Museums

DALÍ THEATRE-MUSEUM

 

Inaugurated in 1974, the Dalí Theatre-Museum was atop the remains of the former Theatre of Figueres, and contains a broad spectrum of works covering the artistic career of Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), from his early artistic experiences and his creations within the sphere of surrealism through to works dating from the last year of his life.

Some of the most outstanding works on exhibition there are Port Alguer ( 1924), The Spectrum of Sex Appeal (1932), Soft Self-Portrait with Fried Bacon (1941), Poetry from America, the Cosmic Athletes (1943), Galarina (1944-1945), The Bread Basket (1945), Atomic Leda (1949) and Galatea of the Spheres (1952).
We might also note the sets of work the artist created expressly for the Theatre-Museum, such as the Mae West room, the Palace of the Wind room, Monument to Francesc Pujols and Rainy Cadillac.

The Dalí Theatre-Museum has to be seen as a whole, as the great work of Salvador Dalí, since it was conceived of and designed by the artist in order to offer visitors a genuine experience that would take them into his entrancing and unique world .

Address: Plaça Gala i Salvador Dalí, 5 17600 Figueres
Telephone: 972 677500
E-mail: t-mgrups@dali-estate.org
Web: www.salvador-dali.org

 

MUSEU DEL JOGUET DE CATALUNYA

 

The Toy Museum of Catalonia was inaugurated in 1982 in the premises of the former Hotel París on Rambla de Figueres. The Museum´s exhibits include over 4.000 items: animated life forms, Meccano constructions, miniature theatre sets, cardboard animals and horses, kitchens, balls, spinning tops, planes, cars, trains, dolls, puppets, magic tricks, games for the blind, disguises, cut-outs, barrel organs, soldiers, robots, steam engines, teddy bears, tricycles, scooters, etc. Many of these items are accompanied by old photographs of children with their toys, helping us to place them chronologically and see how children played with them. Some of the toys belong to personalities such as Anna Maria and Salvador Dalí, Federico García Lorca, Joan Miró, Josep Palau i Fabre, Joan Brossa, Quim Monzó, Frederic Amat, and others. The Museum has a Documentation and Research Centre on games and toys, a Brossa-Frègoli auditorium and an area for open-air activities: the terrace of the Museum. A visit of the collection can be seen in many ways: a nostalgic look back through the games our grandparents played, an observation visit, in which we follow the scientific and technical advances that have at any given time influenced and are still influenced by historical events and artistic movements.


Address: Hotel París /Carrer de Sant Pere, 1 17600 Figueres
Telephone: 972 504585
Fax: 972 676428
E-mail: info@mjc.cat
Web: www.mjc.cat

 

MUSEU DE L’EMPORDÀ

 

The Museum of the Empordà houses one of the county´s foremost art collections. Created in 1946, the history of its collections goes back to the 19th century, on the basis of the loans from the Prado Museum and donations and legacies from illustrious Empordà personalities. The present building was constructed in 1971 and planned as a museum of archaeology, history and art.
Today, the Museum offers the public a historical reading of its collections and an opening up to contemporary art.
The permanent collection shows the collections of archaeology (funerary objects, Iberian, Attic and Italic pottery), mediaeval sculpture (Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes), baroque painting (loans from the Prado Museum: Ribera, Mengs, Mignard), painting and sculpture of the 19th and 20th centuries (Sorolla, Casas, Mir, Monell, Gargallo, Casanovas, Cuixart, Ponç, Sunyer, Tàpies) and Empordà art ( Blanquet, Dalí, Reig, Vallès, Santos Torroella).
Alongside this, the Museum of the Empordà is a multidisciplinary institution which organises temporary exhibitions and activities directed at conservation and dissemination of the local and county cultural heritage, with special attention to experimentation and to reflection on contemporany artistic creation .

Address: Rambla, 2 17600 Figueres
Telephone: 972 502305
Fax: 972 510765
E-mail: infome@museuemporda.org
Web: www.museuemporda.org

 

 

MUSEU DE LA TÈCNICA DE L’EMPORDÀ

Thirty years ago, Pere Padrosa purchased the first typewriter in his collection. One Sunday morning, he wrote the first sentence in the making of the museum.
Three decades later, the Technology Museum of l'Empordà has become a reality. It holds part of the objects that have been acquired during this time and boasts a large collection.
Visitors to the museum can admire the beauty of the exhibits on show. Collectors may contemplate pieces that combined their practical purposes with artistic expression. Historians may study a time in which science and technology became the driving force behind human advancement.

Address: C/dels Fossos, 12, 17600 Figueres
Telephone: 972 508 820
E-mail: mte@mte.cat
Web: www.mte.cat