{"id":498,"date":"2011-11-01T15:14:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T05:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=498"},"modified":"2011-11-02T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T05:44:56","slug":"unique-gallery-spaces-around-the-globe-2-the-dali-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"Unique Gallery Spaces around the Globe [#2 &#8211; The Dali Museum]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=498\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>Welcome to the 2nd in our series: Unique Gallery Spaces Around the Globe.\u00a0 This month we take a look at The Dali Museum. \u00a0 In mid 2008 The Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg, Florida, which houses the largest collection of Dali&#8217;s work outside of Europe, moved into a new exciting space, on the downtown waterfront, next to the Mahaffey Theatre, the city&#8217;s pre-eminent performing arts venue.\u00a0 This iconic building features a large glass entryway and skylight.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 1\/1\/11 at 11.11am a new larger and more storm-secure glass atrium, with walls so thick they can withstand a Category 5 hurricane, was opened to the public.\u00a0 Storm doors shield the vault and galleries, which are located on the 3rd floor, protected from the 30+ foot hurricane storm surges.\u00a0 The grand scale of this geodesic inspired glass atrium guarantees visitors a truly Dali-esque experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_501\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=501\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-501\" class=\"size-full wp-image-501\" title=\"THE DALI MUSEUM       Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno \" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum01.jpg\" alt=\"THE DALI MUSEUM       Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno \" width=\"800\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum01-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE DALI MUSEUM Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Museum was inspired by the work of Salvador Dali, as well as Buckminster Fuller, whom Dali himself was influenced by.\u00a0 Called Enigma, the amazing faceted atrium crawls over the facade of the building and is formed by a 75 foot tall spiraling staircase inside the lobby.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_502\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=502\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-502\" title=\"THE DALI MUSEUM       Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno \" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum02.jpg\" alt=\"THE DALI MUSEUM       Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno \" width=\"800\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DaliMuseum02-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE DALI MUSEUM Images \u00a9 Moris Moreno<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the lighting in and around the building is energy efficient, including the LED lighting used on the exterior.\u00a0 Indoor air quality is maintained by an energy efficient ventilation system and irrigation for the landscape that wraps around the building is provided through reclaimed water making this museum a very green design.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); 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