The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation is a private cultural institution founded by the painter
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
with the mission of promoting his artistic, cultural and intellectual ''œuvre''. (The foundation is also named after his wife,
Gala Dalí
Gala Dalí (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, Елéна Ивáновна Дья́конова; – 10 June 1982), usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí, who were both prominent in ...
.)
Created on 23 December 1983 at
Púbol Castle, Dalí presided over and directed the foundation in person from the outset. His death on 23 January 1989 inaugurated a period of transition until, in 1991, the
board
Board or Boards may refer to:
Flat surface
* Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat
** Plank (wood)
** Cutting board
** Sounding board, of a musical instrument
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* Paperboard
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** Hardboard, a ty ...
of the foundation appointed
Ramon Boixadós Malé president.
The Foundation's museums
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Dalí Theater-Museum (
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu ...
)
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Dalí-Jewels (
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu ...
)
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Home-Museum Salvador Dalí (
Portlligat
Portlligat is a small village located in a small bay on Cap de Creus peninsula, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of Cadaqués in the Alt Empordà Comarques of Catalonia, comarca, in Catalonia, Spain. The island of P ...
)
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Home-Museum Gala-Dalí Castle (
Púbol
Púbol is a small town located in the municipality of La Pera, in the comarca (county) of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The artist Salvador Dalí lived at the Castle of Púbol; in 1982, he was named "Marquis of D ...
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External links
The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation
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Arts foundations based in Europe
Salvador Dalí
1983 establishments in Spain