Dalí Museus 2.0.1

In this privileged location, reality and the sublime almost touch. My mystical paradise begins in the Empordà plain, surrounded by the hills of the Alberes and reaching its fullness in the bay of Cadaqués. This land serves as my permanent source of inspiration.

The Dalinian Triangle forms a geometric figure when mapped across Catalonia by connecting the municipalities of Púbol, Portlligat, and Figueres. This 40-square-kilometer area encompasses the elements that together create the Dalinian universe: residences, his Theatre-Museum, landscapes, light, architecture, mythology, customs, and gastronomy—all essential for understanding the works and life of Salvador Dalí.

The Dalinian Triangle invites exploration into Salvador Dalí’s universe and acts as a gateway to a world offering visitors new insights and experiences. The Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, recognized as the largest surrealist object in the world, occupies the former Municipal Theatre building, constructed in the 19th century and destroyed at the end of the Civil War. From these ruins, Salvador Dalí decided to establish his museum: "Where else but my city should the most extravagant and solid part of my work endure? The Municipal Theatre, what remained of it, seemed very appropriate to me for three reasons: first, because I am an eminently theatrical painter; second, because the Theatre is directly in front of the church where I was baptized; and third, because it was precisely in the lobby of the Theatre where I held my first art exhibition."

The Dalí Theatre-Museum comprises three distinct museum spaces:

• The first space consists of the old burnt theatre transformed into a Theatre-Museum based on criteria and designs set by Salvador Dalí himself (Rooms 1 to 18). This collection of spaces forms a singular artistic entity where each element is an inseparable part of the whole.
• The second aspect includes additional rooms resulting from progressive expansions of the Theatre-Museum (Rooms 19 to 22).
• The third space features an extensive collection of jewelry created by Dalí between 1941 and 1970 (Rooms 23-25).

The Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol, open to the public since 1996, allows visitors to explore a medieval building where Salvador Dalí channeled an overflowing creative effort for one person—Gala—and for one purpose—to serve as a suitable retreat for his wife. Over time, this space evolved between 1982 and 1984 into Dalí's last workshop and mausoleum for his muse.

Documented since the 11th century, the fundamental structure of this building traces back to the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Visitors can discover Gala’s private rooms (Rooms 1 to 11), gardens (Spaces 14 and 15), her mausoleum or crypt (Room 12), as well as Room 7 dedicated to temporary exhibitions.

The Salvador Dalí House in Port Lligat served as his only stable home and studio; it was where he lived and worked regularly until settling at the Púbol Castle after Gala's passing in 1982.

Dalí moved into a small fishermen's hut in Port Lligat in 1930, captivated by the landscape, light, and seclusion of the area. Over a span of 40 years, he gradually transformed this initial structure into a full home. As he described it himself, it resembled "a true biological structure... each new impulse in our lives corresponded with a new cell or room." The house can be divided into three areas: the ground floor and Rooms 7 to 12 represent the most intimate aspects of their life; the Studio (Rooms 5 and 6) houses numerous objects related to his artistic activity; while the courtyards and outdoor spaces (Rooms 14 to 20) are more oriented towards public life.