Zaragoza's Goya Museum reopens with the complete series of prints

After two years closed for works, the Goya Museum of the Ibercaja Foundation in Zaragoza is reopening to coincide with the Pilar festivities. What interests me most is what it says about the prints, because for many people Goya is the great master of etching in Spain.

According to the published information, the refurbishment increases the exhibition space from 3,700 to 4,660 square metres and adds seven technological experiences, such as an immersive room and virtual reality glasses. Its director, Mai Forcén, insists it is not a technology museum: the technology only accompanies and gives context. Even the façade is engraved with details from the painter's work.

For those of us who follow printmaking, the museum has its print room and a renovated print gallery. Thanks to the extension, the Velázquez Copies, made by Goya between 1778 and 1785, are now on show, along with another series that had never been exhibited before. With his full series of prints and 33 Goyas, the museum is, after the Prado, the one that displays the most works by the Aragonese painter.

To celebrate the reopening, the Foundation has brought together nearly fifty Goya works from museums and collections around the world in the exhibition "Solo Goya. El Arte de ver", curated by Luis Fernández-Galiano, which can be visited until 10 January. The museum has also added to its collection some panels by Sorolla and a large silk canvas by Roberto Fabelo.

Personally, what attracts me most is the chance to see the prints in a room designed for them, and without rushing, ahead of Goya's bicentenary in 2028.

Source: EL PAÍS