This Autumn at MUNCH
From Munch’s iconic masterpieces to Katharina Grosse’s vibrant artistic universe, John Savio’s powerful visual narratives, and a programme filled with music, talks and creative experiences. Discover what’s new at MUNCH this autumn.
Photo: Ove Kvavik, Munchmuseet
Exhibitions this autumn
For the first time, you can experience up close the works Edvard Munch created for the Freia chocolate factory in an exhibition that brings together art, industrial history, labour movements and women’s emancipation. You can also use your own drawings as a gateway into Munch’s extensive archive of sketches and drawings through an interactive experience where artificial intelligence helps you explore the collection in new ways.
From late September, you can experience the work of internationally acclaimed artist Katharina Grosse, who has spent the summer creating new works both in Edvard Munch’s studio at Ekely and within the museum itself. Later in the autumn, we turn our attention to John Savio in an exhibition bringing together nearly 100 works, showing how Savio challenged the attitudes of his time through his pioneering artistic practice.
Take A unique journey through the art of Edvard Munch
At MUNCH you can always experience the Edvard Munch's diverse artistic career in our ongoing collection exhibitions. Here you can discover unknown gems and get close to world-famous masterpieces such as The Scream, The Sun and Madonna. In addition, you can explore Munch's world in an interactive exhibition about his life and work.
Collection exhibitions
With its iconic status and clear symbolism, there is little doubt that The Scream is a highlight for many visitors. You’ll find three versions at MUNCH - a painting, a drawing and a print. One of these is always on display, while the other two rest in the dark in the meantime. All versions of the motif are made on cardboard or paper, which makes them much more fragile than oil paintings on canvas. By protecting them and limiting the time they are exposed to light, the museum ensures that future generations also can enjoy and marvel of Munch's powerful motif.
Prepare your visit with the story behind The Scream
At MUNCH you will find three versions of Edvard Munch's The Scream – a painting, a drawing and a print. One of these is always on display, while the other two rest in the dark. This is the painting, or tempera as we normally say. Photo: Munchmuseet
In the Monumental exhibition you can experience The Sun and Edvard Munch's largest paintings, which measure up to 50 square meters and are so large they had to be hoisted through a hole in the museum wall. In this specially built double-height gallery, you will also find a discovery table where you will be able to explore natural materials and discover more about the processes linked to Munch’s monumental paintings.
Photo: Helge Brekke, Munchmuseet
See Munch's own paintbrushes ... and Say hi to the little mouse at Ekely
Did you know that Munch bequeathed all his assets - including furniture, clothes and painting equipment - when the Municipality of Oslo inherited the collection? We have objects on display that’s never been exhibited before, and have also made a model of Ekely, Munch's home for the last 30 years of his life. Here you can touch, test and explore everything you see. In this exhibition there also lives a little mouse with his very own life. As you follow the small tracks in the exhibition, you’ll find mouse holes in furniture, boxes and stairs, and discover scenes with "Herr Storm" in the lead role.
Read more: 5 tips for visiting with kids
Photo: Helge Brekke, Munchmuseet
Explore our pioneering live programme
MUNCH's ambitious live programme offers a range of new productions by ground-breaking artists, performers and composers. There will be unique concert experiences and talks. In addition we will continue with Jazz at MUNCH, a critically acclaimed concert series with roots going back to the 1960s.
Live programme and tickets here
BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY
This autumn, MUNCH's Youth Collective will continue to strengthen the sense of community. Through a dynamic, curated programme, we invite everyone to reflect, create, and explore.
See this autumn’s programme here.
Eat and drink in spectacular surroundings
MUNCH kafé in the lobby offers delicious food and a casual atmosphere, and is perfect both for a break during your visit, or as a destination in itself. We serve baked goods, great coffee and hot dishes for both lunch and dinner. If you are looking for a slightly more stately setting, treat yourself with a lunch or dinner at our fine dining restaurant on floor 12, or have a drink at our rooftop bar while enjoying our fantastic view of the Oslo fjord.
Read more about our cafe, restaurant and bar
Photo: Ivar Kvaal
Meet the mother
From the outdoor cafe terrace, you look straight at the nine-metre high bronze sculpture The Mother, created by the well-known British artist Tracey Emin. The sculpture depicts a large, kneeling figure carefully holding something we cannot see. It is located on Inger Munch's wharf, in the middle of a beautiful flower meadow from seeds collected in the inner Oslofjord. Around the flower meadow, there are great opportunities for enjoying the autumn sun, or just taking a stroll.
Tracey Emin talks about her inspiration behind the sculpture and how Edvard Munch has influenced her as an artist.
Produced by MUNCH in collaboration with Spindel Film. © Munchmuseet
Take a walk by the fjord
MUNCH is located in Bjørvika, one of Europe's coolest neighbourhoods. With coffee shops, bars, restaurants, saunas and stores you can spend your whole day here. Enjoy a break on the pier edge while the children play at the large playground at the award-nominated Stasjonsalmenningen.
Photo: Guttorm Stilén Johansen © Munchmuseet
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