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The Fayetteville Museum of Art will travel down the rabbit hole with a special exhibit, "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Salvador Dali," which is scheduled to run March 19 to May 9.

The exhibit, donated by an anonymous collector, will feature 13 pieces and will be shown at the museum's location on 839 Stamper Road.

"We're still figuring out how we're going to display the works," said Michele Horn, the museum's assistant director. "This literally just came to our attention."

Horn said the exhibit came from a private, local collector who was impressed with the museum's past Dali exhibit, "Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy," held at the Festival Park Plaza building.

That exhibit, which ran Feb. 12-28, brought in 3,456 viewers, including paid customers and 452 students on a free school tour.

"We're very happy with the results," Horn said. "Dali's been very successful for us. Last year's Warhol exhibit only brought in 2,000, and that's including the school students."

The images for the new exhibit, all original woodcuts, will depict scenes from the Lewis Carroll novel, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

"There'll only be 13 pieces, but they'll be so much larger than the 'Divine Comedy' work," Horn said. "And there's so many layers to each piece, so many stories within stories. It's breathtaking."

In addition to the exhibit, the museum plans to hold a pair of "Down the Rabbit Hole" costume parties - one for children, the other for adults - on April 17 at the museum.

"We'll be transforming the museum grounds into an 'Alice' theme," Horn said. "And we're encouraging everyone to come out dressed as their favorite 'Alice in Wonderland' character."

The children's party will feature art projects, games, festivities and a tea time with Alice and her friends. The evening party will be geared more toward adults, Horn said.