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Teatre-Museu Dalí, Figueres
Dalí said: 'I want my museum to be like a single block, a labyrinth, a great surrealist
object. The people who come to see it will leave with the sensation of having had a
theatrical dream'. He also described it as a self-portrait, showing us his desires, en-
igmas, obsessions and passions.
Need to Know
ANTONI PITXOT
Dalí personally appointed Pitxot as director; the 2nd floor
has a permanent collection of Pitxot's work
ADMISSION
€11
WEBSITE
www.salvador-dali.org
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BY ANTONI PITXOT, PAINTER AND DALÍ-APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE TEATRE-MUSEU DALÍ
1 TREASURE ROOM
In this room upholstered in red velvet to give the impression of a jewellery box,
Dalí hung the paintings himself to impress visitors with their analogies or con-
trasts. It's filled with references to the Renaissance, avant-garde and his obses-
sions with a scientific approach to form, Gala (his wife and muse) and sex. The
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