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St. Petersburg Dali Museum

Movie night at the Dali Museum

Viridiana, filmmaker Luis Bunuel’s1961 satire on religion - banned by the Vatican as blasphemous – will be shown at the Dali Museum in...
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The monetization of art

  • The monetization of art
  • December 10, 2011
Strong sales shine on Art Basel Miami Beach was the big headline about an art fair ranked as a mega marketplace for the commodity called art...
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A case of art making a difference

  • Art and health
  • November 23, 2011
Art is good for the health. So say a variety of studies.Some years ago, researchers in Sweden discovered that viewing and discussing art eases...
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Salvador Dali’s worst critic

  • Salvador Dali's worst critic
  • October 23, 2011
The relationship between man and God shows up a lot in art through history. Saint Anthony, the ascetic who defended himself against the devil, is a...
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Art museums should get with the program

  • Interactive exhibits
  • July 10, 2011
Scaling the grand granite steps through soaring Corinthian columns at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is like ascending the grand stair of an...
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"The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" drip by drip

  • Storm-proofing a building
  • May 18, 2011
Only four months old, the $36 million Dali Museum building has sprouted 29 pinhole leaks and its 18-inch-thick walls meant to withstand a Category...
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The difference between happy and sad art

  • The difference between happy and sad art
  • April 6, 2011
A professor at Ohio State School of Music and Center for Cognitive Science has a theory for why some people are consoled by sorrowful music and...
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The New and Improved Salvador Dali Museum Offers Sustainable Design

  • Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg Florida
  • March 13, 2011
The new Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. is a stunning sight to behold. Twice the size of the original Dali museum, it’s housed...
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Museums, manatees, kites, dogs, and a Civil War battle this weekend

It’s a holiday weekend for public schools and although central Florida is experiencing some chilly weather, it’s time to bundle up, get...
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Permanent museum collections are not so permanent (Part II)

  • Deaccessioning
  • November 30, 2010
Let’s get this out of the way. There is no such thing as a permanent collection. The artworks that you donate to your favorite museum can be...
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