National Museum, Oslo

The National Museum in Oslo is Norway’s largest museum of art, architecture and design. Its most famous work is Edvard Munch’s The Scream, the haunting icon of modern anxiety.

  • The Scream

    ByDominik Szobak

    Most people recognize The Scream instantly — but almost nobody knows that Edvard Munch was inspired to paint it after watching the sky turn blood-red during a real evening walk, an effect now believed to have been caused by the atmospheric fallout from the catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Quick Facts Artist: Edvard Munch Year:…