MUNCH

The museum with the largest collection of works by Edvard Munch in the world. Multiple versions of The Scream rotate through the 13-story tower with its slanted top.

Edvard Munch (1863–1944) was Norway's most famous painter and a pioneer of Expressionism. After his death, he bequeathed around 28,000 works to the City of Oslo, including oil paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and letters. The new MUNCH museum opened in October 2021 on the seafront at Bjørvika. It was designed by the Spanish firm Estudio Herreros. Standing about 60 meters tall, its top bends toward the fjord, and its exterior is covered with translucent recycled aluminum panels. It is one of the largest museums in the world dedicated to a single artist. The museum has 11 galleries. Besides the permanent Munch collection, there are special exhibitions that set his work in dialogue with other artists. The most celebrated works are the versions of The Scream. The museum holds one version (1910, tempera and oil), one pastel drawing and one print. To protect the works, they are displayed in rotation and switched roughly every hour. You can queue outside the dedicated Scream gallery to see them. Another version from 1893 is held by the National Museum. The giant painting The Sun is also on display here. Admission is about NOK 185, and admission is free with the Oslo Pass (check the official website for current prices). The Kranen bar on the 13th floor offers views over the fjord and the opera house. It is a 3-minute walk along the waterfront from the Opera House.

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