By the time he collaborated with Luis Buñuel on their first Surrealist film, Un chien Andalou (1929), Dalí had developed some fascinating ideas about...
Explore the exhibition “Dalí: Disruption and Devotion” through the lens of history, film, photography, and the artists that came before and after the outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí.
Take the full six-session course or choose the lectures that interest you most.
Ticket Packages
Purchase the discounted six-session course package. Please note that this course package is not available after the date of the first session.
Tickets (Member / Nonmember)
In-Person $144/$180
Online $78/102
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
When Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Surrealists dispersed. Yet their cult of dreams and the unconscious continued to spark creativity...
Past Events
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
As the medium that has traditionally defined what the “real” looks like, photography can be seen as both the foil and inspiration for the French...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In typical Freudian fashion, and like many Surrealists, Dalí explained his work as the spontaneous illustration of unconscious processes such as...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
“Dalí: Disruption and Devotion,” juxtaposes Dalí’s iconic works of the 20 th century with paintings and prints from earlier centuries, drawn from the...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Learn about the political and social developments that gave shape to Spanish history in the 20th century—from the country’s definitive loss of...
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.
Livestream Tickets
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Livestream ticket holders must watch the event live; there is no recording of the event available for viewing at a later time.