The Provincial Commission of Monuments of Huesca, founded in 1844, was originally entrusted with the care of the collection of artworks from the monasteries and convents of Alto Aragón that were nationalised following the disentailment of Mendizábal in 1835. This collection would later become the Museum of Huesca. The Artistic and Archaeological Museum of Huesca was established in June 1873 with these works and other collections of different provenance, with the help of Huescan artist Valentn Carderera.

Although the museum has been in state hands since 1918, administration has recently been handed up to the Aragon Autonomous Community.

Located north of the city centre and close to both the cathedral and the town hall, the museum may be found in its namesake Plaza de la Universidad. The original collections amassed by the aforementioned Provincial Monuments Commission were relocated in 1846 to the Colegio Mayor de Santiago, the original headquarters of the institution, until 1967, when it was installed in its current location consisting of two buildings: the Sertoriana University of Huesca, in Baroque style, articulated around an octagonal courtyard, built in 1690 by the Huesca architect Francisco Antonio de Artiga, and the annexed Palace of the Kings o.

The museum's current permanent exhibitions are spread out over eight rooms along a linear path, while the rooms of the Palace of the Kings are used for temporary exhibitions or other cultural events open to the public. There is also a place to buy tickets and relax.

Archaeology and Fine Arts sum up the history of the province of Huesca from prehistoric periods to the 20th century, and make up the two departments that correspond with the original name given to the museum at the time of its construction.

The Museo de Huesca has an online catalogue called CER.es, which is part of the Digital Network of Spanish Museum Collections and may provide you with information and graphic documentation of a substantial portion of the museum's holdings in addition to the physical exhibition. Hispana, Europeana, and the Google Art Project are just a few of the additional dissemination platforms where you can access collections from the collection. Collections on loan can be viewed for temporary exhibitions held at other venues outside the museum.

The website also features links to several themed itineraries that provide other perspectives on the museum's permanent display, such as "The Funerary World in the Museo de Huesca" and "Archaeology and Women" and "Art and Women," respectively.

Archaeology

Artifacts from the Neolithic, Mesolithic, and Bronze Ages are on display, together with Roman and Iberian ceramics and a stunning example of Islamic textile art known as the Tiraz de Colls. Other than the history of cave paintings, which can be seen across Huesca's region, there are other notable pieces, such as those discovered at Coscojuela de Fantova, Binéfar, or La Puebla de Castro.

The Creative Process: The Arts

Work by artists spanning the centuries from the 12th to the 20th is on display. In addition to the Virgen del Rosario by Miguel Jiménez and the four panels by the artist of Sijena, the Flemish triptych of La Virgen de la Rosa is one of the most famous paintings from the Aragonese Renaissance, which spans the 15th and 16th centuries. The museum features works by prominent Aragonese artists such Francisco de Goya, Ramón Bayeu, Félix Lafuente, and Ramón Acn, as well as an extensive collection of Baroque art. Great museum supporter Valentn Carderera is depicted in a painting by Federico de Madrazo.

El Laboratorio del Arte, a cultural organisation based in Huesca, often hosts events at the Museum of Huesca aimed towards families and kids. The former are meant to pique the curiosity of the younger generation about art by means of educationally entertaining family outings. The latter are structured lessons for preschoolers, elementary students, middle schoolers, and high schoolers, all of which are designed to complement the students' learning goals.

More than 16,000 books and 47,000 magazine and journal articles cover all artistic periods from antiquity to the present day in the museum's library. The museum also provides a consulting service in its own premises and a free bibliographic information and research service upon request. The Museum of Huesca provides its collections to academics so that they can do study, in addition to its extensive library resources.

On the other side, the museum's cultural assets are studied, documented, conserved, and restored by the museum's restoration section.