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Munchmuseet (Munch Museum)
The Munch Museum to the east of the city centre is surrounded by the broad parklands of Tøyenbadet and Tøyenhagen. The public swimming pool with saunas and slides in Tøyenbadet and the Botanical Gardens of Tøyenhagen with their huge greenhouses provide varied diversions to complement the Munch experience.

The collection of paintings, lithographs, drawings and sculptures left to the museum by Norway's famous expressionist, Edvard Munch, reflects the bleakness and angst of the artist's early life and the contrasting optimism of his later years. Various versions of the famous The Scream and The Sick Child, depicting his dying sister Sophie, are typical of the raw power of his art, while lighter pieces include colourful gatherings of gypsies, snow scenes and rural landscapes. The museum is never able to display the full collection of more than 20,000 pieces. Films about Edvard Munch's life and art are shown daily at 1300.

Tøyengaten 53
Tel: 2267 3774. Fax: 2324 1414.
Website: www.munch.museum.no
Transport: T Bane Tøyen; bus 20.
Opening hours: daily 1000-1800 (Jun-mid-Sep); Tues, Wed, Fri and Sat 1000-1600, Thurs and Sun 1000-1800 (mid-Sep-May).
Admission: NOK60 (concessions available).



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