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SCHOOL TOURS
Educators, CLICK HERE for fieldtrip information on free pre-booked student group tours at the Dalí Museum during the school year September through May. This offer is available for all students in groups of 10 or more, kindergarten through 12th grades.
Student Surrealist Art Exhibition- 2011
Postcards to Dalí
The Surrealists saw postcards as a source of marvel and mystery, and Dalí was attracted to postcards as well as miniaturist art because of its intimate jewel-like appearance. So what better way to celebrate the opening of the new Salvador Dalí Museum than to have a student surreal postcard competition? This theme invites students to reflect on what their thoughts about Dalí and the new museum, and to explore mystery, enigma and dream themes on an intimate scale (8x10").
Pinellas County Exhibition: January 11, 2010 - February 20, 2011
Opening Reception:
Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 6:00pm - 8:00 pm at the Dalí.
Awards will be presented at 6:45 pm.
Hillsborough County Exhibition: February 25, 2011 - April 10, 2011
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, March 16, 2010, 6:30-8:00 pm at The Dalí Museum.
Awards will be presented at 7:00 pm.
The annual Student Surrealist Art Exhibition is open to public and private middle and high schools in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. Teachers should send their students art works to:
Pinellas County School Art Office
Attn: Sue Castleman Administration Building
301 4th St. SW,
Largo, FL 33779-2942
(727) 588-6057
This channel-surfing, vintage footage and live-action adventure DVD is designed as a classroom aid for teachers and as a Dalí Museum pre-visit educational tool for elementary and middle school students.
Not only can this 25-minute DVD prepare students for their museum visit by introducing Dalí, a selection of his work and information about Surrealism, but it also offers several creative surrealist activities to do at home or in the classroom.
The 9-minute version of "Get Surreal" can be seen here.
To order a copy, please call 727.823.3767 (ext 0) or send an email request to: info@thedali.org
"The Dalí Times," Newspaper in Education / St. Petersburg Times
Looking for a new way to get your students thinking outside the box? Then introduce them to the Surrealist genius, Salvador Dalí! No matter what subject or grade you teach, "The Dalí Times" is a great supplemental text to use in your classroom. Use it to learn more about Dalí's life, his art and his special connection with Florida.
Classroom activities include a wide range of language arts and vocabulary exercises, using symbols, finding polygons, map reading, Spanish culture, and a special pull out section students can use to create their own newspaper.
To order free copies for you and your students, please visit the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education website by clicking here.
Teacher Resource Kit
The Museum’s Teacher Kit incorporates a Teacher Resource Guide (available as PDF download here), the "Get Surreal with Salvador Dalí" 30-minute DVD, and one copy of the St. Petersburg Times' Newspaper in Education.
To order a kit, please call 727.823.3767 (ext 0) or send an email request to: info@thedali.org
In addition, the Dali Museum has assembled a number of interdisciplinary lesson plans as a starting point for you and your students. Click here to visit Destination Dalí for additional downloads, designed to address FCAT, Sunshine State Standards, and Florida Writes! goals. "Destination Dalí" can help make Florida and non-Florida students' explorations of Dalí's life and art as educational and productive as possible.
"DalíVision" Outreach Program
If your school can’t visit the Dalí Museum, then consider inviting the Museum to visit you. With a little advance notice — and with no cost to you — the Dalí Museum can schedule a trained docent to visit with slides or posters to best suit your needs. Museum docents regularly visit classrooms in Pinellas County, and can visit Pasco, Hillsborough, Sarasota and Manatee counties depending on availability. Contact the Education Department 727.823.3767 x3028.
Your Ideas
The Museum is establishing an online archive of Dalí-related lesson plans and curriculum ideas. This archive will feature classroom-tested activities submitted by teachers and will be a free online resource for educators everywhere.
If you have ideas or lesson plans that you think would be helpful additions to the Museum’s Teacher’s Guide, please contact the Museum. When we add to our online resources, we will include teacher and school profiles as well - not only to give authorial credit, but also to fill in the educational context behind each activity.
For other arts education resources in your area, visit PBS's arts education website Who's Dancin' Now?
