Breakfasts with Dalí

A special project for children ages five to ten and their adult companions. Families explore the Dalí Museum collection through lively discussions and gallery activities. The tours are interactive gallery experiences with artworks especially selected to appeal to children. The tour is followed by a breakfast with the docent where the children and families can discuss their experience.

Dalí Junior Docents

A Dalí Museum summer program offered to elementary, middle and high school students. Young Dalí Docents are trained in a mini docent course to enable them to share with the public information about Dalí and his paintings. They are encouraged to put the information in their own words, helping them to appreciate art in new ways. This program exposes students to the artistic process, builds self-esteem, enhances speaking skills and brings families into the Museum.

DalíFest Anniversary Celebration

A Dalí Museum anniversary community celebration, held in the month of the Dalí Museum’s opening in St. Petersburg (May 7, 1982). This event features reduced admission, special exhibits and docent tours, performances by Hispanic musicians and flamenco dancers, children’s art projects, and more. Through this event, the Dalí Museum reaches out to thank its community.

Viva Dalí Hispanic Heritage Fest

Recognizing Dalí’s Spanish and Catalan identity, the Dalí Museum

presents a festival celebrating St. Petersburg’s and the Bay Area’s Hispanic identity and heritage through a day of concerts, art activities, movies, performances, and special events.

Recreation Center Workshops

An innovative series of four week-long workshops to be offered to at-risk inner-city students in St. Petersburg City Recreation Centers. The workshops provide 10 hours of close, sustained contact between students and instructors. In addition to helping students learn about Dalí, Surrealism, and the Museum’s collection, it also helps develop the student’s self-esteem by guiding them through the creation of new artwork.