Gustavo de Maeztu Museoa, Art museum in Estella, Spain
The Gustavo de Maeztu Museoa is an art museum in Estella, Spain, dedicated to the painter Gustavo de Maeztu. It occupies the Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra, a Romanesque civil building, and displays a collection of his paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
Gustavo de Maeztu died in 1947 and left his works to Estella, where he had lived. After several temporary locations, the museum opened in 1991 in the Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra.
The museum is a local institution that holds the artist's legacy, and its collection was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 2013. Visitors can see works that reflect Maeztu's interest in women, portraits, still lifes, and landscapes.
The museum is in the center of Estella, near other historic sites, and is best visited on foot. Allow about an hour to see the main collection and check for temporary exhibitions.
The museum's library preserves Maeztu's personal collection of over 7,500 books, including works by Unamuno and other writers of his time. The building itself has a famous capital depicting the legendary battle between Roland and the giant Ferragut.
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