The Goya Museum (in French: Musée Goya) is an art museum located in Castres, France.Goya Museum

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The museum was originally established in 1840 and is named after the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The museum is located in the old Bishop's Palace, which was built in 1675 and is based on the design of Jules Hardouin Mansart, who was an architect of the

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...

. The gardens were designed by

André Le Nôtre André Le Nôtre (; 12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France. He was the landscape architect who designed the gar ...

, who also worked at Versailles.

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Goya Museum — Castres, France
20 October 2006. Buildings and structures completed in 1675 Art museums established in 1840 Art museums and galleries in France Spanish art Buildings and structures in Tarn (department) Gardens in Tarn (department) Francisco Goya Episcopal palaces Museums in Tarn (department) 1840 establishments in France {{france-museum-stub