The fall exhibition at the museum, Dali: Gems, is as multifaceted and as brilliant as a jewel. Drawing from the permanent collection, curator Joan Kropf has meticulously selected exquisite and rarely viewed pieces from the Dali Museum vault. These precious gems, including jewelry, paintings, drawings, glassware and flatware designed by Dali, will include a special feature: some special friends of the Dalí museum have chosen their personal favorites- works they consider to be "gems." Their comments will be included along with text by curator Joan Kropf.

Salvador Dalí illustrated two well-loved works of classic fiction - the Fairy Tales of Han Christian Andersen and Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland. Fairy Tales is a vibrantly colored print suite that illustrates familiar tales such as The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid.

As the museum prepares to move in January 2011 into its new building next to the Mahaffey Theater, this exhibition, drawn from the museum collection, its archives, and personal stories by museum friends and family, examines the rich history of its 28 years in St. Petersburg: how we got here, and where we are going.

Albert Field (1916-2003), Dali's official archivist, donated his research material, books, watercolors, prints and objects to the museum. This will be the first time a selection of these items will be on view.