Edvard Munch (1863–1944) left behind over 26,000 works, the vast majority in Oslo. But significant paintings and prints are scattered across Hamburg, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, and Washington. This page maps the key museums where you can see Munch's art today, with practical booking information, specific work locations, and an interactive map to plan your visits.
The two essential stops are the MUNCH Museum in Bjørvika (13 floors of paintings, prints, and personal objects) and the National Museum at Aker Brygge (home to the 1893 version of The Scream). Beyond Oslo, Munch's work appears in collections from the Hamburger Kunsthalle to the Thiel Gallery in Stockholm.
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Opened in 2021 on the Oslo waterfront in Bjørvika, this 13-storey building holds the entire bequest Munch left to the city of Oslo: paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and personal letters. The permanent collection rotates across several floors (floors 4–7 typically hold the main painting exhibitions), with the 1910 version of The Scream and the painted Madonna usually on display. Allow 2–3 hours. The rooftop bar offers panoramic fjord views. Open daily in summer (10:00–21:00), reduced hours in winter. Closed Mondays in low season.
Opened in 2022 at Aker Brygge, the National Museum is Norway's largest art museum. The iconic 1893 tempera-on-cardboard Scream is here, displayed in the Norwegian art galleries on the second floor alongside The Sick Child (Munch's breakthrough painting) and several other key works. The museum also covers wider Norwegian art from Romanticism to contemporary. About 15 minutes on foot from the MUNCH Museum. Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00–17:00 (until 20:00 on Thursdays). Closed Mondays.
The Kunsthalle holds one of the strongest Munch collections outside Norway. Girls on the Bridge is one of Munch's most reproduced works, while Evening on Karl Johan captures the eerie anxiety of a Kristiania street scene. The 19th-century and modern galleries are in the main building and the Galerie der Gegenwart (connected by underground passage). Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00–18:00, Thursdays until 21:00.
Ernest Thiel was an early Munch patron, and this intimate gallery on Djurgården island preserves several paintings from The Frieze of Life cycle. The Munch room includes Melancholy and the atmospheric Starry Night (not to be confused with Van Gogh's). The villa setting adds to the experience. Open Tuesday–Sunday, 12:00–17:00. Reachable by tram 7 from central Stockholm (Djurgården stop).
Munch spent formative years in Berlin in the 1890s, where his 1892 exhibition at the Verein Berliner Künstler caused a scandal that made him famous. The Alte Nationalgalerie holds paintings from this period. The nearby Kupferstichkabinett (Kulturforum) has important Munch prints. The two sites are about 20 minutes apart by bus.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris holds a version of Summer Night at Åsgårdstrand. The National Gallery of Art in Washington has several Munch prints and Girl on a Bridge. Kunstmuseum Bern and the Neue Galerie in New York occasionally display Munch works in their modern art galleries. Munch prints appear in many major graphic art collections worldwide.
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The two essential Oslo stops are 15 minutes apart on foot along the waterfront. Visit the MUNCH Museum first (the larger, more immersive collection), then the National Museum the next day to see the 1893 Scream alongside broader Norwegian art. Both are near Aker Brygge restaurants and the Opera House.
Munch was a prolific printmaker: lithographs, woodcuts, and etchings of The Scream, Madonna, Vampire, and The Sick Child appear in print collections worldwide. The MUNCH Museum has the largest holding, but the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the British Museum (London, free entry) also have significant print collections.
Åsgårdstrand (1.5 hours south of Oslo by bus) is the coastal village where Munch spent summers and painted The Dance of Life and Girls on the Bridge. His house is now a small museum (open June–August). Ekely, his last home and studio in Oslo's Ullern district, opens for occasional guided visits.
Home to the MUNCH Museum (26,000+ works) and the National Museum (the 1893 Scream). Oslo is the essential destination for Munch, with both museums within walking distance along the waterfront.
See all geolocated Munch works on a single interactive map, from Oslo to Hamburg, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, and beyond. Filter by city or collection.
Both Munch and Bacon confront the human figure under psychological pressure. Bacon admired Munch's work. From Oslo, follow the thread to Dublin, London, and the Hugh Lane Gallery.
Munch made four versions. The most famous (1893, tempera on cardboard) is at the National Museum in Oslo. The MUNCH Museum holds a second painted version (1910) and a lithograph (1895). A pastel version (1895) is in a private collection.
The MUNCH Museum (Bjørvika, 13 floors) holds over 26,000 works from Munch's bequest to the city, with rotating exhibitions. The National Museum (Aker Brygge) has the 1893 Scream and other Munch paintings in its permanent Norwegian art galleries. They are about 15 minutes apart on foot.
Yes, advance booking with timed entry is recommended, especially in summer and on weekends. Tickets are available on the museum website. Allow 2–3 hours for a thorough visit.
Strong collections exist at the Hamburger Kunsthalle (Girls on the Bridge, Evening on Karl Johan), the Thiel Gallery in Stockholm (Frieze of Life paintings), the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Two days is ideal: one for the MUNCH Museum, one for the National Museum (which also covers Norwegian Romanticism and contemporary art). If time allows, add a day trip to Åsgårdstrand (1.5 hours by bus), where Munch's summer house is open June through August.
From The Scream at the National Museum to Girls on the Bridge in Hamburg, from the Frieze of Life paintings in Stockholm to the prints scattered across Europe, Munch's geography stretches far beyond a single city. Use the map to plan which works to see, where, and in what order.