MUNCH
The Munch Museum, Opened In Its 13 Storey Bjorvika Building In 2021, Holding The Largest Collection Of Edvard Munch'S Work Including Versions Of The Scream · Oslo, Oslo
MUNCH is the museum of Edvard Munch (1863-1944), Norway's most famous painter, housed since October 2021 in a 13-storey tower on the Bjorvika waterfront beside the Oslo Opera House. When Munch died he left the City of Oslo the contents of his home and studios - often put at around 26,000 works, including roughly 1,100 paintings and many thousands of prints and drawings - so the museum holds by far the largest collection of his art anywhere. Visitors come for The Scream, of which MUNCH owns a painted version, a drawing and prints; for versions of Madonna, Vampire and The Sick Child; for the huge sun paintings linked to his murals for the University of Oslo; and for the building itself, with its leaning top and wide views over the fjord from the upper floors. Temporary shows pair Munch with other artists. The honest caveats: the Scream works are shown in rotation to protect them, so which version you see depends on the hour, and the best-known painted Scream of 1893 hangs in the National Museum across town, not here. Some visitors find the tall building's many galleries tiring.
MUNCH, Edvard Munchs plass, Bjorvika waterfront beside the Opera House, central Oslo, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Open all year and in recent seasons daily, typically from about 10:00 into the evening, with late opening on several days of the week; hours can be shorter or closed on some public holidays such as Christmas - confirm current hours before you go. The museum is about 10 minutes on foot from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) along the waterfront past the Opera; the airport train and regional trains arrive at Oslo S, and buses and trams stop nearby. Timed tickets are sold online and at the desk; in summer, school holidays and on rainy weekends book a time slot ahead. The top-floor bar and restaurant may need a table booking.