museum cafes but this one had very tasty food (we had the cheese plate, bread plate and carrot hummus, plus coffee and tea. The is a decent selection of Dali photos, paintings and information and you can go online to learn more. I would go back again since our friend is not much of a reader and is more of a quick browser. I would like to spend a bit more time and perhaps go on another docent tour. Go, enjoy and try the cafe, too!Visited January 2024Traveled with friendsWritten January 21, 2024
- rockyisleThe Villages, Florida702 contributionsDon't dally to the Dali.Always a winning choice. In addition to their permanent Dali exhibit. They always have a touring program. Right now it's Monet and Degas. So well done. They also have a 360 degree immersion in the round that is worth the extra cost. Don't miss it. Their hidden gem is the cafe. Sit at the counter and watch the action.. Delicious food at reasonable prices.Visited January 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten January 23, 2024
- ElaineAndGregChesterland, Ohio3,091 contributionsCreative Museum of Dali Works; Needs Better Descriptive MaterialIf you have any interest in art or find yourself in St. Petersburg, you should come to this striking museum. While there are some works from other artists (including at present some Impressionist works from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts), this museum focuses on the life and work of Salvador Dali. Even if you are not familiar with art generally, you have almost certainly seen his iconic surreal art with melted watches, impossible scenery, etc. They have cleverly matched the architecture to the art. As the photos suggest, while the layout is not surreal, it is very whimsical and creative. While there are multiple levels, Dali's own art is in about 10 galleries on one floor. The rest is exhibit space and used for other purposes. A lot of Dali's art becomes much more understandable with some guidance and explanation. They do have docents and an app. I've been here twice and can echo the comments made by another commentator below that they need smaller groups as it was often difficult to hear the docent or even get close to the work while he was speaking. They have an app you should download, but while it can be helpful it stops short of the kind of helpful explanation that would tell you why, for example, the enormous painting of Columbus reaching America depicts him as roughly 19 years old and has multiple repeat semi-nudes of his image. The gift shop is great, with books and unusual items galore. The parking is in an adjacent lot and costs $10. Having said all of that, we would highly recommend coming here with the understanding that you might have to look up some works to figure out what Dali was thinking and trying to say.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 13, 2024
- SbSenterNorman, Oklahoma34 contributionsBreathtaking art well worth the visit.Exceeded expectations. I had always liked Dali’s work but had no idea how varied and talented he was. This museum really showcases his talent. Definitely recommend a visit. You won’t forget it.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 15, 2024
- Katie ASundance, Wyoming13 contributionsYou must include this museum in your visit to St. Petersburg!The Dali Museum is a must-do when you are in St. Petersburg! I learned a lot about the artist and his work. The addition of the augmented reality for some of the art is definitely high on the cool factor! Whether or not you like the artist, you are compelled to view his art and see the details and just gaze with wonder at how his brain made these pieces happen! I wish the immersive experience in the dome was included in the entry price, but otherwise totally worth it!Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 18, 2024
- kisssmeeLos Angeles, California825 contributionsI really enjoyed it.Upon entering the museum there's a cafe and the museum gift shop. Outside is where the garden area is. In the garden there are sculptures which were ideas DalĂ conceived and sculptures made from Bronze after his passing. There's also his famous mustache statue there. There's also DalĂ dome for an extra fee. They will check purses. There are also free lockers for your belongings. To get to the exhibits you walk up the spiral staircase and you can view his permanent collection and the special exhibitions area. Parking is $10.Visited September 2023Traveled soloWritten February 22, 2024
- Lisa F5 contributionsDEFINITELY WORTH A VISITMindblowing experience. The Dome is definitely worth the extra. Got a much better understanding of Dali and his work. The Cafe Gala is a must. The food is gorgeous and the scones are the best I've ever tasted.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 24, 2024
- Picture_PerchWindsor, Canada1,594 contributionsBeautiful MuseumWish we would have known our online tickets didn't actually mean the only hour we could enter. We sat in our car for an hour waiting till our time to enter which only meant the 360 movie show time. Who knew! Once inside the building is beautiful in itself. The art and getting so up close and personal was such a nice experience. Getting to see the brush strokes was amazing and learning more about Dali life was really nice. We love Dali have a few of his paintings hanging in our house.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten March 1, 2024
- KateS6,222 contributionsAmazingWow do I ever love this place! Saw amazing DalĂ-only gallery, & saw DalĂ among the Impressionists. Beautiful original pieces, presented in several user-friendly ways. I enjoyed the 360 experience, but my friend didn't. Also couldn't get the selfie with DalĂ to come out right. But the entire place was amazing & I highly recommend it if you want to see some amazing paintings & sculptures. Pro tip: Download the app for some neat interactive bonuses. I can't wait to go back!Visited March 2024Traveled with friendsWritten March 12, 2024
- Joni PAtlanta, Georgia261 contributionsFor the true Salvadore Dali fanGorgeous, unusual building. The museum, devoted to Dali, has a great, small collection of Impressionists, such as Renoir. The focus is on how the Impressionists influenced Dali. The museum would be heaven for a Dali fan. Found out after touring that Dali isn't my personal favorite.Visited March 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten March 15, 2024
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Paul B
Punta Gorda, FL78 contributions
Jan 2020
We recently renewed our membership two months prior to its expiration. Had we known of the changes made at the Dali we never would have renewed our membership.
Now, everything is done with smartphones. They apparently have a limited number of the old headsets for those without smartphones. This also assumes that your smartphone is adequately charged when you arrive at the Dali.
Now the real problem! They have removed the number system on the exhibits. There is no direction as to where the exhibit starts. If you are fortunate enough to figure where “start” is there are no directions to lead you to the next exhibit. We asked the guards for directions and they had no clue.
As a result you end up wandering around aimlessly looking at exhibits, with very few of the plaques containing explanations of what you are viewing.
I basically thought the Midnight in Paris exhibit was a total waste of time except for the movie and the few Dali paintings that were included.
So, I went across the hall to go through the regular Dali exhibit. I found they had removed the numbers on the signs there as well. This was certainly a “make work” project. Why did they have to change plaques for what is pretty much a static exhibit.
In short, if you enjoy wandering around an exhibit with no direction or assistance after paying $20 per adult plus parking, go to the Dali Museum. If not, there are many more visitor friendly places to see in the Tampa Bay area.
Now, everything is done with smartphones. They apparently have a limited number of the old headsets for those without smartphones. This also assumes that your smartphone is adequately charged when you arrive at the Dali.
Now the real problem! They have removed the number system on the exhibits. There is no direction as to where the exhibit starts. If you are fortunate enough to figure where “start” is there are no directions to lead you to the next exhibit. We asked the guards for directions and they had no clue.
As a result you end up wandering around aimlessly looking at exhibits, with very few of the plaques containing explanations of what you are viewing.
I basically thought the Midnight in Paris exhibit was a total waste of time except for the movie and the few Dali paintings that were included.
So, I went across the hall to go through the regular Dali exhibit. I found they had removed the numbers on the signs there as well. This was certainly a “make work” project. Why did they have to change plaques for what is pretty much a static exhibit.
In short, if you enjoy wandering around an exhibit with no direction or assistance after paying $20 per adult plus parking, go to the Dali Museum. If not, there are many more visitor friendly places to see in the Tampa Bay area.
Written January 13, 2020
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Thanks for the input - We have adjusted how the titles appear in the app so that they now align with the labels, have printed new numbers for the pieces in the exhibit and are helping visitors use the “map” mode of the app to better locate works!
Written February 5, 2020
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heatherlovestravelin
CA67 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Ok, it was a bit pricey for what it was. I found the app was not worth it, it would have been nice to speed the speaker up. I ended up turning the tour off and going my own speed. The free lockers for bags was very nice. I went at opening on a Sunday and am glad I didn’t get there later, it gets very busy and some of the paintings are nice to get close to.
Written February 9, 2020
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Erica S
Kansas City, MO75 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We loved this museum. So many of Dali’s works that I had never seen before! I loved learning about Dali’s life!
If you are a Dali fan, plan 2 hours to 3 hours here for sure!
Thursday night 5-8pm is reduced admission.
We downloaded the Dali Museum app before arriving which I highly recommend doing.
It has self guided tours and a cool augmented reality that brought the paintings to life! There were docent tours as well.
The building itself is Daliesque! Of course it has a spiral staircase inside.
There was a virtual reality part that we did not wait in line for that was probably awesome!
Huge gift shop.
One in our group feels the reg admission price is worth it especially with the virtual reality part.
The other person feels reg admission price is too much.
We paid half price on Thursday night so we were thrilled!
If you are a Dali fan, plan 2 hours to 3 hours here for sure!
Thursday night 5-8pm is reduced admission.
We downloaded the Dali Museum app before arriving which I highly recommend doing.
It has self guided tours and a cool augmented reality that brought the paintings to life! There were docent tours as well.
The building itself is Daliesque! Of course it has a spiral staircase inside.
There was a virtual reality part that we did not wait in line for that was probably awesome!
Huge gift shop.
One in our group feels the reg admission price is worth it especially with the virtual reality part.
The other person feels reg admission price is too much.
We paid half price on Thursday night so we were thrilled!
Written January 2, 2020
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rhyrus
White Plains, NY27 contributions
Mar 2020
This ended up an unexpected gem on my trip. There was a public tour that gave some nice background information. Seeing artwork from all periods of Dali's career made me appreciate his incredible intelligence and artwork so much more. The 3D exhibit was worth the price of admission alone! I would say getting a private tour guide would be worth it (I overheard some of their explanations on a couple of his pieces and it really opened my eyes to how much there was in just one piece). The food at the cafe was really good and a nice snack before walking more of St. Pete.
Written March 7, 2020
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We're thrilled you enjoyed your time here. Thank you for visiting.
Written March 10, 2020
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Adriana P
Pembroke Pines, FL880 contributions
Jan 2020
This is a beautiful museum, not only as far as the collection goes but also the museum building is beautiful and located in a great area in St. Pete.
Parking is easy and decently priced, the museum shop has a great variety of items and the cafe seemed pretty nice too.
The reason I don't give it 5 stars are:
Not enough seating for the cafe considering the amount of people who visit this museum
Wifi quality is not good, and it should be perfect since they have an app that accompanies the visit
The app is not very user friendly.
Other than that, great visit and unforgettable experience.
Parking is easy and decently priced, the museum shop has a great variety of items and the cafe seemed pretty nice too.
The reason I don't give it 5 stars are:
Not enough seating for the cafe considering the amount of people who visit this museum
Wifi quality is not good, and it should be perfect since they have an app that accompanies the visit
The app is not very user friendly.
Other than that, great visit and unforgettable experience.
Written February 17, 2020
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Thank you for informing us about your Dali Museum experience. We work hard to make your visit exceptional, and we're disappointed we fell short. If you'd like to share this in more detail with our Visitor Experience Director, please email visitorexperience@thedali.org.
Written March 10, 2020
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia20,003 contributions
Jan 2020
I was hesitating till the last minute if to visit this museum at all in order not to be disappointed, and that's exactly what happened.
We visited twice the Dali museum in Figueres, his home town near Barcelona, Spain, which is really an art lover pilgrimage place. Having planned to spend an afternoon in St. Petersburg we opted to go to see this overseas one.
Admiring this surrealist artwork very much, we paid a steep 24$ entry fee, but were quickly disappointed. The exhibition is on the third floor, and we caught a docent tour which left few min before. This was the best part as I learnt some facts I didn't know, but surely we expected more from this museum.
We visited twice the Dali museum in Figueres, his home town near Barcelona, Spain, which is really an art lover pilgrimage place. Having planned to spend an afternoon in St. Petersburg we opted to go to see this overseas one.
Admiring this surrealist artwork very much, we paid a steep 24$ entry fee, but were quickly disappointed. The exhibition is on the third floor, and we caught a docent tour which left few min before. This was the best part as I learnt some facts I didn't know, but surely we expected more from this museum.
Written February 16, 2020
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Your concerns have been noted. We're always working to create an even better Dali Museum experience, and your feedback will help.
Written March 10, 2020
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reise3
1,287 contributions
Feb 2021
We preordered tickets for the Van Gogh Live exhibit. Large scale images of Van Gogh's works and writings through the course of his life are projected on walls in a series of three connected rooms, while synchronized to a classical score. Some of the pieces have animated features, such as petals falling from his painting, "Almond Blossom". The images projected in each room are basically the same, but it's worth spending time in each room because the size of the room & the surface areas vary, which alters the experience. I enjoyed it immensely, The one drawback was that it was too crowded. Timed entry into the museum was strictly enforced, but entry into the Van Gogh exhibit was not. I made use of the museum app, and enjoyed the virtual tour of Dali's works & the augmented reality feature for key pieces. It's worth downloading the app & bringing ear buds with you. Parking is $10 and free lockers are available outside for backpacks, which are not allowed in the museum.
Written February 28, 2021
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Callisto S
Natick, MA552 contributions
Jan 2020
There are many interesting things about this museum, but its actual collection and show space is quite small for the relatively “major museum” admission price. We did enjoy the exhibit about colleagues of Dali to contextualize his work and bring the time to life. It was also most interesting to see Dali’s very early works which reveal has incredible technical skill as a painter (imitating different contemporary styles).
Written February 20, 2020
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The permanent collection at The Dali is considered one of the most important in the world as it covers every medium and every era across Dali’s breadth of work, including the largest collection of his masterworks. The Dali Museum is where visitors from around the world come to savor not only Dali’s finest works, but also special exhibitions featuring other important artists – in recent years we’ve introduced exhibits of Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and M.C. Escher, to name a few.
Written March 10, 2020
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Lora M
Zephyrhills, FL114 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
Covid protocol Masks required, 6 feet apart , schedule and pay in advance. $10.parking- no cash/card only. I was fine with all the protocols. First you are directed to the back of the building, then up a handicapped ramp to the front door. For me it would have been easier to walk to front of building instead of acting like we were at Disney. We had an 11:00 am appointment. Maybe we missed the line? #DaliApp is required to explore with audio. Wifi is free- good luck getting the app to work with all the people on the wifi!! You must allow location and Bluetooth in settings, or it won’t work. No English maps available- out currently! Theater on first floor along with cafe and gift shop. Third floor 2 exhibits. Dali exhibits in one area and special exhibit across hall. Currently #LeeMiller photography was in special exhibit. There was NO SOCIAL DISTANCING in Dali exhibit. I have been here before on a Saturday, before #covid . I have never seen it elbow to arm pit, but that is what it was! Very disappointing. No flow of traffic, people looking at one picture blocking people from looking at picture behind them. People crowding you while you look at a picture of art.
Outside garden was nice we could remove mask! However, the garden needs some maintenance. As we were exiting the building where it says exit!!! They were having people enter. I love the paintings But, It was not an enjoyable visit!
To make an appointment you would think that the number of people in the facility would be limited to keep social distancing. If you get the written script for the audio tour it is also out of date. Plan for when it is not in the heat of the day! Everyone was crowded in the Dali Exhibit. Not as much in other. No social distancing. I can say that enough.
Outside garden was nice we could remove mask! However, the garden needs some maintenance. As we were exiting the building where it says exit!!! They were having people enter. I love the paintings But, It was not an enjoyable visit!
To make an appointment you would think that the number of people in the facility would be limited to keep social distancing. If you get the written script for the audio tour it is also out of date. Plan for when it is not in the heat of the day! Everyone was crowded in the Dali Exhibit. Not as much in other. No social distancing. I can say that enough.
Written August 7, 2021
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maggieMD
Maryland, USA105 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
Spent several hours here. Used their Ap to get the most out of the exhibits. Also took the docent tour which added depth. It is pricey so get the most out of it by seeing the film first, doing a tour and then the Ap which details some of the art not on the tour. See the gardens and enjoy the interesting architectural. The Midnight in Paris exhibit I’d ok, but not well organized and Ap hard to follow. Film in this section very informative on the history and influences in Surrealism movement. Definitely recommend watching it. Food menu is limited and pricey. Several very nice restaurants just down the street. Gift shop has a very big selection. Parking is another $10., but convenient.
Written January 11, 2020
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$27
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$12
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Written July 21, 2024
I will visit 4/17-4/21/21. All tickets are sold out. If someone wants to sell their tickets because they are unable to go , where would they advertise?
Written April 4, 2021
What restaurants are close by to the Dali museum?
Written February 23, 2021
We at a Cuban place that was not very close. It was great though! I think I have a review of it somewhere on Tripadvisor.
Written March 13, 2021
There are free lockers outside near the entrance. Also, backpacks are not allowed.
Written January 16, 2021
Hi there. Anyone who wants to sell their tickets from 4-8th of January! Contact me please....bevutrend at gmail
Written January 4, 2021
If you have a credit card with concierge service ask them if they can book tickets for you. Also, sometimes the museum allows late arrivals after 5pm. Call the museum to confirm that they are still doing that.
Written January 4, 2021
Anyone needing to sell their ticket for the 29th of December 2020 contact me please!!
Oferrellashley at gmail
Written December 27, 2020
Do you have a Concierge service through a credit card? That's how we got in. Also, if I remember correctly they do let a certain number of people in after 5 PM. Check with the museum.
Written December 28, 2020
How much time should we set aside to visit the Dali Museum?
Written January 10, 2020
I would recommend 2 hours, more if you are really into Dali. I recommend you do the guided tour first then spend some time after on your own.
Written January 10, 2020
É necessário pagar entrada para acessar e tirar fotos do jardim e do prédio?
**Will I have to buy admission tickets to access the gardens and take pictures of the bulding architecture?**
Written December 24, 2019
Não. É necessário pagar para acessar o acervo. De qualquer forma eu sugiro visitar o acervo, vale a pena.
Written December 25, 2019
Faut il réserver à l'avance?
Merci pour vos réponses....
Written December 22, 2019
No hace falta. Pero siempre es mejor comprar las entradas con anticipaciĂłn para evitar filas.
Ce n'est pas nécessaire. Mais il vaut toujours mieux acheter ses billets à l'avance pour éviter les files d'attente.
Needless. But it is always better to buy tickets in advance to avoid lines.
Written December 31, 2019
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