If you’ve ever looked at a work of art and wished that you could jump into the mind of the artist, then the Museum of Modern Art’s “Dalí: Painting and Film” exhibit is for you. The Spanish artist didn’t just create reflections of the world around him—he offered viewers a glimpse into his own bizarre universe.

Celebrated paintings like Metamorphosis of Narcissus—a Surrealist depiction of the Greek myth of Narcissus—are on display. But these works pale in comparison to the captivating films played on giant movie screens throughout the exhibit. Un Chien Andalou, a short collaboration between Dalí and the Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel, is a dreamlike montage of Surrealist motifs that begins with the shocking image of an eye being slit open. The next time you’re rushing to finish a paper, remember that this groundbreaking film was produced in just two weeks.

One disappointment is the number of potentially impressive films Dalí left unfinished. For example, the artist completed only 18 seconds of Destino, an unlikely collaboration with Walt Disney. Eventually released in 2003, the film works surprisingly well as a combination of Disney’s animation and Dalí’s symbols—including melting clocks, crutches, and shells—brought to life.

Luckily for us, Dalí was able to realize his vision of a collaboration with another famous filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock. The artist was hired for the role of set designer and charged with the task of creating a dream sequence for the thriller Spellbound, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. The assignment allowed Dalí to exercise his creativity and insert bizarre Surrealist images while gaining exposure with mainstream American audiences.

Once classes start up, you may not have the time to catch a movie, so take this opportunity to enjoy some film at MoMA. The only downside to fusing moviegoing and museumgoing: no popcorn allowed.