Salvador Dalí House-MuseumPortlligat

The current House-Museum in Portlligat was Salvador Dalí’s only permanent residence, the place where he regularly lived and worked until, following Gala’s death in 1982, he moved to the castle in Púbol.
In 1930, Salvador Dalí settled down in a small fisherman’s hut in Portlligat, drawn by the location’s landscape, light and isolation. Over the next 40 years, he used that initial construction as the foundation to create his home. In his own words, it was ‘like a real biological structure […]. Each new impulse in our life had its own new cell, its room.’

The house can be divided into three different areas: the area where the Dalís made their private life (Rooms 1–5 and 8–13); the studio (Rooms 6 and 7), with numerous objects related to Dalí’s artistic activity; and the outdoor areas, the olive grove and the courtyards (Rooms 14–20), intended for public life and more fleeting creative activity.

The date and time of the visit must be booked in advance. This applies to all types of visitors.

Tickets must be retrieved half an hour before the time of entry on the day of the visit. Failure to pick up the ticket half an hour in advance will entail cancellation of the purchase and loss of the ticket without the right to a refund. Subsequent admission to the museum will be subject to availability at that time.

Important! Visits to the Dalí House-Museum are conducted in limited groups, which enter every 10 minutes from the stated opening time.

Visits are self-guided, although the tour of the building’s indoor areas will be done in the company of the House-Museum staff.

Exchanges and refunds are not provided for reasons beyond the Dalí Museums’ control.

For security reasons, entry with medium or large bags, luggage or bulky items in general, rucksacks or other bags worn on the back, pushchairs, or any other item that the authorized staff consider a security risk for the museum is prohibited.

Flash photography and photography requiring other special equipment are prohibited.

Smoking, eating and drinking inside the building and littering in the courtyards, gardens or street are prohibited.

No type of guided tour may be given without prior authorization from the museum.

All visitors must show and hold on to their ticket, as well as, in the case of reduced or free admission, the corresponding proof of eligibility.

Minors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Pets are not allowed (except for guide dogs).

Clothing must be respectful of all sensibilities. In particular, visitors wearing clothing and/or accessories that might pose an obstacle in the event of an emergency evacuation will be denied admission.

Posters, banners or any sort of protest performance inside the building are prohibited and will be grounds for immediate ejection.

Visitors must follow the instructions of the museum staff at all times.

The left-luggage office is on the ground floor opposite the Salvador Dalí House-Museum entrance.

The gift shop and toilets are located on the ground floor.

The architectural characteristics of the Salvador Dalí House and natural surroundings of Cap de Creus, where the house is located, make accessing the building difficult for visitors with reduced mobility.

The Salvador Dalí House is not wheelchair-accessible.
For more information, see the Accessibility page.

Non-flash photography and photography not involving the use of tripods or professional equipment are allowed. In other cases, the museum staff may retain the camera until the owner completes the visit. Public dissemination of images taken inside the Dalí Museums is subject to licensing and payment of royalties.
Request permission to film or take photograph

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