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Spain Launches Año Goya 2028 With Prado’s 'Goya y la Religión' as Centerpiece

The coordinated national campaign will reassess Goya’s legacy through major exhibitions alongside wider loans that spread his work across Spain.

Overview

  • The government held the public launch in Zaragoza and named a national curatorial team: Concha Lomba Serrano, Eva Alquézar, Rocío García, and Alfonso Palacio.
  • The Museo del Prado confirmed a large show titled 'Goya y la religión' as the bicentenary’s flagship exhibition, framed to probe Goya’s complex ties to religion.
  • Zaragoza and Madrid are the two main hubs for programming and infrastructure, with Aragón building a new Centro Goya at Plaza del Pilar to foreground the artist’s Aragonese roots.
  • Organizers plan touring loans so major Goya works travel to cities across Spain, and institutions have announced complementary projects such as the Galería de Colecciones Reales’ court-focused show and an immersive Lonja presentation.
  • The Prado is developing an AI-driven video project by Sandra Rodríguez and other venues already show focused programs such as Museo de San Telmo’s complete 'Los desastres de la guerra', underlining a mix of scholarly reassessment and contemporary reinterpretation.