MUNCH
MUNCH features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Oslo. Give it roughly ~90 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~90 min
- Oslo Oslo guide
About MUNCH
A leaning 13-storey tower in Bjørvika holding more than 26,000 works Edvard Munch left to Oslo, including its own painted and pastel versions of 'The Scream'.
MUNCH, the museum dedicated to Edvard Munch, stands in the Bjørvika district beside the Oslo Opera House. King Harald V opened the new building on 22 October 2021. Designed by the Spanish architect Juan Herreros, whose competition-winning scheme was known as 'Lambda', the tower rises about 60 metres over 13 storeys, its upper section leaning forward like the Greek letter that named it. Construction of the Bjørvika building began in September 2015.
The museum offers more than 26,000 square metres of exhibition space and holds over 26,000 works by Munch, drawn from the artist's bequest to the city of Oslo, one of the world's largest bodies of work by a single artist. Among them are its own versions of 'The Scream', a painted version from 1910 and a pastel from 1893. The collection's earlier home opened at Tøyen in 1963 and closed in 2021 when the Bjørvika building took over.
Did you know? King Harald V opened the 13-storey tower in October 2021. Designed by Juan Herreros and nicknamed 'Lambda', its upper third leans forward like the Greek letter, rising about 60 metres.
How long is a visit to MUNCH?
Set aside roughly ~90 min for MUNCH. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is MUNCH worth your time?
MUNCH is among the 22 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Oslo, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
Nearby stops in Oslo
Sources and further reading
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