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Erin Cooper-Douglas

The nation's largest Salvador Dali on paper collection forms new museum in regional Tasmania

In 1989, a young medical student saw a piece of art that would mark the beginning of a decades-long passion. 

The piece was by famous 20th century Spanish artist, Salvador Dali, known as the face of the surrealist art movement for his bizarre and mind-bending works exploring the dreams and the subconscious.

As the medical student completed his training and went into practice as an eye surgeon, he set out about sourcing his own Dali pieces, slowly amassing a sizeable collection.

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