Munch Museum

The Munch Museum (Munchmuseet), marketed as MUNCH since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It is owned by Oslo Municipality. Its history began at Tøyen, chosen as the location in 1951, and the museum opened there in 1963, one hundred years after Munch's birth. In 2021 it moved to a new building in Bjørvika, now known as MUNCH. In 2025 the museum recorded 775,000 visitors.

Edvard Munch's bequest to the municipality of Oslo is one of the world's largest collections of works by a single artist: the museum holds almost 28,000 artworks and more than 42,000 museum objects, alongside the collections of Rolf Stenersen, Amaldus Nielsen and Ludvig O. Ravensberg. Five collection exhibitions show the breadth of Munch's work at any given time, and 6–7 temporary exhibitions a year present modern and contemporary art by other artists. A version of The Scream is always on display. The research library can be visited on request.

MUNCH is normally open 10:00–18:00 on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and 10:00–21:00 from Wednesday to Saturday. The museum publishes exceptions to these hours: for the rest of 2026 it opens 10:00–14:00 on 24 December, 10:00–18:00 on 25 and 26 December, and 10:00–14:00 on 31 December. The late opening until 21:00 on Wednesdays to Saturdays leaves room for an evening visit. Check the exceptions list on the museum's opening-hours page, which also notes earlier last admission on some event days.

The museum's tickets page lists adult entrance from NOK 200 (its visit page gives NOK 220 for adults), NOK 100 for visitors under 25, and free entry for children aged 0–17, members (with a guest) and companions with a valid companion certificate. An entrance ticket gives access to all exhibitions. Tickets are timed, and the museum recommends buying them in advance to be sure of admission; tickets can also be bought at the museum, but the line is sometimes long and entry at a preferred time is not guaranteed. Entrance tickets are non-refundable.

MUNCH stands at Edvard Munchs plass 1 in Bjørvika, about 10 minutes on foot from Oslo Central Station, which is served by tram, metro, bus and train. The closest public transport stops are Bjørvika (tram and bus) and Munch Bjørvika (boat). There is bicycle parking outside the museum, and the nearest city bike stops are Sukkerbiten, Rostockgata and Bjørvika. There are no parking spaces outside the museum; the closest car parks are at Sørenga, Oslo Central Station, Havnelageret, Rådhusgata and Strandgata.

Backpacks, trolley cases and hiking carriers, handbags larger than 40 × 35 × 10 cm, liquids, sharp items, umbrellas, food and drink (except baby food and necessary medicine) and shoes with spikes cannot be taken into the exhibition halls. Lockers in the lobby cloakroom take hand luggage up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm, and larger luggage cannot be stored. Baby strollers are not allowed in the exhibition halls; baby carriers can be borrowed. The museum is wheelchair accessible. Photography is welcome, but flash may not be used in the exhibition halls.