Dali's Freudian Universe Lecture Series at Thyssen Museum

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza explores the impact of psychoanalysis on surrealism with the lecture series El universo freudiano de Dalí. 🎨🧠

Organized in conjunction with the exhibition on the relationship between Salvador Dalí and Sigmund Freud, the museum brings together leading international scholars to delve into the Freudian influence on the Catalan painter and the core aspects of his artistic output.

🎨 Ciclo de conferencias El universo freudiano de Dalí

📅 18 November 2026, 25 November 2026, and 1 December 2026

🕐 From 17:30 to 19:00

📍 Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza · Paseo del Prado, 8

🎟️ Free admission with advance booking (Ian Gibson lecture coming soon)

📖 Lectures and international scholars

The series continues on 18 November with Alyce Mahon from the University of Cambridge presenting "El placer frente a la realidad en el arte de Salvador Dalí". On 25 November, Elliot King from Washington and Lee University delivers "El inconsciente en un marco dorado: Dalí y Freud después de 1940". Both lectures feature simultaneous translation into Spanish.

The program concludes on 1 December with hispanist and author Ian Gibson presenting "Sigmund Freud, segundo padre de Salvador Dalí", rescheduled from its initial date.

🏛️ Context: Dalí and Freud at the museum

This lecture cycle is presented as part of the museum's programming related to its exhibition on Dalí and Freud, examining how theories of the unconscious shaped some of the surrealist painter's most distinctive and renowned visual creations.

ℹ️ Good to know: Open to the general public. Free admission with advance booking; Ian Gibson's session will soon be available online or by phone (+34 917 911 370, from 12:00 to 20:00). Simultaneous translation into Spanish provided for sessions by Mahon and King.

✨ An exceptional opportunity to explore Dalí's subconscious universe alongside foremost international experts.