The ''Museo Goya - Colección Ibercaja - Museo Camón Aznar'' is a

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. It opened in 1979 under the name ''Museo Camón Aznar'', after the

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from the city who had contributed the nucleus of its collection. The museum collection includes over 1,000 works, with around 500 on display. It was given its current name on the 26th of February 2015 after the addition of the ''Ibercaja'' collection and the works held by the '' Real Sociedad Económica Aragonesa de Amigos del País''.

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