Munch on tour

KODE has the world's third largest collection of Edvard Munch, with more than 140 works, both paitings and works on paper.

Munch travels to London and Paris

This year, many of our main works will be on loan to two important partners: 18 works for The Courtauld Gallery in London and eight works for the Musée d´Orsay in Paris.

We look forward to showing our fantastic collection to the public at two of the world's most important art museums.

There will still be masterpieces by Munch on display, but the selection will vary throughout the year.

Important preservation project

All 42 paintings by Munch in the collection will throughout the year be preserved, in collaboration with the MUNCH conservation department.

Never before has such a comprehensive technical review of this entire group of works been carried out at once.

Why do we do this?

The purpose of the work is to make all the paintings in as good a condition as possible for exhibition in Bergen and for lending to other institutions nationally and internationally.

The work will consist of structural treatment, stabilization and aesthetic treatment, and improved framing.

The project is a collaboration with MUNCH, which has the leading experts in the world on the preservation of Munch´s works.

The results of the work will not only be that we secure our most valuable works for the future, but also new technical insight into the works as a basis for research on Munch's artistic practice.

When will the Munch collection return?

The Munch works will return to Bergen for spring season 2023.

Until then, there are several paintings by Munch at display in Rasmus Meyer, among them "Jealousy" from 1895.