Having seen many special curated traveling Munch exhibits in art museums in various countries as well as Munch's works in many different art museums' permanent collections, I didn't expect much from the Oslo Munch Museum. I was happily surprised.
As several of the exhibitions we saw will be closing in a few months, I won't review these. If you simply want to see "The Scream", you will probably be more satisfied with a visit to the nearby Oslo National Museum. The Munch Museum rotates display of the versions of "The Scream" that they own, only one of these is an oil. The others are a lithograph and crayon version. We were there when the oil was on display, but others may be disappointed to see "only" a print.
We enjoyed the curating of the museum. Most often, I have seen a chronological exhibition which is not the sole approach of the Munch Museum. In addition to the paintings and prints on display, there is an exhibit of methods and a delightful presentation of Munch's "home" which is very interactive. Despite everything I thought I knew, I walked away with a broader understanding of Munch's art.



















