Dalí & Magritte: First Major Comparison at Magritte Museum's 10th Anniversary

For its tenth anniversary, the Magritte Museum in Brussels presents 'Dalí & Magritte', the first exhibition to directly compare the two surrealist icons René Magritte (Lessines, 1898–Brussels, 1967) and Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904–1989). The show highlights their similarities and mutual influences. Dalí and Magritte first met in Paris in spring 1929, when Dalí arrived to join the Montparnasse surrealist group. Magritte had moved there two years earlier with his wife Georgette, staying until 1930 before returning to Brussels. In August 1929, Dalí invited Magritte to his home in Cadaqués alongside Éluard, Miró, and Buñuel, a pivotal moment for the movement. The exhibition gathers over 80 works—paintings, photographs, sculptures, films, and drawings—from more than 40 museums, galleries, and private collections worldwide. The Magritte Museum, an 18th-century neoclassical building on Place Royale near the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, houses the largest collection of the Belgian master. The show runs until February 9, 2020.