Coffee with a Curator
December 3 @ 10:30am – 11:30am
Alberto Giacometti & Salvador Dalí: Through & Beyond Surrealism
Join us for this month’s Coffee with a Curator, where Museum staff and invited guests explore Salvador Dalí-inspired topics. This month, we celebrate the opening of our new special exhibition, Alberto Giacometti & Salvador Dalí: Through & Beyond Surrealism, with an introductory lecture by The Dalí Museum’s Curator of Special Exhibitions, Dr. William Jeffet.
Alberto Giacometti & Salvador Dalí is a collaboration between The Dalí Museum and Paris’s Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti. This landmark exhibition is the first in the United States to present these two celebrated artists side by side.
The show brings together a diverse selection of Alberto Giacometti’s works — including paintings, sculptures, and archival materials—from the Fondation Giacometti, displayed alongside Salvador Dalí’s pieces from The Dalí Museum, highlighting both the intriguing parallels in their artistic visions and the distinctiveness of their individual styles.
Location: The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater (registration required) or live on YouTube (link below).
This event is free with limited capacity. An event ticket is required for entry.
Gallery access is not included.
To watch the live stream from home, click below at the time of the program:
Dr. William Jeffett, Curator of Special Exhibitions
Dr. William Jeffett received his Doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. He also holds degrees from Oxford University, Yale University and University of Texas. Before joining The Dalí Museum, Dr. Jeffett was Curator at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at University of East Anglia (UK). At The Dalí, he is responsible for the direction, curation, organization and co-ordination of exhibition programs; writing and editing of exhibition catalogs and other interpretative material, including the interpretation of works by Dalí; and research on the permanent collection.
Dr. Jeffett contributes to the expansion of the Museum’s collection through seeking and recommending acquisitions. He is an active researcher and writer for The Dalí and other museums, research institutes and universities. He has published numerous exhibition catalogs and articles devoted to Salvador Dalí, other related artists and contemporary art. Dr. Jeffett has curated many shows for the Museum and other influential institutions, including the Fundacio Joan Miro (Barcelona), Fundacio “La Caixa” (Madrid) and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid). He curated Dalí and Duchamp with Dawn Ades for The Dalí and Royal Academy (London).
