The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only museum in the country to host this special centennial retrospective of Slavador Dali’s work. There are over 200 works in the show, some of which have never been seen in the United States. The exhibit will be on view through May 15.

In addition to his influential Surrealist paintings, the exhibition features Dali’s other contributions to theater design, filmmaking, and literature.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s website features three virtual curator’s tours of the exhibition, with another one to be posted sometime in April. Several Teacher’s Packets on various aspects of Dali’s career are available to download – in English and in Spanish. An exhibition catalog is available for sale on the website as well.

The museum owns two important pieces of Dali’s work: Agnostic Symbol, of 1932, and Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), of 1936.

The following exhibit-based public programs are scheduled for the coming weeks:

* LECTURE

Collab Spring Lecture
Soft Furniture and Delirious Architecture: Salvador Dalí and Design
Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m

* SYMPOSIUM

The Dalí Renaissance: An International Symposium
Sunday, April 10, 12:30-9:00 p.m., and
Monday, April 11, 9:30 a.m.-5:10 p.m.

* WORKSHOP

Salvador Dalí and the Art of Enjoying Catalan Wines
Saturday, April 30, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

For the duration of the exhibition, the museum is hosting special “Dali with Wine” dinners at the Museum Restaurant. Executive Chef Tracey Hopkins will prepare a four course dinner on April 22 and May 13.

Previously the exhibition was on view at Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy.