Munch Museum

Munch Museum
Munch-museet
The black text logo reads "Munch" in all-capitals, which is styled in reverse italics.
Construction site of the current Munch Museum at Bjørvika, December 2020.
Map
Interactive fullscreen map
Established29 May 1963 (1963-05-29)
LocationOslo, Norway
Coordinates59°54′20.7″N 10°45′19.1″E / 59.905750°N 10.755306°E / 59.905750; 10.755306
TypeArt museum
Key holdingsThe Scream, Madonna, The Sick Child, Puberty
Architect
  • Juan Herreros (Bjørvika)
  • Gunnar Fougner, Einar Myklebust (Tøyen)
OwnerOslo Municipality
Public transit accessOslo Central Station, Bjørvika tram stop
Websitewww.munchmuseet.no/en/

Munch Museum (Norwegian: Munch-museet), marketed as Munch (stylised in all caps) since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.[1]

The museum was originally located at Tøyen, which was opened in 1963. The museum moved to the new museum building at Bjørvika, which was opened in 22 October 2021.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Munch Museum (Oslo Norway Tourist Information and Travel Guide) Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Nielsen, Jonathan Gaathaug (22 October 2021). "Kongeparet åpnet Munchmuseet". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål).
  3. ^ https://www.munchmuseet.no/. Retrieved 12 June 2021. "22. oktober åpner nye Munch"
  4. ^ Moxnes, Agnes (11 June 2021). "Museum på museum". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 26 January 2024.