Where is dali buried

Having died in and then been embalmed by Narcis Bardalet who said he thought Dali would have found this whole affair hilarious , he was buried under the stage of his Theatre Museum in Figueres, north east Spain. A crypt was created that the public can visit where they can see a large memorial stone marking his burial place. But that was not the point of entry for Thursday night's exhumation.

That was upstairs in the huge geodesic domed hall that was once the old theatre's main stage. Bang in the middle of the space, embedded in the floor, is a massive one-and-a-half tonne, unmarked stone slab, which thousands of people once walked over every day without any idea that they were treading on the great surrealist's grave. Now, though, they will know - as it has become famous for being the place where the forensic scientists accessed the artist's remains.

Security was tight. The media was banned. Only those who absolutely needed to be there lawyers, Dali Foundation representatives, the forensic team, etc were granted a place to watch the proceedings, which took place in a hastily-erected tent to stop any enterprising individuals from flying a drone above the glass dome and taking pictures. The forensic operation took four hours and was followed by a press conference, where we learned the exhumation was much more straightforward than anticipated.

Dali's mummified body was in almost perfect condition, enabling samples of his hair, nail and bones to be taken. Narcis Bardalet was present and said it was a miracle the artist's moustache was still pointing at ten to two, like a clock.

From that moment, only a small representation of the parties and of the court entourage have remained inside. Once the tombstone has been lifted, the tomb has been accessed, and also the coffin, two meters deep. Later, it has been opened by specialists. After the extraction of biological samples by the coroners, the coffin has been closed again and returned to its original location. Immediately afterwards, the tombstone has been repositioned and the judicial intervention has concluded.

The exhumation process has been definitively concluded and the cleaning work has been carried out so that the museum is ready for opening at its usual time at 9 a. The exhumation was ordered by the Court of First Instance no. On 30 June , the Foundation submitted an appeal to oppose this test which failed to stop it. This appeal, also seconded by the Spanish state, still remains unsettled and yet the exhumation has been performed.

In the late morning of 7 July , the Foundation was served a summons and injunction order stating that the exhumation would go ahead on 20 July at 9. Skip to main content. Share gift link below with your friends and family. Link Copied! Copy gift link.

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