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The painting that the people vote for remains to be seen - will it be a motif with women surrounded by lush nature, a self-reflective portrait of Edvard Munch, or a landscape with waves?

11 March 2024 09:49

You decide: Which Edvard Munch painting do you want to see when arriving at Oslo Airport?

For the first time ever, the public will decide which original Edvard Munch painting will be on display at Oslo airport, this summer and autumn.

With sculptural elements such as soft carpets and warm rocks, and spectacular imagery set to pulsating soundtracks, these film installations create a total experience

14 February 2024 13:45

Corpus Infinitum opens the exhibition programme at MUNCH in 2024

The first exhibition of 2024 at MUNCH is Corpus Infinitum. Through a series of film installations, this exhibition speculates on what would become of the human if expressed through the elements – water, earth, fire and air.

The Magic Forest_Edvard Munch_1919-1925_Oil on Canvas_Photo@Munchmuseet

15 November 2023 12:00

THIS IS MUNCH IN 2024

Enjoy a close encounter with Edvard Munch's delicate, trembling and above all powerful images of nature, and explore what it means to be human today. Whether it’s well known or unknown artists, historical or contemporary, MUNCH connects with the present day and addresses questions that are most important to us now. This is MUNCH in 2024!

The exhibition The Machine is Us is an ambitious group exhibition with 25 contemporary artists from Norway and abroad

28 September 2022 11:24

EXPERIENCE TODAY’S MOST VITAL LIVING ARTISTS IN MUNCH’S CONTEMPORARY ART PROGRAMME

This autumn at MUNCH will see an enormous range of current modern art gathered together under one roof

In a new exhibition, Norwegian black metal band Satyricon have created a musical composition specifically to be experienced alongside selected paintings and graphics by Edvard Munch

26 April 2022 20:39

SATYRICON & MUNCH - A HEAVY MEETING

In a new exhibition, Norwegian black metal band Satyricon have created a musical composition specifically to be experienced alongside selected paintings and graphics by Edvard Munch. Not only does this continue to present Munch’s extraordinary work in a new light, but the result is also a monumental yet intimate experience.

MUNCH in Bjørvika, Photo courtesy Einar Aslaksen/MUNCH

20 October 2021 09:00

NEW MUNCH OFFICIALLY OPENS

Friday 22 October 2021 the new MUNCH officially opens to the public in Oslo. At five times the size of the original building, the new MUNCH allows visitors to experience the full range of Edvard Munch’s work across 11 floors.