For the first time ever, visitors to MUNCH will get to see two of the world’s most famous artists side by side: Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) and Edvard Munch (1863–1944). The extensive exhibition Goya and Munch: Modern Prophecies opens on Saturday 28 October.
This week sees the opening of Norway’s first overarching retrospective of the American artist Alice Neel. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Barbican Centre in London, and visitors can look forward to a momentous exhibition at MUNCH.
Yara, Norway's most global company, will support MUNCH's two major exhibitions in Germany this autumn. Through this collaboration, MUNCH can expand its international venture by bringing Edvard Munch's art out to the world.
The Shape of Freedom opens this year’s programme with a wide range of abstract art featuring international names such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Jean Dubuffet, Joan Mitchell, Lee Krasner and more. The Shape of Freedom will be the largest exhibition of its kind ever presented in Norway – a rare chance for the public to indulge themselves in a feast of colours, forms and sensations.
A new five-year agreement has been signed between INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS and MUNCH. INPEX Idemitsu has a long tradition of social commitment, and the partnership has a history that spans over 30 years.
After a fantastic 2022 at MUNCH with visitor numbers reaching over 1.5 million, MUNCH are now delighted to launch the programme for 2023. It promises to be an eventful year, with a wide range of exciting exhibitions and events to suit all ages.
The Machine is Us is an ambitious group exhibition with contemporary artists from Norway and abroad. In the exhibition, a total of 25 artists reflect in different ways on how new technology affects us, both as individuals and as a community.
In a pulsating light and sound installation created by artist Apichaya Wanthiang, the audience can experience what it's like to step into someone else's body.
This autumn at MUNCH will see an enormous range of current modern art gathered together under one roof
MUNCH is delighted to announce the solo exhibition of Camille Henrot, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary art today. Since Henrot received the Edvard Munch Art Award in 2015, she has continued to engage audiences the world over with her playful, thought-provoking and inventive work.
This autumn, MUNCH Live unleashes a packed, dynamic line-up of innovative artists, musicians and composers. MUNCH Live is about giving space to artworks that you can’t exhibit or hang on the wall – this is a programme filled with music, performances and conversations.
Autumn at MUNCH will gather the full range of present-day modern art under one roof. With over 30 living artists – both well-known names and newcomers – from Norway and abroad, our visitors can look forward to an autumn full of great experiences at MUNCH. The programme spans everything from installations, video, painting, sculpture and a mass of concerts and live music. MUNCH is the place to be to
