Street Art Culture & Energy
Emerge Inside The Dalí Museum
Outside In: New Murals Inspired by Dalí
Photos courtesy of The Dalí Museum and James Fashner
The latest exhibition at the Dali Museum bridges the vision of Salvador Dalí with the energy of contemporary street art, showcasing original large-scale murals by celebrated participants in St. Petersburg’s internationally recognized SHINE Mural Festival.
SHINE has transformed the city’s public spaces into an open-air gallery and in celebration of its 10-year anniversary, The Dalí has commissioned artists from near and far to create new works inside the Museum inspired by Dalí, his art and the Museum’s iconic architecture.
“Museums aim to be porous—what is out in the world must find its way into a museum,”
said Dr. Hank Hine, Executive Director of The Dalí Museum.
“With the exhibition Outside In, we bring the immediacy and ambitious size of street murals into the gallery to be examined in a new way—within the controlled atmosphere and sense of anticipation that only a museum setting can provide,” adds Hine.
“Murals are more than just decoration—they are statements, stories and expressions of public imagination,” said Allison McCarthy, Associate Curator at The Dalí Museum and curator of the special exhibit.
In conjunction with the exhibit, visitors can explore interactive experiences including YOUR PORTRAIT, which educates users on the methods and styles of street art, while transforming a selfie into a digital mural, and the Museum’s AI-powered Dream Tapestry, which turns a written dream into a one-of-a-kind image in the genre of street art. M
On view through Oct. 26, 2025. For details on tours, workshops, lectures and more exploring the intersection of murals and Surrealism, visit TheDali.org/events.
Impressive “Outside In” Participating Artists
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