Dalí's artwork travels from Figueres to Perpignan due to Pompidou Center renovations

The Rigaud Museum hosts a key piece by the Empordà painter while the Madonna of Portlligat returns to Japan.

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The Rigaud Museum in Perpignan has received the artwork Hallucination: Six Images of Lenin on a Piano, on loan from the Pompidou Center in Paris, as another piece leaves Figueres.

This late February saw a significant artistic exchange in the region. While the Madonna of Portlligat left the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres to return to Japan, the Rigaud Museum in Perpignan welcomed a historical Salvador Dalí piece painted in 1931.
The arrival of this oil on canvas is a result of the major renovations at the Pompidou Center. The Parisian museum has decided to disperse its collection to various locations across France during the construction period.

"Perpignan station is the Center of the World."

Salvador Dalí · Artist
The painting will be displayed in the historic Lazerme mansion, located in the heart of the museum. The exhibition opened on March 1st and will remain on display for over a year.