I was so excited to be in
St Petersburg when it all happened. This morning (1.11.11), the public was invited to the grand opening festivities at the
Dali museum. A surreal procession departed from the old Dali location to its new home 8 blocks north, and Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain had the honors to cut the ribbon to officially open the new Dali museum in downtown St Petersburg.
The sleek building with a
geodesic dome is designed by Yann Weymouth who was the chief design architect for I.M. Pei's
glass pyramid addition to the
Louvre museum in Paris. Twice the size of the old museum, it houses the largest collection of Dali's work outside of Spain.
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| The New Dali museum in St Pete, Florida |
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| Salvador Dali look-alike |
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| Try your creativity here |
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| The museum faces the waterfront and is next to Mahaffey Theatre |
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| Visitors outside the Dali museum |
Read more about the grand opening
here.
So, if you find yourself in in downtown St Petersburg , pay a visit to the Dali museum!
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Great! Now I got it on my list to visit on Christmas. Wish we were there with you guys instead of being stranded in San Juan watching our cruise liner Carnival Glory sailing away with our clothes, shoes, belongings, medications etc...
ReplyDeleteNot only is the weather nice here, there is culture! Last year, the Chihuly Collection opened to great fanfare. The museum of Fine Arts added an extra wing. The icon Pier might be dismantled. Lots of changes in downtown St Pete. Did you know there is a Holocaust Museum here too?
ReplyDeleteLast Saturday, we went to the Farmers Market with our friends. While we were looking for a parking space, we spotted the New Dali Museum. It was magnificent. We had to stop to take a few pictures. The City of St Pete in Florida is looking better every time we visited it...
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