Opened Munch exhibition in Germany

The opening of the exhibition marks the start of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess’s tour of Germany, which will end up in Frankfurt for the opening of the world’s largest book fair, where Norway is the Guest of Honour.

“As you all know, Norway is this year’s Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse,” the Crown Prince said from the stage in his opening remarks. “This exhibition is one of the most important events in the run-up to the book fair. I hope the exhibition will bring knew knowledge about two Norwegian artists you might already know quite well. In addition, I hope it can be a reminder to all of us to rediscover what we think we already know by looking at it with new eyes, with an open mind.”

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were greeted by, amongst others, author Karl Ove Knausgård. (Foto: Simen Løvberg Sund / The Royal Court)

«Edvard Munch gesehen von Karl Ove Knausgård» displays roughly 140 of Munch’s works, most of which have rarely if ever been shown in Germany. The works were selected by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård and will provide insight into lesser-known aspects of Munch’s art.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were welcomed by the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, as well as the Director of Kunstsammlung NRW, Susanne Gaensheimer, and the museum’s curator for the exhibition, Anette Kruszynski. Author Karl Ove Knausgård and Stein Olav Henrichsen, the Director of Oslo’s Munch Museum, also participated in the opening.

The exhibition is in the German museum’s K20 section, which focuses on art of the 20th century. K20 is part of Kunstsammlung NRW, the state museum of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and one of Germany’s most renowned art exhibition venues.

The exhibition has been administered in collaboration with the Munch Museum in Oslo and will be on display until 1 March 2020.