Salvador Dali timeline.

May 11, 1904

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domènech is born in Figueres, Spain on May 11.
Period: May 11, 1904 to Jan 23, 1989

Salvador Dali Timeline
Aug 21, 1922

He attends the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.
Jun 24, 1925

First one-man exposition in Barcelona, Spain.
Jul 29, 1927

Dali is called to the Castle of San Fernando for 9 months of military service
Feb 16, 1928

First Dali painting shown in the US at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg, PA.
Apr 6, 1929

Dali meets future wife Gala Éluard. He joins the Surrealist movement.
Jan 30, 1934

Gala and Dali marry in a civil ceremony on January 30.
Mar 13, 1936

Dali gives a lecture in a diving suit at the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. Appears on cover of Time Magazine.
Apr 24, 1936

Dali creates the pavilion the Dream of Venus for the 1936 World’s Fair – an installation of art and performance that will profoundly influence the course of art in the world.
Feb 24, 1938

Dali visits Sigmund Freud in London.
Nov 21, 1940

Following the German occupation of Paris, the Dali’s flee to America to live for the next eight years, working with figures like Hitchcock and Disney. They divide their time between New York and California.
Oct 4, 1941

Dali’s first major retrospective is held at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.
Mar 5, 1942

Dali’s autobiography The Secret Life of Salvador Dali is published.
Sep 18, 1943

Dali and Gala meet Eleanor and Reynolds Morse who purchase their first Dali painting, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening, Hope! They Morse’s become lasting friends and most devoted collectors.
Jan 29, 1944

Dali publishes his novel Rostras Oscuras (Hidden Faces)
Oct 7, 1948

Dali and Gala return to Spain for the first time after 8 years in the US, Dali returns to NY each winter
May 31, 1952

Dali goes on a lecture tour in America on “nuclear mysticism”—his new theory of art which combines religion, math, science and Catalan culture in an attempt to revive classical values and techniques; he becomes an American celebrity anew.
Aug 8, 1958

Dali and Gala marry in a religious ceremony in Girona, Spain on August 8.
Dec 15, 1965

Huntington Hartford’s Gallery of Modern Art, New York, holds a major Dali retrospective exhibition featuring the entire Morse collection.
Sep 28, 1974

Dali’s museum, the Teatre-Museu Dali, in Figueres, Spain, opens.
Mar 7, 1982

Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida opens.
Jun 10, 1982

Gala dies in her castle in Pubol, Spain.
Aug 20, 1982

King Juan Carlos of Spain confers the title of Marquis of Pubol on Dali. Dali succeeds in changing it to the Marquis of Dali and Pubol.
Jan 23, 1989

Dali dies of heart failure in Figueres. He is buried under the geodesic dome in the Teatre-Museu Dali.

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domènech is born in Figueres, Spain on May 11.

Salvador Dali Timeline

He attends the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.

First one-man exposition in Barcelona, Spain.

Dali is called to the Castle of San Fernando for 9 months of military service

First Dali painting shown in the US at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg, PA.

Dali meets future wife Gala Éluard. He joins the Surrealist movement.

Gala and Dali marry in a civil ceremony on January 30.

Dali gives a lecture in a diving suit at the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. Appears on cover of Time Magazine.

Dali creates the pavilion the Dream of Venus for the 1936 World’s Fair – an installation of art and performance that will profoundly influence the course of art in the world.

Dali visits Sigmund Freud in London.

Following the German occupation of Paris, the Dali’s flee to America to live for the next eight years, working with figures like Hitchcock and Disney. They divide their time between New York and California.

Dali’s first major retrospective is held at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.

Dali’s autobiography The Secret Life of Salvador Dali is published.

Dali and Gala meet Eleanor and Reynolds Morse who purchase their first Dali painting, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening, Hope! They Morse’s become lasting friends and most devoted collectors.

Dali publishes his novel Rostras Oscuras (Hidden Faces)

Dali and Gala return to Spain for the first time after 8 years in the US, Dali returns to NY each winter

Dali goes on a lecture tour in America on “nuclear mysticism”—his new theory of art which combines religion, math, science and Catalan culture in an attempt to revive classical values and techniques; he becomes an American celebrity anew.

Dali and Gala marry in a religious ceremony in Girona, Spain on August 8.

Huntington Hartford’s Gallery of Modern Art, New York, holds a major Dali retrospective exhibition featuring the entire Morse collection.

Dali’s museum, the Teatre-Museu Dali, in Figueres, Spain, opens.

Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida opens.

Gala dies in her castle in Pubol, Spain.

King Juan Carlos of Spain confers the title of Marquis of Pubol on Dali. Dali succeeds in changing it to the Marquis of Dali and Pubol.

Dali dies of heart failure in Figueres. He is buried under the geodesic dome in the Teatre-Museu Dali.