Press release - 20 April 2015 13:47

H.R.H Princess Beatrix to open Van Gogh+Munch in Oslo

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will open the exhibition VanGogh+Munch at the Munch Museum in Oslo on 9th May 2015, in the company of Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway. The exhibition will for the first time present two of the world’s most important European artists: Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch – together for the first time.

The exhibition will be open to the public from the afternoon of the same day, and be shown at the Munch Museum until 6th September 2015.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Edvard Munch (1863-1944) are two distinctive and influential artists. Both created art with a strong emotional content expressed via a personal and innovative style, and both lived troubled lives.This exhibition is unique because of its size and number of important artworks – among which are a number of iconic masterpieces as well as several special works that are rarely on display.

The exhibition will be rounded off with a section featuring works that the artists themselves considered significant, so that in a sense they function as an artistic testament. These works are gripping expressions of vital themes such as consolation, suffering, love, and the cycle of life. Works such as The Sick Child, The Scream, Wheatfield with Reaperand Starry Night over the Rhône underscore the kinship between the two artists on a deeper and more fundamental level.

Van Gogh+Munch is the result of a long-term collaborative project between the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Munch Museum in Oslo. The two institutions administer,research and present the most important and largest collections in the world of works by Van Gogh and Munch respectively.

The official opening will be May 9 at 10:30. at the Munch Museum in Oslo .

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Maren Lindeberg

Press contact Head of Press maren.lindeberg@munchmuseet.no

Selena Sefany

Press contact Senior Communications Advisor selena.sefany@munchmuseet.no +4794280229

Welcome to MUNCH!

MUNCH is home to the world's largest collection of works by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. In Spring 2021, MUNCH will opened in a brand new building on Oslo’s waterfront. The bespoke structure, designed by estudio Herreros, will house more than 26,000 works that Edvard Munch bequeathed to the City of Oslo. The museum also manages collections donated by Rolf Stenersen, Amaldus Nielsen and Ludvig Ravensberg.
The new museum traces the artist’s profound influence both on modern art and on artists through to the present day. Alongside displays of iconic artworks from the renowned permanent collection, temporary exhibitions will show Edvard Munch’s lasting influence in his own contemporary society, as well as on today’s generation of artists.
Visitors will experience the highlights of Edvard Munch’s oeuvre, in parallel with a wide-ranging programme of cultural events and experiences for visitors of all ages. From its location in Bjørvika, with unparalleled views of the Oslo Fjord, the museum will offer an extensive program of art and cultural experiences across thirteen floors.