Dalí. Revolution and tradition

17 October 2025 – 1 February 2026

Scientific direction by Montse Aguer, curated by Carme Ruiz and Lucia Moni, produced by Fondazione Roma in collaboration with the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí and with the organisational support of MondoMostre.

The exhibition Dalí. Revolution and Tradition presents a selection of over 60 works, including paintings and drawings, accompanied by photographic and audiovisual documents that explore the artist’s creative universe and his profound relationship with the great masters of the past and his own time.

Dalí’s artistic production, from his youth to his final works, constantly oscillates between two seemingly opposing poles: revolution and tradition. Dalí held a deep admiration and attraction for the masters of the past, among whom his favourites were Velázquez, Vermeer, and Raphael. However, one must also consider another artist, his contemporary and fellow countryman, with whom Dalí maintained an ambivalent relationship: Pablo Picasso.

The exhibition, promoted by Fondazione Roma in collaboration with the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, with the organisational support of MondoMostre and under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Spain in Italy, is curated by Carme Ruiz González and Lucia Moni under the scientific direction of Montse Aguer. The project brings together works from the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí and other prestigious international institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.