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  • The new MUNCH in Bjørvika set to open this fall. Photo: Adria Goula

    MUNCH LAUNCHES FIRST DIGITAL EXHIBITION ON NEW WEBSITE

    The museum announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, which will serve as a platform for digital exhibitions and art experiences.
    The new website has been redesigned to showcase the museum’s extensive collections, which include the largest amount of works by Edvard Munch in the world. Over the past month, the museum has been working behind the scenes to bring forward the launch of di

  • Hand Reaching out for Bottles 1838. Photo credit Munchmuseet

    ​​Live stream: We bring Edvard Munch to you. This time behind the scene


    Live stream: We bring Edvard Munch to you


    Munch and immediate space
    In this exclusive livestream, you will get a unique opportunity to visit our art storage, which is normally not open to the public. Here we find artworks by Munch that deal with his immediate and private surroundings at Ekely in Norway, where he spent the last 28 years of his life until his death in 1944.
    In

  • Munchmuseet is temporarily closed


    Munchmuseet is temporarily closed
    The management at Munchmuseet has decided to close the doors to all visitors from 11 am on Wednesday 11 March. The decision was made as a consequence of the outbreak of covid-19, and as a measure to limit further spreading in society.
    The closure is currently valid for two weeks, through Wednesday, March 25.
    At Munchmuseet we have visitors from all o

  • H.R.H Princess Beatrix to open Van Gogh+Munch in Oslo

    H.R.H Princess Beatrix to open Van Gogh+Munch in Oslo

    ​Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will open the exhibition VanGogh+Munch at the Munch Museum in Oslo on 9th May 2015, in the company of Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway. The exhibition will for the first time present two of the world’s most important European artists: Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch – together for the first time.