“With the facade we tried to build on that complementary nature and are using the same materials of the existing building, but rendered with heavy texture,” he added.
The 3D model and video tour are part of The Architecture of The Dalí exhibit, which debuted May 2nd and explores the museum’s history, evolution, and future vision.
A second exhibit, Dalí in America, opens Saturday and examines how American culture helped shape Salvador Dalí into a global icon.
“They both involve a sense of transformation of how our building has transformed with the story we are telling, and how America was transformed by Dalí,” Museum Executive Director Hank Hine said during the press conference.
“What we hope people will take away is a sense of how a building can become a mechanism of art, and that evolves over time,” Hine added. “We want it to be a place for people to get new ideas and preserve that sense of social space, which is increasingly missing in our society.”