Dalí Theatre and Museum

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, devoted to the artist Salvador Dal. Salvador Dal is interred in a tomb beneath the stage. The town's theatre, which Dal attended as a youngster, is at the core of the museum. It hosted one of the earliest public displays of young Dal's work. During the Spanish Civil War, the historic theatre was destroyed and left in ruins. Dal and the mayor of Figueres agreed to reconstruct it as a museum honoring the town's most renowned son in 1960. The proposal was accepted by the municipal council in 1968, and building began the following year.

The artist also designed a series of works specifically for the Museum, including the Mae West room, the Palace of the Wind room, the Monument to Francesc Pujols, and the Cadillac plujós. Dal has a collection of holographic art on exhibit, as well as a selection of jewelry he developed. Dal had built a bathtub, a side table with an open drawer, and a light upside-down on the ceiling in another room. An addition to the museum building has a chamber dedicated to Dal's optical illusions, stereographs, and anamorphic art. The artist's final works are on show here, including his final oil painting, The Swallow's Tail (1983).

Location: Avinguda de Salvador Dalí, 5, Figueres, Catalonia 17600

Website: salvador-dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres