Newfields' Dalí experience is the most surreal LUME yet
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Step into the wild and wonderful mind of Salvador Dalí. Photos: Arika Herron/Axios
Prepare to enter the weird, wonderful and surreal dream world of Salvador Dalí in Newfield's latest immersive experience at The LUME.
What's happening: Dalí Alive opened Saturday and runs through May 31.
- The 30,000-square-foot gallery space features more than 120 projectors, covering the walls and floor in digital versions of Dalí's mysterious landscapes, melting clocks and fantastical beasts.
- Set to music (and completed with piped-in scent) the immersive audio-visual experience lasts around 45 minutes.
The intrigue: At the end of the exhibition, four Dalí watercolors are on display.
- The paintings were originally created as backdrops for an opera and later donated to the museum.
- They've been in museum storage and not seen in more than four decades.
Plus: The fourth-floor cafe space has been updated to reflect Dalí's world, featuring food and drink inspired by the Spanish artist — including a riff on a cocktail created by Dalí.
If you go: Timed tickets are available every half hour from 11am to 3pm Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from 11am to 6pm Thursday through Saturday.
- Member prices are $22 for adults, $15 for children and $22 for seniors. Non-member prices are $29/$20/$25.