Dalí Museum in Florida Announces $65M Expansion Planned for 2028

The museum will add immersive galleries and learning spaces to accommodate growing audiences.

Published on Mar. 4, 2026

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Florida's Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg is planning a $65 million expansion that will add approximately 35,000 square feet of new exhibition and educational spaces. Construction is set to begin in 2026, with the new facilities slated to open in 2028. The project will introduce flexible gallery environments for experiential exhibitions, a new learning center, and additional community-focused spaces.

Why it matters

The Dalí Museum is one of the largest collections of works by the Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí outside of Spain, and has welcomed over 10 million visitors since opening in 1982. The expansion aims to accommodate growing audiences and deepen the museum's educational programming.

The details

The $65 million expansion will be designed and built by the Beck Group, the same firm that constructed the museum's current building that opened in 2011. The new spaces will include flexible gallery environments for experiential exhibitions, a dedicated learning center serving K-12 students and adult learners, and additional community-focused spaces for cultural programming and events. The exterior design will 'play with expectation' to echo Dalí's visual strategies.

  • Construction on the expansion is set to begin in 2026.
  • The new facilities are slated to open in 2028.

The players

Dalí Museum

A museum in St. Petersburg, Florida that holds one of the largest collections of works by the Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí outside of Spain.

Beck Group

The architecture firm that will design and build the $65 million expansion, and also constructed the museum's current building that opened in 2011.

Hank Hine

The executive director of the Dalí Museum.

Trevor Lamphier

A design principal at the Beck Group.

Yann Weymouth

The architect who designed the museum's original 2011 building.

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What they’re saying

“It's not about being bigger; it's about being bolder. This next chapter allows us to move beyond existing limitations and create space, intellectually and physically, for deeper learning, more ambitious experiences and broader access.”

— Hank Hine, Executive director, Dalí Museum (artnews.com)

“The building's exterior will 'play with expectation', encouraging visitors to pause and look more closely at the architecture in a way that echoes Dalí's own visual strategies.”

— Trevor Lamphier, Design principal, Beck Group (artnews.com)

What’s next

A 3D model of the proposed expansion will go on view on May 2 as part of an exhibition examining the building's architectural evolution.

The takeaway

The Dalí Museum's $65 million expansion demonstrates its commitment to growing its educational and immersive programming to engage broader audiences, while preserving its status as a premier destination for experiencing the iconic works of Salvador Dalí.