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Zaragoza’s renovated Goya Museum reopens with more space and new works
The Goya Museum in Zaragoza, Spain, has reopened after a major renovation and expansion.
It is run by the Ibercaja Foundation and is based in a 16th-century palace with a new building next door.
The museum now has about 4,660 square metres of exhibition space, up from about 3,700.
New features include an immersive room and virtual reality experiences that let visitors explore Goya’s works and murals.
The museum says technology is there to add context, while Goya’s art remains the focus.
Its opening exhibition brings together more than 40 works borrowed from museums and private collections, and runs until 10 January.
The expanded museum also includes a new centre for research on Goya and a larger display of his prints.
The renovated Goya Museum in Zaragoza has reopened with expanded galleries and a new annex.
The museum’s exhibition space has grown from about 3,700 square metres to about 4,660 square metres.
Its opening exhibition, Solo Goya. The Art of Seeing, brings together works by Goya on loan from museums and private collections.
The renovation also adds interactive technology and the Francisco de Goya Study Centre.
Sources differ on the number of Goya works in the opening exhibition, reporting 40 or 41.
- Who
- The Goya Museum, owned by Fundación Ibercaja, has reopened.
- What
- It has reopened after renovation, with expanded galleries, new technology and an exhibition of Goya works.
- When
- October 2026. One article says it reopened on 8 October; another reports on 9 October.
- Where
- Zaragoza, Spain, near the Plaza del Pilar.
- Why
- Fundación Ibercaja undertook the renovation to expand and modernise the museum and mark its 150th anniversary.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
this is not a technology museum, technology only accompanies and gives context, these are its only two objectives
if the visitor leaves the building remembering Goya more than the building itself, the architecture will have been well done
Renovation work was completed at the museum.
Expansión reported that the museum reopened.
El País reported on the reopening during Zaragoza’s Pilar festivities.
The opening exhibition, Solo Goya. The Art of Seeing, is scheduled to be on view.
- Exhibition loans
- 40 works reported by El País; 41 reported by Expansión
- Exhibition space
- About 3,700 to 4,660 square metres, according to El País
- Annex
- A newly built building next to the 16th-century palace
- Opening exhibition
- Solo Goya. The Art of Seeing
- Study centre
- Francisco de Goya Study Centre, with more than 1,400 volumes
Sources
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