Eleanor and A. Reynolds Morse stand in front of a construction site, looking at a blueprint. In the background, there are four workers on scaffolding working on a modern, white building with curved design elements.

Our Timeline

1982

The Dalí Museum opens in St. Petersburg, Florida, featuring the collection of Eleanor and A. Reynolds Morse.

2005

Planning begins for a new Museum to support a Dalí-inspired building and protect the collection.

Image Credit: Northeast Exterior, Yann Weymouth, 2011. Collection of The Dalí Museum, Library & Archives

A black-and-white sketch of the Dalí Museum in its planning stages, featuring a large, domed structure with a lattice pattern, numerous palm trees in front, and a curved glass building on the right.
Construction site with workers building the Dalí Museum's geometric dome structure on a building, scaffolding, cranes, and building frameworks visible under a cloudy sky.

2008

Construction begins on The Dalí Museum’s new waterfront building. 

Image Credit: Beck Archives, The Beck Group

2011

View of large palm trees surrounding the newly constructed Dalí Museum, a beautiful, modern glass-domed building under a blue sky.

The Dalí Museum opens its iconic, award-winning building, designed to preserve and showcase the works of Salvador Dalí.

A conference room with several people working and discussing the Dalí Museum expansion around a large table covered with architectural plans and documents. The people are standing and talking, while others are seated and working on laptops.

2019

The Dalí Museum launches expansion planning, building community support for education and public programs.

2022

A lawn sign with a message supporting voting yes on a proposition to amend the Dalí Museum's lease, indicating support for art and education, with trees and greenery in the background.

St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to amend The Dalí Museum’s lease with the city, providing additional space for the Museum to expand.

A photo taken from above the newly opened Dalí Dome, showing Dalí's Persistence of Memory, a giant clock with a scenic landscape painting. There is a picnic area and statues nearby, along a waterfront street lined with palm trees.

2023

The Dalí Dome opens, unveiling a unique 360° environment for immersive, multisensory art experiences. 

2024

Group of four friends walking outdoors on a sunny day next to the Dalí Museum, celebrating a grant awarded to support the Museum's long-term growth. Palm trees line the street under a blue sky, while the friends smile and enjoy each other's company.

The Dalí Museum is awarded a tourist-tax funded $25M grant from Visit St. Pete-Clearwater to advance expansion plans, supporting the Museum’s long-term growth and its billion-dollar economic impact on the region.

Close-up of gold-colored shovels digging into dirt at the groundbreaking of the Dalí Museum's expansion project.

2026

2028

The Dalí Museum expansion will open, creating a revolutionary museum experience.

Groundbreaking of The Dalí Museum expansion to begin in fall 2026, launching new gallery, education and community spaces.

The Dalí Museum's artist rendering of the completed expansion project, a modern building with a beige and gray exterior, featuring a large abstract rock sculpture on the facade, surrounded by palm trees and a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.