Munch Museum

Oslo, Norway

Munch Museum (Munch-museet) is an art museum dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The museum was financed from the profits generated by the Oslo municipal cinemas and opened its doors in 1963 to commemorate what would have been Munch's 100th birthday. Its collection consists of works and articles by Munch, which he donated to the municipality of Oslo upon his death, and additional works donated by his sister Inger Munch, as well as various other works obtained through trades of duplicate prints, etc.

The museum now has in its permanent collection well over half of the artist's entire production of paintings and at least one copy of all his prints. This amounts to over 1,200 paintings, 18,000 prints, six sculptures, as well as 500 plates, 2,240 books, and various other items. The museum also contains educational and conservation sections and also has facilities for performing arts.

The museum structure was designed by the architects Einar Myklebust and Gunnar Fougner (1911-1995). Myklebust also played an important role in the expansion and renovation of the museum in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of Munch's death. The new museum will probably be completed in 2017 by the Spanish studio Herreros Arquitectos.

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Finnmarkgata, Oslo, Norway
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Founded: 1963
Category: Museums in Norway

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Malry Fuentes (3 months ago)
Amazing art and interactive rooms! This is a must seen museum in Oslo. Highly recommend spending a whole day visiting it, the opera house, the public library and the view, everything is iconic. Apart from the amazing and breathtaking architecture, each room has different activities to learn about how Munch used to paint and his whole live. Tickets are not expensive, the store has a lot of merch and there are free lockers in case of need. Unfortunately, when we went, the two screams were under maintenance so we had to see the original at the National Museum.
Elisabeth Udzilauri (3 months ago)
We had amazing time there. Its very interesting. There are different floors with different exhibitions which makes more interesting. I don’t remember which floor was i think 9, where you can draw also some interesting stuff and make memories. Its worth to visit. Hey have also lockers where you can save your things. You can spend as much time as you want, there is no time restriction.
Paul Ho (3 months ago)
You can easily spend two hours here in this museum. The exhibits have very good explanations provided in the audio guide. It is also fascinating to trace the development of art forms used by Edvard Munch. In addition, there are children's activities that would keep the kids occupied in the lithograph room on the 7th floor
Juliana Braga (4 months ago)
Amazing museum with pieces from the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including the masterpiece “The scream”. The museum also have other artists being presented and an interesting room with items from Munch’s houses. Inside you can find small lockers, a shop and a nice coffee place. The view from the city from 12 floor is another highlight
Gretchen Gaede (8 months ago)
I love museums and this one as great. I enjoy a museum that is dedicated to a single artist. They have a lovely cafe and gift shop if you don’t buy tickets. However, the tickets are worth it. The collection is excellent and not overwhelming. I would suggest 1.5 hours for a visit. Don’t miss the floor that is dedicated to his home life. It’s really interesting and very creatively executed. The Scream is great to see, but he has so many other interesting works. There are also free lockers for coats and bags. The view of Oslo from the top deck is also a nice bonus.
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