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thoughtful visit here gives those heading into the mountains and fjord country
a chance to pack along a little of Norway's cultural soul. Tuck these images
carefully away with your goat cheese—they'll sweeten your explorations.
The gallery also has several Picassos, a noteworthy Impressionist collec-
tion, a Van Gogh self-portrait, and some Vigeland statues. Its many raving ex-
amples of Edvard Munch's work, including one of his famous
Scream
paint-
has about 50 Munch paintings in its collection, but only about a third are on
display. Be prepared for changes, but don't worry—no matter what the curat-
ors decide to show, you won't have to scream for Munch's masterpieces.
Cost and Hours:
50 kr, free on Sun, Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Thu until 19:00,
Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00, closed Mon, chewing gum prohibited, Universitets Gata
13, tel. 22 20 04 04,
www.nationalmuseum.no
.
The museum's 20-kr audioguide covers 15 paintings, has a poetic narrative
with quotes from artists, and forces you to linger at each work of art—but
doesn't have much more information than my self-guided tour below.
(See “National Gallery—Upper Floor” map,
here
.)
