Museo del Prado Hosts Young Researchers Conference on Goya Ahead of 2028 Bicentennial

The Museo Nacional del Prado will convene a one-day conference for early-career researchers focused on Francisco de Goya on October 23, 2026, in its auditorium. The event anticipates the bicentennial of the artist's death in 2028 and aims to present new methodologies and perspectives from a generation of scholars. Despite two centuries of sustained critical attention, Goya's life and work continue to generate divergent interpretations, and certain problems identified shortly after his death remain unresolved—a situation rare among artists of his stature. The program opens with a presentation by Andrés Úbeda de los Cobos and Reyes Carrasco Garrido. Morning sessions include Raquel Gallego García on Goya's Italian Notebook annotations via period documents, María Moraleda Gamero on the restoration of Las mozas del cántaro, Alejandro Sanz Guillén on a census of first-edition Caprichos, and Eva Sebbagh on Goya as a Prado 'brand.' Afternoon talks feature Guillermo Juberías Gracia on Goya's reception among women critics and scholars (1868–1936), Paula Fayos Pérez on the Cuaderno B and Caprichos, and Virginia Albarrán's concluding remarks on new paradigms. The conference is open to university students, researchers, professionals, and the general public. Free registration is available via the Prado's website until October 19, 2026.