The Munch Museum opens with as many as seven exhibitions and two interactive presentations

Munch left behind more than 40,000 paintings, graphics and other objects such as letters, most of which belong to the city of Oslo. In 1963, the year in which Munch would have turned 100, the Munch Museum opened. Now it is moving to the gigantic new building, which has been criticized for its high costs and design. But now Munch's larger paintings can finally be exhibited in his homeland. The museum will certainly be a magnet that will benefit the city.

Munch is one of the most famous artists of his time and still exerts an influence on artists today. One of them is Tracey Emin, who reveals her fascination with Munch and his impact on her own work in the exhibition »The Loneliness of The Soul«. This and six other exhibitions exploring different aspects of Munch's artwork begin Oct. 22. Topics range from his most famous works to rarely seen monumental paintings to sketches and texts that offer new insights into Munch's work and personal life.

Two interactive presentations take visitors even closer to Munch: »Munch's Memories« is aimed specifically at children between 5 and 12, who can relive events from Munch's everyday life. It is possible to take the perspective of Munch or those around him, such as his muse Dagny Juel or the influential playwright August Strindberg, and understand life around 1910. The second immersive show called »Poison. An Edvard Munch Experience« decodes in detail as never before Munch's series of paintings »The Green Room«. This was exhibited particularly frequently during Munch's lifetime and explores the themes of illness, death and jealousy.

In the future, in addition to the works by Munch on permanent display, temporary exhibitions will also be held in the SOLO OSLO series. It will start in January 2022 with works by artist Sandra Mujinga, who recently won the National Gallery Prize in Berlin. For the eight-meter-high exhibition space in the Munch Museum, Mujinga has created three new of her monster-like sculptures, whose appearance is described as »post-human«.