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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of The Dalí Museum.
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From Cleveland to the bay
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1942
A retrospective
Shortly before marrying, Reynolds and Eleanor Morse visit a Dalí retrospective at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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1943
A first painting
The Morses buy their first work by Dalí.
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March 1971
Beachwood, Ohio
The Morses open a museum beside their office, with Dalí at the opening.
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7 March 1982
St. Petersburg
The museum opens in a converted marine warehouse in downtown St. Petersburg.
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2008
A new site
A new building on the downtown waterfront is announced.
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11 January 2011
The new museum
The building designed by Yann Weymouth of HOK opens.
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18 April 2012
Recognition
The AIA Florida chapter lists the building among 100 places in a century of Florida architecture.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
