National Gallery of Norway
Oslo, Norway
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Brynjulf Bulls plass 3, 0250 Oslo
Oslo, Norway
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The National Gallery of Norway was established in 1836 following a parliamentary decision and opened its own building in 1882. The gallery became the first public institution to purchase a painting by Edvard Munch, acquiring Night in Nice in 1891. In 2022, the National Gallery merged with other institutions into the new National Museum, one of Europe's largest museums, housed in a $650 million building on Oslo's waterfront.
The collection holds one of the world's most important groups of Munch paintings. The Scream (1893) remains the museum's most famous work, gifted in 1910 and briefly stolen in 1994 before being recovered. The Sick Child and other Expressionist masterpieces trace Munch's artistic development. Norwegian painters Johan Christian Dahl, Erik Werenskiold, and Christian Krohg join international artists in representing 19th and 20th-century painting. Harriet Backer's Blue Interior showcases Norwegian Impressionism.
Visiting National Gallery of Norway
Edvard Munch's The Scream (1893) is displayed at the National Museum in Oslo, which merged with the old National Gallery in 2022. It's the museum's most visited work and sits in a dedicated room on the upper level.
The Sick Child (1886) and Melancholy are both here. Munch has a large presence across the collection. His Expressionist and Symbolist works from the 1890s are the core group.
Norwegian painting from the Romantic era through Modernism is the backbone. Expressionism (led by Munch) and Symbolism are the strongest movements. International works by Matisse, Picasso, and the French Impressionists fill the European galleries.
The new National Museum charges admission (around 200 NOK), with free entry for children under 18. It's on the waterfront in the Aker Brygge area. Munch's paintings are the main attraction, but the design and architecture collections are also worth your time.
The collection moved to the new National Museum building in 2022, which combined art, architecture, and design under one roof. It's now the largest art museum in the Nordic countries. The Scream made the move alongside thousands of other Norwegian and international works.
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