MUNCH (Munch Museum)
Thirteen-storey museum in Bjorvika holding the collection Edvard Munch left to the city of Oslo.
MUNCH opened on 22 October 2021 on the Bjorvika waterfront, replacing the museum that had stood at Toyen since 1963. The thirteen-storey tower was designed by the Madrid practice Estudio Herreros with LPO arkitekter of Oslo, and its upper section leans towards the fjord. A perforated skin of recycled aluminium wraps the building, letting daylight filter into the circulation spaces while shielding the galleries behind.
The museum holds the collection that Edvard Munch bequeathed to the City of Oslo on his death in 1944: roughly 26,000 works, including about 1,150 paintings, thousands of drawings and prints, plus letters, photographs and his painting materials. Eleven exhibition galleries spread over the floors, with permanent displays of Munch's monumental canvases and versions of The Scream alongside changing shows by contemporary artists. A viewing terrace and restaurant occupy the upper levels.
Highlights
- Leaning tower clad in perforated recycled aluminium, opened October 2021
- About 26,000 works bequeathed by Edvard Munch to the City of Oslo
- Eleven galleries across thirteen floors, with contemporary art alongside Munch
- Upper-floor viewing terrace looking over the Oslofjord and city
