Arts VisitSPC.com/Arts Dalí Dome, a newer addition to the museum’s grounds. Get a personal experience with the artist via two artificial intelligence exhibits, “Dalí Lives” and “Ask Dalí.” The interactive “Dream Tapestry” exhibit lets users transform their dreams and ideas into images via the museum’s artificial intelligence program, DALL•E. The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Perched on the downtown waterfront adjacent to the bustling St. Pete Pier , the museum boasts the only encyclopedic collection of works in Florida, spanning 5,000 years and including a robust photography selection. Rotating exhibitions also incorporate different eras and interests, from the ancient world to the ultra-contemporary. THREE TO SEE: In the permanent collection, look for Old Masters paintings from the 1600-1700s from the Grasset Collection ; don’t miss contempo-rary artist Kehinde Wiley’s “Leviathan Zodiac (The World Stage: Israel)” (2011), and Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic painting, “Poppy” (1927). Museums FLORIDARAMA The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art With its stunning imported sandstone façade, the museum brings the imagery of the American West to Central Avenue and is just blocks from the water-front. The museum features a vast private collection of bronze sculptures and paintings of cowboys, Native American life, landscapes and animals, and contemporary art created by living Western and Native American artists. Special exhibitions highlight local and national artists and reveal historical aspects of Native American life and culture. THREE TO SEE: The Jewel Box is an intimate gallery at the heart of the museum showcasing brilliant Native-made jewelry. Seek out Fritz Scholder’s striking painting, “ Cherokee, ” and Tlingit artist Preston Singletary’s bronze sculpture, “Family Story Totem,” in the Native Artists Gallery. St. Pete-Clearwater’s museums offer a variety of sensational experiences, from a celebration of surrealism to an exploration of the American West to exhibits geared toward kids. Many of them are clustered in downtown St. Pete amid hotels, shops and restaurants. The Dalí Museum Visitors from across the globe flock to this museum dedicated to Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. Boasting over 2,400 artworks and artifacts, its permanent collection is one of the most compre-hensive in the world. For an enhanced experience, download the Dalí app on your phone to take tours of special exhibitions and, through the magic of augmented reality, reveal facts about master-works paintings. The building itself is a work of art; a double-helix staircase in the center of the museum was inspired by Dalí’s fascination with DNA, and a large glass geodesic bubble made of 1,062 triangular pieces of glass known as the “Enigma” erupts from the outside. THREE TO SEE: “Dalí Alive 360°” is an immersive digital experience celebrating the artist’s life in the Imagine Museum Contemporary glass art by American and interna-tional artists is on dazzling display at this museum in the buzzy Grand Central District. Its collection boasts thousands of pieces — and counting — and includes works by the founders of the movement as well as emerging and local artists. 58 AMERICA’S FAVORITE BEACHES
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