Tag: Munch
New bridge to unite old and new
A bold new pedestrian bridge over the vast expanse of railroad tracks at Oslo's Central Station opened over the weekend, to literally bridge the...
Munch Museum’s future uncertain
Norway's directorate for cultural heritage (Riksantikvar) has blocked plans, at least temporarily, to build a new Munch Museum near Oslo's waterfront Opera House at Bjørvika,...
Munch Museum quarrel continues
They're not exactly screaming, but the quarreling over a new museum to house the treasures of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch was shifting into high...
Munch Museum avoids closure
Oslo's popular Munch Museum managed to stay open this week, but has had to remove some of its most famous paintings and close off...
More money for Munch paintings
Oslo's city government has agreed to allocate more funding for conservation of the city's vast collection of paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The...
New boss for Munch Museum
An international search for a new leader of Oslo's Munch Museum is over. City officials found him in Bergen.
Stein Olav Henrichsen, age 56, has...
Summertime at The Munch Museum
MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is packed with museums, and they’re often popping up in the news. We’re following that news, and focus every week...
Munch collection goes on view
A unique collection of lithographs by famed Norwegian artist Edvard Munch has emerged and been put on exhibit at a hotel in the mountains...
More Japanese funds for Munch
Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, a subsidiary of the Japanese energy giant Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd, is once again providing funding to preserve the legacy of...
Munch paintings can’t be moved
Nearly 900 of the paintings that Norwegian artist Edvard Munch left to the City of Oslo in his will are in such poor condition...
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