Priceless Book With Salvador Dalí Bronze Cover Stolen From French Museum

A priceless copy of “The Apocalypse,” featuring a bronze cover designed by Salvador Dalí, has been stolen from a museum in France, raising concerns about the protection of cultural heritage.

The cover links the book to one of the most recognisable figures in Surrealist art. Its significance lies not only in the text it contains, but also in the artwork that forms its exterior.

The information available does not identify the museum or establish when and how the theft took place. No details were provided about suspects or the book’s recovery.

The loss highlights the challenge museums face in safeguarding rare objects while making cultural collections accessible to the public. For a work combining literature and an artist-designed cover, that responsibility extends to preserving the object as a whole.