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  • Maria_75
  • By Maria_75 on December 5, 2004
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  • You can see the
    You can see the "Scream"
    in Nasjonalgalleriet
    by Maria_75
    The National Gallery is located in the middle of the city, near Karl Johansgate and close to the Royal Castle.

    Inside you can find the largest collection of Norwegian and international art from before 1945. You can learn more about the history of Norwegian art, and especially works from the 19th century.

    There is also a permanent collection of Edvard Munchs works here. If you want to see something of Munch you have to do it here. The Munch Museum is closed at the moment, after his famous painting "Scream" and "Madonna" were stolen earlier this year. But don't worry, in the National Gallery you can still see another version of the painting "Scream".

    Many of the most famous norwegian painters and paintings are exhibited here, and it is definetly a must-see if you are interested in norwegian art.

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  • hailsbails
  • By hailsbails on April 29, 2005
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  • The famous
    The famous "Scream"
    painting.
    by hailsbails
    Highly renowned for its "Scream" painting, by Edvard Munch. It has been robbed twice now. But thanks to the smart Oslo Police it has been returned both times. If art is your thing, then this is the place to go. Some of Norways most famous artists are featured in here. There is a range of activities always goin on throughout the year, so you'll never be bored in this gallery.

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  • Phone: +47 2220 0404
  • Directions: Down off Karl Johans gate.
  • Website: http://www.museumsnett.no/nasjonalgalleriet/
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    National Gallery: I'll scream and I'll scream and I'll scream.....
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  • sourbugger
  • By sourbugger on February 25, 2005
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  • The Scream...the cream of the gallery - Oslo
    The Scream...the cream of
    the gallery
    by sourbugger
    I was under the impression that the iconic image of despair and suicide painted by Munch in 'The Scream' could not be viewed due to the fact that the Munch Museum is being refurbished (until the summer of 2005)

    I was surprised to find out that Munch actually did 4 different versions of the painting.

    The one in the national gallery stands proudly with other examples of Munch's work and the paintings of other grand masters of the period.

    This particular painting (although you can only really see it in the gallery) has been left with candle wax on it. Appartantly Munch rather absently-minded blew out his candles one night without paying much attention.

    I was also interested to find out that the sky in the painting of 1893 probably related to the fact that the skies above Oslo were actually something like that due to the recent eruption of Krakatoa.

    This one painting rather takes centre-stage at the Gallery, but there are plenty of other fine works of art to discover there.

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    National Gallery: A collection of great pictures
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  • Emmjai
  • By Emmjai on October 11, 2003
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  • National Gallery of Oslo - Oslo
    National Gallery of Oslo
    by Emmjai
    The Scream of course, but I also loved Munch's self portrait. There are many other lovely pictures to see, and many of them give the visitor a feel of the country of Norway. The 'Mini guide' helps provide some background to 20 or so of the pictures.

    Incidendally, the cafe served a great tea and cake, and their salads looked good too.

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  • elcolibri
  • Updated By elcolibri on September 30, 2003
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  • National Gallery - Oslo
    by elcolibri
    The National Gallery or National Art Museum of Norway has the most complete collection of norwegian art. All we know the Scream of Edvard Munch, but here you can enjoy others of his best paint and works of others important norwegian and foreigner artist like Picasso, Van Gogh, Cezanne and many others.

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  • Cristian_Uluru
  • Updated By Cristian_Uluru on October 22, 2005
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  • Nasjonalgalleriet - Oslo
    Nasjonalgalleriet
    by Cristian_Uluru
    The National Gallery has got the main collection of Norwegian art of all the country. It has got paintings from the Romantic period to the Second War World. Here you can see many paintings made by Munch and some of his paintings that you can see here are: the fantastic The Scream, Death in the Sick Chamber, Madonna, Mother and Daughter, Puberty, Sister Inge, The Dance of Life and nuch more. There are also paintings made by Van Dyck, Delacroix, Renoir, Cezanne, Picasso, Goya, El-Greco, Manet and Gauguin.

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  • Jim_Eliason
  • By Jim_Eliason on September 23, 2006
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    National Gallery
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    The National Gallery has a good selection of European masters, local artist along with the centerpiece which is a room of Edward Munch's greatest works. The museum can be visited in about an hour or two.

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  • xantylaol
  • By xantylaol on April 23, 2006
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  • Tidemand & Gude - Brudeferd i Hardanger - Oslo
    Tidemand & Gude - Brudeferd i
    Hardanger
    by xantylaol
    This is the place to go to get an overview over the various artists that have made their mark on the art scene of norwegian history. There's a wide variety of artists and epoches that are depicted here. Some highlights are pictures by Munch, Tidemand & Gude, Kittelsen, etc.

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    National Gallery: Visual tour of Norway at the National Gallery
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  • Ekaterinburg
  • Updated By Ekaterinburg on September 28, 2009
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  • A sculpture from Anker brua bridge - Oslo
    A sculpture from Anker
    brua bridge
    by Ekaterinburg
    On our first morning in Oslo we caugt the tram to Nationaltheatret . Our mission, to see the Munch murals at Oslo University was aborted by a notice telling us they are currently closed to the public so we continued through the university gardens to the National Gallery.

    The Nasjonalgalleriet is housed in a sombre, 19th century building. There are three floors but the core collection is on the first floor and this was where we decided we woud stay. Before climbing the stairs we had to hang up our rainjackets and leave our bags in a locker, so no hope of getting in a sneaky photo.

    Upstairs, we went straight to Room 24, the room completely devoted to Munch. Though early in the morning, there were already quite a few people clustered round 'The Scream' and security was tight there. Not surprising really when you consider that this painting was stolen in broad daylight once already. Now it's fronted by a glass screen and to be honest I would have to say that the reality, for me, was not so impressive as the reproductions suggest. There are of course umpteen versions of this painting but the National Gallery's one is frequently touted as being THE original. Room 24 is filled with other works by Munch from all stages of his career and some of these lesser known works, were just as interesting in building up a more total picture of the artist.

    Apart from Munch, a visit to the National Gallery is a litle like a visual tour of Norway. Room after room of huge landscapes will almost make up for not getting to the fjords in person. The most spectacular of these are the landscapes of Johan Christian Dahl but I also loved the smaller representations of Norway's rural and urban traditions in the works of artists like Harriet Backer, Erik Werenskiold and Gerhard Munthe.

    The gallery also has a limited selection of European art by greats like Renoir and Picassso but the Norwegian paintings are the ones that shine here. Most importantly, if you don't make it to the Munch Museum, then you will at least have seen THAT painting.

    The National Gallery is free and open to the public 7 days a week.

  • Phone: +47 21 98 2275/ 22 20 04 04
  • Directions: Just behind the university. From Karl Johans Gate or National Theatre , you can cut through the university grounds
  • Website: www.nationalmuseum.no
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  • martinelli
  • Updated By martinelli on November 21, 2002
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  • National Gallery - Oslo
    by martinelli
    Very nice place - beautiful building, to start things with. Dazzling outdoor sculptures, a beautiful archive of paintings, drawings and sculptures. Free, open ever day, always packed with tourists but definately worth a visit!

    Tip: Buy posters there!

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