"I felt a huge and infinite cry cut through nature"
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Just last week,
Oslo ushered in this autumn
🎉 The grandest artistic event -
Opening of the Munch Museum!
The new museum was inaugurated by King Harald V of Norway and Queen Somjah
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New Munch Museum,
Designed by the renowned architectural firm Herreros,
It is one of the largest museums in the world under the name of an individual artist.
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What is unique about the new building?
Let's demystify 👀 it
Let's make this unusual "scream"!
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Guardian of Munch art
Munch Museum
Founded in 1963,
is a famous public museum in Norway,
🖼 It currently has a collection of about 28,000 pieces,
This includes a wealth of precious materials such as Munch's paintings, letters and photographs.
Interestingly,
The reason why the museum is able to preserve so many works,
Because Munch was not a best-selling artist before his death,
So until his death,
There are still many unpublished works around.
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Under the careful protection and publicity of the museum,
Munch art gradually became popular all over the world.
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The exterior of the museum is mostly made of metal materials,
Like a stone eroded by a hurricane,
The cold texture casts a faint sense of mystery over the building,
Different angles and times produce unpredictable visual effects.
As a new contemporary museum,
Munch Museum is more than just a simple museum,
It also plays the role of a cultural center for the community,
Enhance community vitality.
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The whole building is connected up and down,
The lower level is the mall and entertainment facilities,
Occasionally there will be various art exhibitions or performances,
With a large number of floor-to-ceiling windows in the middle is the main body of the museum,
When you are tired of shopping, you can also go to the upper terrace for a coffee break.
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Since Munch often experimented with the materials and mediums of painting during his lifetime,
The paintings are very fragile and difficult to preserve,
This poses a great challenge for modern work overhauls.
In order to better protect the work,
The interior environment of the museum is very exquisite,
Light, temperature, disinfection, etc
The standards in all aspects are much higher than those of ordinary museums,
At the same time, the paintings will be inspected and restored through regular closures.
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Hear who is "shouting"
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
Norwegian expressionist painter,
It is also a pioneer of modern expressionist painting.
His head was printed
Norway's highest denomination of 1000 crowns on banknotes.
Munch's masterpiece "The Scream",
It is a world-famous painting that is well-known,
Show the fear and uneasiness in your heart to the fullest,
Let people feel the shock of the heart.
The new building has 13 floors and 11 exhibition halls.
A series of paintings from different periods of Munch are on display,
For Munch's fans,
Every piece here is worth fascination and stop,
Large area of color blocks, very dynamic lines,
is munch's signature style,
Each painting expresses strong emotions and feelings.
Edward Munch, Self-Portrait with a Wide-Brimmed Hat, 1905-1906
Some people say,
This is the most capable of bearing in the world
Munch's place of despair, loneliness, madness and silence.
Edward Munch, Waves on the Rock, 1916-1919
Women are a common theme in Munch art,
Sometimes pure and weak, sometimes charming and cold,
Just as he was entangled with the love of the women he met in his life,
Painful, confused and longing.
"The Girl on the Bridge" is Munch's favorite theme,
There are 12 paintings in oil paintings alone,
A group of country girls standing on the bridge,
The picture is quiet and beautiful, which makes people yearn.
Edward Munch, The Girl on the Bridge, 1902
Munch loves to paint landscapes,
Highly abstract the wind objects,
Cold tones of purple, blue and green,
Slightly melancholy and lyrical
But it also gives people an unusually peaceful feeling.
Edward Munch, Starry Night, 1922-1924
One of the treasures of the town hall, "The Sun", also known as "Morning Dawn",
It is a rare bright work of Munch,
On the open river hills,
The sun burst forth with a dazzling light,
It symbolizes that his inner pain is released and reborn.
Edward Munch, The Sun, 1909-1911
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Let everyone fall in love with Munch art
In terms of promotion and guidance,
The Munch Museum has also put a lot of effort into it.
In Norway, where the climate is relatively cold,
People don't have the habit of watching the exhibition at night,
And during the day on weekdays, you have to go to work,
Even the only weekend
Norwegians who are obsessed with outdoor sports also have to go hiking.
How to attract more tourists?
The Munch Museum has made a lot of bold attempts —
For example, extend the opening hours of the restaurant,
Let the Norwegians who love to eat together
More willing to visit the museum at night.
Curator Henrik once said
"The purpose of the Munch Museum is
Increase awareness of Munch art.
We should expose more people to Munch art. ”
He was well aware of the Norwegian obsession with music.
Not only built the museum next door to the Oslo Opera House,
🎵 Also with local concert halls, bands,
Symphony, jazz and even electronic performances have been brought into the museum.
💃 For all art lovers,
This is undoubtedly a delicious feast that can be eaten.
In order to further promote the art of Munch,
The museum also cooperates with the school,
👧👦 Organize various art exchange activities,
Let children receive the influence of art from an early age.
There is also a particularly popular gift corner in the museum.
🎁 You can find it here
A wide variety of Munch art derivatives and Nordic ornaments,
Take Munch art home at once.
There are also exhibitions of works by other artists from time to time.
There is a recent exhibition of "Tracy Emin and Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul"
（Tracey Emin/Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul）
It will last until January next year,
This is the museum's first major opening exhibition.
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This fall,
Let's meet at the Munch Museum,
Cheer with Norway!
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