42 AMERICANWAY
NOVEMBER 1 2008
F L O R I D A
Unexpected and enigmatic in form— like
SalvadorDalí’swork itself— thenewSalva-
dor DalíMuseum is a structural metaphor
for the thought-provoking works housed
within. Oil paintings, drawings, graphics,
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TheSalvador DalíMuseum
WHERE:
St. Petersburg
THEGOAL:
Protection and aDalí aesthetic
STATUS:
Inprogress, opens 2010
and watercolors cre-
ated between 1917
and 1970, including
examples of impres-
sionism, cubism, the
abstract, and surreal-
ism, make up the bulk
of the museum’s Dalí
collection, which is the
most comprehensive
in the world. Perhaps
as an ode to Dalí’s
most famous artistic
articulation, surreal-
ism, the building itself
is a sterile white box
toppedwith a rounded glass structure that
strikes a vivid organic contrast. The inside
offers a superb structural canvas to show
off Dalí’s brazen strokes and colors. Paying
homage to Dalí’s philosophical interest in
the rationalworldand the intuitiveone, the
rounded glass shape opens to the sky and
the bay. Weymouth describes the building
as a “treasure box” designed to protect the
collection from Florida’s sometimes fero-
ciousweather.Addressing thepotential risk
of hurricane andflooddamage, he’s placing
the priceless collectionon the thirdfloor—
well above a hurricane storm-surge level.
Below that will be a grandpublic entrance,
amuseum shop, a library, a theater, and an
eatery. Note: The current Dalí Museum is
themost visitedmuseum in the Southeast,
anduntil this structure is completed, Dalí’s
works can be viewed at the old location
(1000ThirdStreet South).
1000ThirdStreet South,
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HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday,Wednes-
day: 9:30 a.m. to5:30p.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to
eight p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to
6:30p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to
5:30p.m.
Sunday: Noon to5:30p.m.
ADMISSION:
Adults:
$15
Seniors, military, andpolice:
$13.50
Students:
$10
Children:
$4
Childrenunder four:
free
**Thursday, fivep.m. to
eight p.m.:
$5
conservation standards while also allow-
ing spectators to view paintings as they
have never been seen: suffused with natu-
ral light. Complementing the artistry of the
skylight design, a three-story glass-atrium
entrance soars toward the sky, a suspended
staircase inside cuts through the air, and a
heavy facing of glittery, silvery granite cov-
ers the exterior. The building also features
an auditorium, a café, and amuseum shop.
SalvadorDal
í’s
GalaContemplating theMediter-
raneanSeawhichat TwentyMetersBecomes the
Portrait ofAbrahamLincoln, (Homage toRothko)
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