Text by the Editorial Staff

In the collection you will find the earliest versions of The Scream, as well as Madonna, The Girls on the Pier, The Dance of Life, and The Sick Child – artistic statements that are captivating in their ruthless honesty and profound humanism.  

The Scream and the other works by Edvard Munch are on display and presented in the Edvard Munch room in The National Museum.

Munch, Edvard, The Scream
Edvard Munch, "The Scream", 1893.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland

The Scream

Maleri av Madonna
Edvard Munch, "Madonna", 1894–1895.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland

Conservator at the National Museum, Thierry Ford, shows you some secrets of the famous Scream (in English with Norwegian subtitles).

Edvard Munch in the National Museum

The Munch room
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet

Selected works by Edvard Munch

Click on a work to explore the museum's rich Edvard Munch collection in detail.

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