Oslo is the city where Edvard Munch grew up and started out as an artist. oday, Oslo houses the largest part of Munch’s artistic production, including his best known masterpieces. Join our Munch tours and get to know one of the greatest artists of modern times!
Taking place during Inferno Metal Festival, from March 28 - 31, 2024!
"The Sick Child" by Edvard Munch
“Something strange and magical happens in the town of Oslo, Norway over Easter week. Most of polite society flees to the mountains while a scourge of metal heads pour in from all over the globe to experience the four day extravaganza of extreme metal, hedonism & hepatocyte known as Inferno Festival. Subsequently, the entire city becomes a misanthropic miscreant’s soggy dream come true, and we’ve got the whole place to ourselves!” - Metal Injection
INFERNO FESTIVAL NORWAY 2024 is now revealing another unique experience! "The Footsteps of Edvard Munch' is a unique walking tour of Oslo that chronicles the life and death of the infamous artist of intense paintings such as "The Scream," "Madonna," Vampire," etc. Oslo is the city where Edvard Munch grew up and started out as an artist. This is also the place where he spent the last decades of his life. Today, Oslo houses the largest part of Munch’s artistic production, including his best known masterpieces. Join our Munch tours and get to know one of the greatest artists of modern times!
The tour will take place in Oslo during Inferno Fest from March 29 - March 31, 2024. The info is as follows:
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDVARD MUNCH IN OSLO
FRIDAY 29, SATURDAY 30 AND SUNDAY 31. MARCH 2024
Friday, March 29: The tour starts at The Hub at 11.00 A.M.. After a brief introduction to Edvard Munch and his art, we will take a short walk to the Munch Museum. The guided tour will take you through the exhibitions Edvard Munch Infinite and Edvard Munch Monumental: these collection exhibitions invite you to explore the world of Edvard Munch, to experience famous motifs such as The Scream, Madonna, Vampire, The Sun, as well as other major works. The guided tour will end at 13.00, at the roof terrace on the 12th floor, with a unique view of the city. If you want to spend some more time at the Munch Museum, you have access to all the other exhibitions until closing time. NOK 350 per person + ticket fee including entrance to the Munch Museum .Pre-booking via Ticketmaster, for maximum 8 people. GET TICKETS HERE.
Saturday, March 31: The tour starts at The Hub at 11.00 A.M., with a short introduction to Edvard Munch’s life and art. We will take the tram to the Ekeberg Sculpture Park on the hillside of Oslo, to the vantage point where Munch got the inspiration to paint The Scream. After a walk through the Sculpture Park, we will have a short brake at Karlsborg Inn for some refreshment, enjoying the view on central Oslo and the Munch Museum. We will take the tram back to the city centre and walk over to the Munch Museum. The guided tour will take you through the exhibitions Edvard Munch Infinite and Edvard Munch Monumental: these collection exhibitions invite you to explore the world of Edvard Munch. The guided tour will end at 15.00, at the roof terrace on the 12th floor, with a unique view of the city. If you want to spend some more time at the Munch Museum, you have access to all the other exhibitions until closing time. NOK 450 per person + ticket fee. The price includes entrance to the Munch Museum and tram tickets. Pre-booking via Ticketmaster, for maximum 8 people. GET TICKETS HERE.
Sunday, March 31: The tour starts at The Hub at 11.00 A.M., with a short introduction to Edvard Munch’s life and art. We will walk for ½ hour through the city centre to Munch-places such as the Grand Café on the parade street Karl Johan, to Pilestredet 30, where Munch spent seven years of his childhood, to the University of Oslo’s downtown campus and the Aula, with the huge decorations The Sun, The History and Alma Mater, to the National Museum. Before the guided tour starts in the iconic Munch-room we will have a short break in the cafeteria for some refreshments. The tour will end at 15.00 in the National Museum, but you have access to all the other exhibitions until closing time. NOK 450 per person + ticket fee.. The price includes entrance to the National Museum. Pre-booking via Ticketmaster, for maximum 8 people. GET TICKETS HERE.