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by Gauguin and Cézanne, and overwhelming and means that
early 20th-century paintings displays are frequently changed.
by Picasso and Braque. The The core of the collection is the
museum also holds an series of outstanding paintings
important collection of from the 1890s, although other
Norwegian art. Among the periods of his life are well
paintings on display are some represented. Munch was also a
spectacular fjord and country prolific graphic artist, and the
scenes from the 19th-century print room reveals his talents
National Romantic period by using etching, lithogra phic,
leading Norwegian landscape and woodcut techniques. The
painters, notably Johan basement houses a permanent
Christian Dahl. There are also display of Munch’s life and
works by Realist artists such as times, and there is also a
Harriet Becker, Christian Krohg, comprehensive library.
and Erik Werenskiold, as well as
Simple, red-brick facade of the sculptures by Gustav Vigeland.
Nasjonalgalleriet The Munch room contains
such important works as The
7 Nasjonalgalleriet Sick Child (1885) and The Scream
Universitetsgaten 13. Tel 21 98 20 00. (1893), the swirling forms and
 Nationaltheatret. @ 11, 17, 18. colours of which were to
v 13, 19. Open Tue–Sun. greatly inspire the growing
Closed public hols. = 7 Expressionist movement.
∑ nasjonalmuseet.no
8 Munchmuseet
Norway’s biggest collection of
art is housed in this grand 19th- Tøyengata 53. Tel 23 49 35 00. 
century building. It includes an Tøyen. @ 20. Open Jun–Aug: daily;
impressive collection of works Sep–May: Tue–Sun. Closed Jan 1, May
by the country’s most famous 1, May 12, Dec 24–25. 7 & = 0
painter, Edvard Munch, from ∑ munch.museum.no
the 1880s to 1916. The main View back towards the city across
part of the collection is housed One of Scandinavia’s leading Vigelandsparken sculpture park
on the second floor. There is a artists, Edvard Munch (1863–
strong international collection 1944) left an amazing 1,100 9 Vigelandsparken
including Impressionist paintings, 4,500 drawings, and Kirkeveien. Tel 23 49 37 00.
paintings by Manet, Monet, and 18,000 graphic works to the city  Majorstuen. @ 20, 45. v 12.
Degas, Post-Impressionist works of Oslo when he died. Most of Open daily. 0 -
these are housed at
the Munchmuseet, Vigelandsparken lies within
which opened in 1963. the larger green expanse of
Munch led a Frognerparken. The park takes
troubled life, plagued its name from the larger-than-
by melancholy and life sculptures of Gustav
depression due, in Vigeland (1869–1943), which
part, to the untimely form extraordinary tableaux of
deaths of his favorite fighting, play, and love. Work on
sister and younger display includes a series of 58
brother. He never- bronzes of men, women, and
theless remained a infants, flanking the footbridge
highly prolific artist over the river and leading up to
whose intensely his most famous creation, a
psychological work 17-m- (56-ft-) granite obelisk of
remains one of the no fewer than 121 intertwined
great cornerstones figures depicting the cycle of
of early Expressionist life. One of Oslo’s most visited
art. Since the attractions, the park is a massive
Munchmuseet is a artistic creation that took
fairly small museum, Vigeland 40 years to complete.
only a fraction of his Some other examples of his
work can be shown at work can be seen at Vigelands-
Young Woman on the Shore (1896) by Edvard Munch, any one time, which museet near the park or at
at the Munchmuseet prevents it from being the Nasjonalgalleriet.

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