The Goya Museum (in French: Musée Goya) is an

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...

located in

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lan ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

.Goya Museum

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The museum was originally established in 1840 and is named after the Spanish painter

Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

. 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 Jules Hardouin-Mansart (; 16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand ...

, who was an architect of the Palace of Versailles. The gardens were designed by André Le Nôtre, 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