The Munch Museum

The Munch Museum, in Oslo

The Munch Museum is dedicated to Edvard Munch, the most famous Norwegian painter, author of The Scream. The Oslo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major museum, in its contemporary tower of the Bjørvika district.

The temple of the art of Edvard Munch

The Munch Museum is dedicated to Edvard Munch, the greatest Norwegian painter and one of the major figures of modern art, famous throughout the world for his painting The Scream. Located in a spectacular contemporary tower of the Bjørvika district, by the fjord, the museum keeps the most important collection in the world of the works of the artist, who donated them to the town. There you discover paintings, drawings and prints that reveal his tormented, intense universe, a precursor of expressionism. A major cultural place of Oslo, the Munch Museum offers a fascinating dive into the work of this genius of painting.

What to see

Here you discover the most important collection in the world of the works of Edvard Munch, paintings, drawings and prints including his famous Scream, in a spectacular contemporary tower by the fjord. The Munch Museum is a major cultural place of Oslo. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Munch Museum lies in the Bjørvika district, by the Oslo fjord, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Who was Edvard Munch?

The most famous Norwegian painter, a major figure of modern art and a precursor of expressionism, world-famous for his painting The Scream; the Munch Museum keeps the most important collection of his works.

Where is the Munch Museum?

In the Bjørvika district, by the Oslo fjord, in Norway.